Bob Dawson

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Teal Valley Health, Inc. operates as a cannabis company. It engages in the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of interests in healthcare assets and businesses, with a focus on the Canadian medical cannabis sector. The company was founded on August 30, 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Zymeworks BC, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of biotherapeutics. Its product, ZW25 and ZW49, are a bispecific antibody that cans two non-overlapping epitopes. The company was founded by Anthony Fejes, J. Haig deB Farris, Nick Bedford, Ali Tehrani and Andrew S. Wright on September 8, 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Synaptive Medical, Inc. develops medical equipment and applications for neurosurgery. Its products include birghtmatter plan, guide, drive, vision and imagedrive. The firm?s solutions offer state-of-the-art technologies, including advanced surgical planning, navigation and visualization. The company was founded by Cameron Piron in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Imtec SA designs and manufactures plastic injection molding and metal stamping parts. The company provides services to the electrical, electronic and medical industries. It has industrial facilities in France, the Czech Republic and Mexico. Its customers include Valeo, Legris and Philips. Imtec was founded in 1998 by Jean-Yves Beugin and is headquartered in Angers, France.

Gore Mutual Insurance Co. provides property and casualty insurance. It offers personal and business insurance; and broker search and support. The company was founded in 1839 and is located in Cambridge, Canada

LifeLabs, Inc. provides laboratory testing services. It provides specialized clinical laboratory testing, hospital laboratory services, occupational health services, clinical studies services, online kit ordering services. The firm helps physicians and other healthcare providers in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease and illness in patients. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Innovate BC develops entrepreneurial talent and supports commercializing technology. The firm focuses on competitively positioning British Columbia in today's global knowledge economy in order to provide significant employment opportunities and a high standard of living for British Columbians. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Genome British Columbia invests in and manages genomics and proteomics research projects. It offers services in human health, environment, agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, aquaculture, and fisheries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

BIOTECanada serves as a national association for Canada's health, industrial and agricultural biotechnology sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Sentinelle technology is developed by clinicians for clinicians and has evolved over ten years and more than 10000 patient trials. Its products come out of diagnostic imaging research initially conducted at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto Medical Biophysics department, and continuing over the past three years at Sentinelle. Its ongoing collaboration with academic institutions ensures Sentinelle technology is at the leading edge of the field of breast MRI imaging advances. Sentinelle develops products for General Electric Healthcare, Siemens Medical Solutions and Toshiba Medical Systems. Sentinelle Medical Inc., established in 2004, is a private company based in Toronto, Canada.

Vifor Pharma Management AG develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals products for the treatment of iron deficiency. It also offers a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines as well as over-the-counter products. The company operates in the following key business areas: iron deficiency with and without anemia, kidney disease, infectious diseases/OTX products and consumer healthcare, with a focus on non-prescription products. Vifor Pharma Management was founded by Caspar Friedrich Hausmann in 1872 and is headquartered in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.

The Royal Society of Canada offers educational courses. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Iris Almeida-Cote.

Center for Drug Research & Development operates as a drug development and commercialization company. The firm provides the specialized expertise and infrastructure to identify, validate and advance promising discoveries, and transform them into commercially viable investment opportunities for the private sector and ultimately into new therapies for patients. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Innovative Medicines Canada manufactures medical and toilet products. The company was founded on April 23, 1914 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

RainCity Housing & Support Society provides outcome-oriented programs and services for people living with mental illness, addictions and other challenges. The firm offers emergency housing, supported housing, women's housing, long term housing and youth housing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Renaissance BioScience Corp. is a bioengineering private company based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company specializes in microbial bioengineering innovation and develop market-ready, functional microorganisms for various industries such as agriculture, food and beverage, health, and energy. Renaissance BioScience's proprietary strain collections, breeding knowledge, fermentation, and screening platforms are used to engineer and deliver unique, scalable solutions for industry and academia. The company's technologies have created products that impact millions of people worldwide, including acrylamide-reducing yeast for safer foods and H2S-preventing wine yeast. More information about the Renaissance group of companies is available on their website. The company was founded by John Husnik and Maurice Boucher, and John Husnik has been the CEO since incorporation.

The Research Universities'' Council of British Columbia represents the interests of British Columbia''s research universities. The firm identify issues facing the universities, provide system wide leadership in the development of relevant public policy and communicate on behalf of the university system. It provides a single voice on behalf of the six major universities on public policy issues including funding, research, accountability, admissions and transfer. The company is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Lexington Biosciences Holdings Corp. engages in the development and commercialization of non-invasive cardiovascular health monitoring products to allow predictive diagnosis of future cardiovascular events. The company was founded by Bradley Hoeppner on April 12, 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Starfish Medical is a full-service medical device design company based in Victoria, BC. The Canadian company offers design, development, and NPI manufacturing services for a full range of medical specialty areas, including digital health, cardiovascular, neurology, urology, gastroenterology, otology, ophthalmology, and in-vitro diagnostics. Starfish Medical's regulatory affairs and quality assurance consultants provide regulatory assistance for FDA, CE mark, and Health Canada submissions. The CEO of the private company is Scott Phillips.

The Digital Technology Supercluster is a Canadian organization that aims to solve major problems faced by various economic sectors, including healthcare, natural resources, manufacturing, and transportation, through collaborative innovation. The Digital Technology Supercluster is based in Vancouver, Canada, and was founded by Bill Tam. The organization brings together private and public sector organizations of all sizes to work towards this goal. The Digital Technology Supercluster is led by industry leaders such as Microsoft, Telus, and Lululemon, among others, and aims to position Canada as a hub for digital innovation. The organization accelerates the development and adoption of digital technologies to keep Canadians healthy, address climate change, and drive economic productivity. Sue Paish has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2018.

Amphp, Inc. provides performance and recovery lotion. It offers PR Lotion product that gives the body more bicarb (a natural electrolyte) to help muscles perform. The company was founded by Jeff Byers and Erica Good and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

ViVitro Labs, Inc. provides laboratory testing services. Its products include pulse duplicate tester, high cycle durability tester, and superpump pulsatile pump. Its services include durability, hydrodynamic, and customized testing. The company is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

adMare Bioinnovations engages in the provision of research for its academic and biotech partners. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Northview LifeSciences (Northview LifeSciences) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Doug Janzen and Anne Michelle Stevens. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Gandeeva Therapeutics, Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in drug discovery using a unique approach to develop precision medicines. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada and was founded by Sriram Subramaniam, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company's focus is on understanding the language by which proteins communicate in vivo, which is fundamental to deciphering biology. The company's discovery process involves identifying the optimal protein-protein interactions and altering protein structures to develop drugs that can treat various diseases.