Life Sciences BC (LSBC) is pleased to announce new and returning
members to the Board of Directors following its Annual General
Meeting (AGM) held on September 18, 2024. The Board of Directors is
comprised of life sciences leaders aligned with LSBC’s vision of a
thriving sector within the province.
AGM & Board Meeting Announcements
Anne Stevens, VP of Business Development at AbCellera was
elected as Chair, Ali Ardakani, Founder and Managing Director of
Novateur Ventures Inc. was elected as Past Chair, and Rajveer
Hundal, Partner at PWC Canada was re-elected as Treasurer.
“Ali Ardakani has been a phenomenal leader for LSBC during his
term as Board Chair over the past two years. I would like to thank
him for everything he has done not only for LSBC but for the entire
sector,” said Wendy Hurlburt, LSBC President & CEO. “Ali will
continue his work with LSBC as Past Chair and we are excited to
welcome Anne Stevens as our incoming Board Chair.”
LSBC welcomes Sherry Aulin, CFO of Xenon Pharmaceuticals and Tom
Frohlich, Former COO of Chinook Therapeutics as new Board
Directors, who were each elected to three-year terms.
LSBC would like to thank Board Directors continuing their terms:
Max Blouw, Kevin Chaplin, Suzanne Gill, David Helliwell, Wendy
Hurlburt, Bev Holmes, Dr. Lana Janes, Dr. David Llewellyn, Michael
R. Martin, Scott Phillips, David Poon, and Dr. Peter Zandstra.
At the Board Meeting following the AGM, Joseph Garcia, Hector
MacKay-Dunn, KC, and Roger Kuypers received renewed one-year
appointments as Board Observers.
To see the full list of Life Sciences BC’s Board of Directors,
please visit:
https://lifesciencesbc.ca/about-us/board-directors/
LSBC Board Directors – Executive
Committee
Chair: Anne Stevens, VP Business Development,
AbCellera Past Chair: Ali Ardakani, Founder and Managing Director,
Novateur Ventures Inc. Treasurer: Rajveer Hundal, Partner, PWC
Canada
LSBC Board Directors
Sherry Aulin, CFO, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Max
Blouw, Past President, Research Universities Council of British
Columbia Kevin Chaplin, CEO, Kardium Tom Frohlich, Life Sciences
Executive Leader & Former COO, Chinook Therapeutics Suzanne
Gill, President & CEO, Genome British Columbia David Helliwell,
Co-Founder and Executive Board Chair, Thrive Health Bev Holmes,
President & CEO, Michael Smith Health Research BC Wendy
Hurlburt, President & CEO, Life Sciences BC Dr. Lana Janes,
Co-Founder & COO, Abdera Dr. David Llewellyn, PhD, MBA, Chief
Strategy Officer, STEMCELL Technologies Michael R. Martin, Life
Sciences Executive Leader, Founder & Former COO / Business
Officer, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Scott Phillips, Founder &
President, Starfish Medical David Poon, Life Sciences Business
Executive Dr. Peter Zandstra, Director, UBC School of Biomedical
Engineering & Michael Smith Labs
LSBC Board Observers
Joseph Garcia, Partner, Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP Roger Kuypers, Partner, Fasken, Martineau, Dumoulin LLP
Hector MacKay-Dunn, KC, Senior Partner, Farris, Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
Past Board Members
LSBC would like to thank our outgoing Board Directors for their
service and leadership over the past years.
Jennifer Cudlipp, President & CEO, BACAS
Family Wines Bob Dawson, National Director, Access and Government
Relations, Pfizer Canada Peter Simpson, Proprietor, Third Quarter
Consulting
About Life Sciences BC
Life Sciences BC is a not-for-profit, non-government industry
association that supports and represents British Columbia’s life
sciences community through numerous local, national, and
international initiatives. We nurture economic development in the
province through leadership, facilitation of investment and
partnering, advocacy, and promotion of our world-class life
sciences sector.
Throughout the year, Life Sciences BC initiates a range of
programs and projects designed to bolster the life sciences sector.
These initiatives encompass activities such as advocating for
public policies, fostering connections between our local
organizations and the global industry, enhancing our sector's
international visibility, and facilitating investments and global
partnerships.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240918643276/en/
Rosabel Bong Manager, Marketing & Communications
rbong@lifesciencesbc.ca