Paul Petrelli

BioVectra, Inc. manufactures and supplies custom active pharmaceutical ingredients to the North American and European markets. It offers specialty and fine chemicals, advanced intermediates, enzymes and biomolecules, as well as provide custom synthesis and manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries. The company was founded by Regis J. Duffy in 1970 and is headquartered in Charlottetown, Canada.

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.

BioTalent Canada is a non-profit organization, which focuses on building partnerships and skills for Canada?s bio-economy to ensure the industry has access to job-ready people. It connects employers with job seekers, delivers human resource information, and skills development tools so the biotech industry through projects, research and product development .The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

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

Fetherstonhaugh & Co. provides intellectual property and patent services. The firm offers intellectual property (IP) management and strategic consulting, marketing and advertising, licensing and IP transactions, industrial designs, and regulatory and compliance. The company was founded by Frederick B. Fetherstonhaugh in 1890 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

FB Dermatology Ltd. is a med-tech company, which focuses on developing and exploring patented bio-photonic technology using fluorescent light energy to stimulate the skin’s own biological processes and repair mechanisms. Its products include Kleresca acne treatment, Kleresca skin rejuvenation, Kleresca rosacea treatment, and Kleresca pre-post Treasureratment. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Prognomix, Inc. develops market molecular diagnostic kits for testing of diabetes complications. Its products include PGX IR01, PGx GR01, PGx CD01 and PGx IR02. The firm focuses on discovery and clinical application of genomic signatures predictive of susceptibility to diseases, their complications and individual therapeutic responsiveness. The company was founded by Johanne Tremblay and Pavel Hamet in 2005 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Picchio Pharma, Inc. engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing new therapeutic products and technologies. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

CellCarta Biosciences, Inc. develops proteomics and immune monitoring services. The firm offers integrated platforms in proteomics and immune monitoring services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Its services include biomarker discovery, cell engine software, cellular enumeration, clinical laboratory services, functional profiling, host cell proteins detection, phenotyping characterization and receptor occupancy. The company was founded by Martin LeBlanc in 2000 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Amplitude Ventures is a venture capital firm. The firm was founded in 2018. It’s headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH engages in the provision of central management and other services for the group companies on behalf of C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG. The group specializes in the development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

Creatus Biosciences, Inc. operates as an industrial biotechnology company specializing in yeast genetic design and development. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Consortium Québécois sur la Découverte du Médicament (CQDM) is a not-for-profit biopharmaceutical research consortium based in Montréal, Canada. CQDM's mission is to support and facilitate multi-stakeholder collaborative R&D aimed at accelerating the translation of innovative technologies into solutions that address unmet medical needs, while generating significant benefits for the Quebec and Canadian economy. CQDM funds the development of innovative tools and technologies that accelerate the discovery and development of safer and more effective drugs. The company's Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research helps SMEs or Canadian universities achieve innovative translational biopharmaceutical research projects. CQDM's SynergiQC-International program is designed to promote university-based industrial research in the biopharmaceutical field with collaborators outside, that will generate economic benefits. The non-profit company was founded by Max Fehlmann.

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.

Ipas offers reproductive health services. It focuses on ending deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion and seeks to expand the availability, quality and sustainability of abortion and related reproductive health services, as well as to improve the enabling environment. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Takeda Canada, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Mississauga, CA. Takeda provides financial data for investors and is focused on developing innovative medicines to make a difference in people's lives. The Canadian company is committed to discovering and delivering life-transforming treatments in the areas of oncology, rare genetics and hematology, neuroscience, and gastroenterology. Takeda also invests in plasma-derived therapies and vaccines. The company's employees are dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients and working with healthcare partners in approximately 80 countries and regions.

Dreavent, Inc (Dreavent) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Gorka Fius and Leo Walter. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Lumira Capital Investment Management is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Nordion (Canada),Inc. founded in 1989 by Tony Pullen. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche SA is a pharmaceutical and Belgian diagnostic company that aims to find innovative solutions to meet unsatisfied health needs. The company is based in Anderlecht, Belgium. Roche plays a pioneer role in health management and is active on many fronts to improve the health of patients and their quality of life. The company was founded in 1924. The CEO is Brigitte Nolet.

Temple Therapeutics BV is a Dutch company that focuses on developing treatments and early detection diagnostics for tissue fibrosis, endometriosis, and ovarian cancer. Temple Therapeutics is based in Geleen, NL. The private company uses scientific innovations and a novel cellular metabolism approach to create a pipeline of highly differentiated diagnostic and drug candidates. The company prioritizes women's healthcare and aims to provide life-changing innovations. The company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Sanj Singh.

The Prince Edward Island BioAlliance, Inc. operates as a research institute. The company is headquartered in Charlottetown, Canada.

Adapsyn Bioscience, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company focussed on the discovery and development of novel medicines. The company was founded by Nathan Magarvey and is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada.

MaRS Discovery District owns and operates a convergence center. It offers business research, information technology; pharmaceutical, optical sciences advisory and start up business assistance services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

Johnson & Johnson Health & Wellness Solutions, Inc. provides online health and wellness management services. The company offers web-based health related behavior change and intervention programs that emulate an in-person health coaching session. It delivers self management programs for healthy lifestyle issues, diseases, and conditions. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

New Ventures BC is a private company that provides education, tools, networking, and funding to help BC tech startups succeed. New Ventures Bc is currently hosting a weekly startup seminar series as part of the 2023 New Ventures BC competition presented by Innovate BC. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company relies on the support of government, corporate, and volunteer mentors and jurors to offer their programs.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American company that manufactures pharmaceutical products.

Augurex Life Sciences Corp. develops biomarkers that transform patient clinical management. Its biomarkers substances in the body that inform patient conditions and assist with diagnosis, treatment and disease monitoring. The company’s first biomarker Extracellular 14-3-3eta protein, serves as a drug target for the potential treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Augurex Life Sciences was founded by Norma K. Biln and Anthony Marotta in October 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

NEOMED-LABS, Inc. engages in operation of a contract research organization. It offers clinical immunology laboratory services. The company was founded by Max Fehlmann in March 4, 2015 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.