A Global Perspective: From Science to Business
Past SBSA Conference Speakers
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Jeffrey Simbrow President, Jeffrey Simbrow Associates Inc. www.jasi.com Jeff has over 28 years of solid marketing and communications experience. He began his career at General Foods where he spent over 6 years progressing through increasing levels of marketing/business responsibilities. He then spent the next 6 years at American Express where he was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Gold Card, Platinum Card, Travellers Cheques and Global Assist, and managed relationships with all financial institution partners. In 1988, Jeff's extensive marketing and communication experience proved the foundation for him to establish Jeffrey Simbrow Associates Inc. (JSAI), a full-service marketing and communications company. He provides strong strategic and marketing counsel to both clients and agency personnel. Under Jeff's leadership, JSAI has grown from the initial small office of 3 people 16 years ago, to become Canada’s top-tier healthcare marketing and communications company. Its current staff of over 70 talented marketing individuals in Toronto and Montreal are dedicated to the healthcare industry providing superior client service and communications. JSAI is an established leader in healthcare marketing and communications support to the pharmaceutical industry in Canada, the U.S. and globally. Show Profile |
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Dave Howlett Vice President Corporate Life Sciences, The Magnes Group www.themagnesgroup.com Dave Howlett has over 20 years of sales, marketing and general management experience in the sports, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and manufacturing sectors. A Distinguished Toastmaster with Toastmasters International, Dave Howlett's lectures will dramatically improve your presentation, networking and selling abilities in the same way he's helped hundreds of other professionals in the scientific and business fields. Today, Dave is Vice President of Corporate Development in the Life Sciences division of the MAGNES group, in Oakville, Ontario. With his biotechnology and business start-up experience, he understands the challenges of the Canadian medical device and pharmaceutical companies and helps them balance risk management costs with the challenge of growing and developing their products. Dave's signature series "No Selling Please, I'm Canadian" explore the attribute of hating to sell but enjoying the sale. His lectures on communication ("Selling the Story"), networking ("Knocking down Silos"), and listening ("The Art of Active Listening") are extensions of this central philosophy. Show Profile |
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Ingmar Borgers Associate Counsel, Miller Thompson LLP www.millerthomson.com Fluent in English, French and German with a working knowledge of Spanish, Ingmar practices in the areas of corporate/commercial law with an emphasis on intellectual property issues. His language abilities have proven to be a valuable asset to our clients and their various international needs. Ingmar's practice is focused on assisting clients with their intellectual property strategies and developing their business and technology infrastructure to meet the challenges of the information age. He has practical experience in developing and implementing significant IT projects: drafting and negotiating outsourcing, development and software implementation arrangements and overseeing the licensing of various proprietary products. Ingmar also provides in-depth trade-mark related advice and deals in all aspects of trade-mark law. Prior to joining the firm, Ingmar acted as in house counsel to Ernst & Young (Canada) and Ernst & Young International where he advised in the development of specific software and was responsible for licensing of various products. Show Profile |
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Jason Boodram Process Development Engineer, Patheon Inc. www.patheon.com Currently, Jason is involved in the planning and evaluation of the scientific and technical activities of the Process Development Department, Pharmaceutical Development Services (PDS). His primary contribution to PDS entails the development of pharmaceutical processes for cGMP batches. Within process development, Jason generates protocols and batch records, oversees manufacturing of developmental batches, and creates summary reports, which incorporates and assesses analytical batch data. He is currently the secretary of the Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) team, which is a branch of the Patheon Centre of Excellence initiative. The PAT team investigates systems for designing, analyzing and controlling manufacturing through timely on-line or at-line process measurements. Before joining Patheon, Jason graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto where he received the High Academic Achievement Award in the Chemical Engineering Co-op Program. Jason has held engineering co-op positions at Kraft Canada and Ashland Chemical Canada. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology from the University of Toronto. Jason has also studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design in the General Studies Program for 3 years. Show Profile |
