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Science and Innovation Advisory Committee (SIAC)
The Scientific and Innovation Advisory Committee (SIAC) assists, educates, advises and counsel Bioenterprise management, board and clients on trends in global research within the agri-technology sectors. The SIAC makes recommendations regarding the viability, uniqueness, defensibility and commercial potential of various technologies, products and services that are proposed to Bioenterprise as compelling innovations. The SIAC networks with organizations or individuals including research institutes, government bodies and private sector companies of potential value to Bioenterprise’s commercialization mandate. This committee participates in science, technology or commercialization think-tanks and strategy sessions, attend seminars, summits, trade shows on behalf of Bioenterprise.
The inaugural members of the SIAC are:
Dr. Richard Ablett
Richard Ablett is CEO, Atlantic BioVenture Centre, a recent expansion initiative at AgriTECH Park, Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro, Nova Scotia. The Centre has a mission to create value....read more
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Dr. Pete Desai
President of Desai & Desai Inc., a consulting company he began in January 2001 after his retirement from Dow AgroSciences. His main focus is in supporting start up agricultural companies to develop....read more
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Dr. Mike Dixon
Professor, Department of Environmental Biology and the Director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CESRF) and program, University of Guelph. Dr. Dixon joined the University in....read more
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Dr. Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle is the Business Development Manager & Scientific Advisor for Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc. an agri-business committed to sustainable agriculture – farming with future....read more
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Colin Farnum
Presently the Senior Director, Innovation and New Technologies for Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, an independent operating company within the Maple Leaf Foods family. He is primarily responsible for....read more
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Dr. Yousef Haj-Ahmad
is both a professor of Molecular Biology at Brock University and the President and CEO of Norgen Biotek. Dr. Haj-Ahmad earned his PhD in 1986 from McMaster University in the fields of molecular....read more
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Dr. Don Hewson
Managing Director, Industrial Liaison, for the University of Western Ontario Research Park in Sarnia-Lambton. His current responsibilities include progressing the Research Park`s four main....read more
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Dr. Peter J. Jones
Peter J. Jones, holds a Canada Research Chair in Functional Foods and Nutrition at the University of Manitoba whereas of November 1, 2005, he serves as Director of the Richardson Centre for....read more
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Dr. John Kelly
Dr. John Kelly is currently the Vice-President of the Erie Innovation and Commercialization with the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers` Association. The mandate of this initiative is to diversify....read more
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John McIver
Technology Expert. McIver obtained his degree on Industrial Microbiology at Macdonald College in Quebec. He then completed graduate school at OAC (University of Toronto, Guelph) where he examined....read more
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Dr. Janice Paslawski
is responsible for technology development at POS Pilot Plant Corp. where she leads oil extraction projects while assessing and recommending new technologies, networks and partnerships. She works....read more
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Murray Porteous
Murray Porteous graduated form the University of Guelph in 1983 with a BSc in Agricultural Business, then spent six years with Elanco Animal Health in Sales and Marketing positions.
In 1989, he....read more
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Dr. Mohini Sain
Professor Sain specializes in advanced natural fibre and wood composites and Bio-nanocomposites at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry. He is cross-appointed to the Department of Chemical....read more
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Dr. Wankei Wan
Dr. Wankei Wan received his undergraduate education at the University of Hong Kong and his PhD from the State University of New York, Buffalo. He worked at both the Esso Research Center in Sarnia,....read more
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Dr. Rickey Yada
Presently a Professor in the Department of Food Science and a Canada Research Chair in Food Protein Structure. Dr. Rickey Yada was awarded a doctorate from the Department of Food Science at the....read more
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