David Main

QLT, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of innovative ocular products that address the unmet medical needs of patients and clinicians worldwide. It also focuses on developing synthetic retinoid program for the treatment of certain inherited retinal diseases. The company was founded by Julia G. Levy and John C. Brown on February 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a Canadian biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing proprietary drugs and drug delivery systems to improve the treatment of cancer.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products for human diseases. The firm offers drugs for cancer, influenza (including H5N1), Ebola, inflammatory diseases and other chronic viral infections. The company was founded in September, 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

LifeSciences British Columbia is a non-profit organization, which engages in supporting and representing the life science community through leadership, investment, advocacy, and promotion. It ensures that no life sciences sector is working in isolation and that all sectors come together in a comprehensive, complementary, and coordinated fashion. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. It discovers and develops targeted therapeutics for inflammation and immuno-oncology. It also focuses on anti-inflammatory product candidates targeting SHIP1, which is a key regulator of an important cellular signaling pathway in immune cells, known as the PI3K pathway. The company was founded by Raymond J. Andersen, David J. Main, Low Fung Mui, Christopher John Ong, and Gerald Krystal on December 26, 2003 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.

BC Biotech is a Canadian biotechnology company that works in the field of applied biology, using engineering, medicine, and technology in conjunction with living organisms and bioprocesses. BC Biotech also provides information on how to study biotechnology in school and which institutions are known for their program. The non-profit company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company aims to promote businesses in the biotechnology industry and inform people about the science behind it.