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Paul Hendrikse Senior Manager of Assurance & Business Advisory Services, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP www.pwc.com Mr. Hendrikse is a senior manager in the Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment practice group based in the Kitchener-Waterloo office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with expertise in financial reporting in both Canada and the United States. Paul completed his undergraduate degree in economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. While working towards the completion of his undergraduate degree, Paul worked through the requirements prescribed by the Ontario Securities Commission for the designation of Certified Investment Manager. In 1998, Paul successfully completed the requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and was admitted to the Institute. In 1999, Paul successfully completed the requirements to use the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) designation in the United States and is currently a member of The Society of Certified Public Accountants of Illinois. Paul’s areas of specialization include external financial reporting, including the areas of revenue recognition and stock option accounting, development of business strategy and business plans, and financial due diligence in connection with acquisitions. Paul leads the Kitchener Waterloo CWEP program, a program designed to assist early stage technology companies move through the company lifecycle in a shorter period of time. Through this program, Paul has developed a strong appreciation for entrepreneurship, as well as developed skills related to business strategy and execution. Show Profile |
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Rhonda Tannenbaum Director of Commercialization, Ontario Genomics Institute www.ontariogenomics.ca Rhonda Tannenbaum joined OGI in June 2003. In her role as Investment Program Manager, she spearheads the marketing and commercializing of OGI-funded science, in raising private investments and in identifying cooperative initiatives within the biotechnology sector. She brings to OGI her experience as a Consultant with Trillium Therapeutics, a company developing therapies that restore balance to the immune system in conditions associated with abnormal and harmful immune responses. In addition, she spent many years in the high tech sector working on business development, strategic alliances and partnerships. Rhonda holds an MBA with a focus on strategy from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University and an MSc in Marine Biology from the University of Tel-Aviv. Show Profile |
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Susan Grant Manager of Business Development, Merck Frosst www.merck.com Susan Grant is Manager of Business Development for Merck Frosst focused on licensing opportunities in Ontario and Western Canada. She graduated with a BSc (Pharm) from the University of British Columbia in 1983 and pursued a career in pharmacy before joining the New Zealand-based medical publishing house Adis International as staff writer. In 1992 Susan returned to Canada to complete a PhD in Pharmacology at McGill University before pursuing an MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Susan joined Merck Frosst in 2000 as Manager, and then National Manager, in the Policy Planning Department of Corporate Affairs. Prior to her move to Business Development in May of 2004, Susan had been a member of the Central Region Corporate Affairs team where she has worked with external customers in health and industrial policy as Manager of Stakeholder Relations. One key aspect of that role was her support for the Biotechnology Council of Ontario and the Biotechnology Cluster Innovation Program, among others, to help improve the business environment for the commercialization of innovative health care research in Ontario. In her current mandate, Susan facilitates the connection between external research-based life sciences companies interested in partnership and Merck’s review and licensing process. Show Profile |
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Paul Burgener National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Paul Burgener graduated from Windsor University in 1968 as a Materials Engineer. His initial job was managing a small chemical instrumentation company, which was developing a rapid digital measurement analyzer for carbon in steel. Paul went on and started his first business, Quanta Systems to develop geophysical remote sensing technology, closed circuit television readers for the partially sighted and x-ray fluorescent solutions for mining. Paul then joined Barringer Research as the commercial product manager, developing magnetometers, heavy water monitors for CANDU reactors, and geophysical sensors. Paul also acted as a consultant for CIDA Kenya where he was the Chief Chemist of the Department of Mines and Resources, as well provided consulting services to a mine in Ivory Coast, West Africa through to the first gold production. He returned to Canada and started another business Questron Canada, which developed products based on commercializing university technology in the use of microwaves to accelerate chemical reactions. A spin off of this produced a new product using microwaves for pasteurizing citrus juice. Paul joined XRAL Laboratories a mineral analysis laboratory in 1996 as operations manager. Over the next three years, the company achieved ISO certification, doubled its revenues and net profits, and won a US Geological Survey contract. Paul’s previous work has resulted in 8 other spin-off companies. In 2000 Paul joined the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) and has been looking after Waterloo to the present. Show Profile |
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Krishna Pathiyal Research in Motion Limited www.rim.net Krishna graduated with magna cum laude distinction in engineering from the University of Ottawa and earned a Baccalaureate in Applied Science Co-op in 1993. He then attended the University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law, graduating in 1996. Upon graduation he articled with an Ottawa patent and trademark law firm, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1998, qualifying as a patent and trademark agent in 1998 and 1999, respectively. Since 1999, he has been practicing as the in-house Intellectual Property Counsel with Research In Motion Limited, a wireless email solutions company, in the Waterloo Region. He is registered to practice before the United States and Canadian Patent Offices, a Member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Krishna is a frequent speaker on various issues of intellectual property. Show Profile |
