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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based President operating in the Life Science space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Allen C Eaves
President and CEO of STEMCELL Technologies
Dr. Allen C. Eaves, M.D, Ph.D. serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. Dr. Eaves serves as the Head of Hematology of Vancouver General Hospital. He serves as a Director of Terry Fox Laboratory of British Columbia Cancer Agency. He served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Sophiris Bio Inc. (formerly known as Protox Therapeutics Inc.). Dr. Eaves has published over 100 articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals on the treatment of cancer.
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About STEMCELL Technologies: Tools to Isolate, Culture and Assay Cells
Iman Mansoor
Vice President of Engineering and Innovation of Microdermics
Iman has been involved in research and development of microneedles for more than 8 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (mechatronics option) in 2007 and his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 2009 and 2014, respectively, from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada. He also received a sub-specialization certificate in Engineering Management and Technology Entrepreneurship in 2013 from UBC. Iman’s graduate research was in the field of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and mainly focused on process development and characterization of microneedle devices for intradermal drug delivery and biosensing applications. He currently holds a patent on the microneedle fabrication process developed during his graduate research. Since 2014, Iman has worked as Systems Consultant and Product Development Specialist in major engineering companies and has completed several successfully-commercialized projects. During this period, he has also been active in further development and commercialization of microneedle devices.
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About Microdermics: Unlocking continuous biochemical data for clinically relevant insights.
Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi
Co-founder, Vice President of Research & Development of Microdermics
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About Microdermics: Unlocking continuous biochemical data for clinically relevant insights.
Peter Haughton
Vice President of Australia/Asian Sales of Agro Epigenetics Corp
Peter has been instrumental in developing relationships with China and Australia to further the interests in AEC’s polyploidy seed technology.
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About Agro Epigenetics Corp: Agro Epigenetics Corp is a canadian biotechnology company.
David Turner
CEO & President of AlgaeCan Biotech
Former Exec Director of pharmaceutical and medical device co. > $1 billion in sales. Developed $100 million nutraceutical co. and completed several IPO’s in international markets.
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About AlgaeCan Biotech, Lignol: AlgaeCan Biotech Ltd., located in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada is one of the first companies.
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