LSO Road Trip Around the Province

Life Sciences Ontario is back again during Global Biotech Week (September 27th – October 1st) for our second Annual Virtual Roadtrip around the Province. We’ll be exploring 5 specific ecosystems in Ontario to find out what the Life Sciences sector looks like in their region, what makes their region unique, and what resources are available. The presentation for each day will be from 9:00-9:30 am.

Speakers:

Ian Potter, PhD, President and CEO of Vineland Research & President and Chief Executive Officer of Platform Genetics, Inc.

Ian Potter is President & Chief Executive Officer of Vineland, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of Platform Genetics, Inc. Previous to Vineland, Ian served as Vice President, Engineering and Vice President, Business Management with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and previous to NRC as the Chief Operating Officer at Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF). During his 10 years at AITF and its predecessor, the Alberta Research Council (ARC), he held several leadership and management positions in energy, environment, greenhouse gas technology and human resources.

Dr. Potter has a successful track record in innovation and strong experience developing and collaborating with a broad network of stakeholders. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary.

• Eric Chou, Manager, Trade & Investment, Niagara Economic Development, Niagara Region

FULL AGENDA:

• Sept 27th: Kingston Economic Development Corporation
• Sept 28th: Niagara
• Sept 29th: Sarnia
• Sept 30th: City of Mississauga
• Oct 1st: Health Sciences North & Greater Sudbury

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