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Sandra Fletcher District Sales Manager, GlaxoSmithKline Canada www.gsk.com Sandra Fletcher has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 17 years with GlaxoSmithKline in a variety of positions including sales, head office training, regional training and for the past 5 years as a district sales manager responsible for South Western Ontario. Previous to working in the pharmaceutical industry she worked as a nurse in various hospitals, this first hand experience with patients and health care employees was a big asset to her pharmaceutical career. Show Profile |
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Michael Hughes The Networking Guru It ís an accepted fact that 80% (or more) of jobs are filled and business ideas financed before they ever reach the open market. Word of mouth referrals and personal recommendations continue to be the most effective methods of getting the attention of employers, partners and investors. Michael Hughes specializes in helping professionals increase results by improving their ability to develop and leverage relationships. For the last fifteen years, he has been coaching business, corporate and sales professionals to achieve better results. His client list includes Grant Thornton LLP, Scotia bank, Sun Microsystems of Canada, Canadian Tire, The Rogers Group of Companies, University of Ottawa MBA program and the Conference Board of Canada. He has been the subject of articles in the Globe & Mailís Report On Business Magazine, the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette and the Ottawa Citizen. He has also been interviewed on ROB TV, CBC TV & Radio. Known as THE Networking Guru, Michael has done extensive research on and is a specialist in utilizing networking as a business strategy. Michaels most unique characteristic is that he has built his company from an idea to a six-figure speaking and consulting practice annually using networking as his sole marketing strategy. Michael is past president of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and is the current chair of the 800-member Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. Show Profile |
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Tom Brzustowski Professor of Commercialization of Innovation, University of Ottawa www.uottawa.ca Tom Brzustowski was appointed RBC Professor for the Commercialization of Innovations in the School of Management of the University of Ottawa in October 2005. He had been appointed President of NSERC in October 1995, and reappointed in 2000. A professional engineer, he graduated with a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto in 1958, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton in 1963. Tom was a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo from 1962 to 1987, teaching and carrying out research in thermodynamics and combustion. He served as Chair of Mechanical Engineering from 1967 to 1970 and as Vice-President, Academic of the University from 1975 to 1987. After that he served as deputy minister in the Government of Ontario from 1987 to 1995, first in the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and later in the Premier's Council. Dr. Brzustowski holds honorary doctorates from a number of Canadian universities, namely, University of Alberta, Brock, Concordia, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Guelph, McMaster, Ottawa, Royal Military College of Canada, Ryerson, Victoria, Waterloo and York, and received the Engineering Alumni Medal from the University of Toronto. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and of the Royal Society of Canada. Show Profile |
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Karen McPhee Product Development Manager, Guelph Food Technology Centre www.gftc.ca Karen McPhee has over 12 years experience in the food industry. She graduated from the University of Guelph with a B.Sc. in Food Science. For the last 10 years she has worked in Product Development at the Guelph Food Technology Centre and currently holds the position of Product Development Manager. She has extensive experience in commercializing food products with small, medium and large companies, as well as entrepreneurs. The Guelph Food Technology Centre is a food consulting firm specializing in product development, process development, packaging interactions, and food safety. Karen's product development expertise encompasses sauces and dressings, dairy products, baked goods, beverages and desserts. Within these areas, Karen has specialized in developing flavor systems for various products. She has developed experience in extending the shelf-life of dressings, sauces, baked goods and condiments. In particular, this has led to experience in developing and evaluating novel applications for vegetable and egg proteins, which are not yet industry standards. Show Profile |
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Justin Henry Cofounder, Intrigue Technologies www.intriguetek.com Justin Henry was the cofounder of Intrigue Technologies, a Toronto-based consumer electronics company that developed the Harmony Remote, a novel activity-based universal remote with internet programmability. The product became the market-leading universal remote control in just three years, and Intrigue went from a small Canadian company to being the dominant player in an industry segment previously led by giants such as Sony, Philips, and RCA. Mr. Henry took Intrigue Technologies through all growth phases, from start-up in 2000, through numerous rounds of funding, to its sale to Logitech in 2004 for $40 million (CAD). Mr. Henry is now Director of Engineering in Logitech's Remote Control division. Mr. Henry has a bachelor's degree in Engineering Science, and a Master's degree in Medical Biophysics, both from the University of Toronto. He has worked at a number of research and engineering companies in the hardware, software and medical electronics industries. Show Profile |
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