Industry Advisory Committee

Shaping Biomedical Engineering

The Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) provides guidance that helps to aligns our education programs with the needs and trends of industry. It also provides a forum for discussion on our research and translation strategy. With a vested interest in shaping the skills and capabilities of biomedical engineers, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, the IAC’s members are wealth of expertise and experience. Meet them below.

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INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Meet the members of our IAC
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Fiona Fitzgerald | Co-Chair

Commercial Leader, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics

Cytiva

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Vikram Dendi | Co-Chair

Chief Product Officer/GM

Microsoft Research and Incubations; Healthcare

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Agnieszka Kielczewska

Principal Scientist

Amgen BC

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Allyson Tighe 

Co-Founder and Investor

Amplitude Ventures

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Danielle Walker

Strategic Partnerships Manager

SBME

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Govind Kaigala

Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement

Associate Professor, SBME

Janet Teasdale
Janet Teasdale

Senior Director, Talent Development

AbCellera

Katharine Carter

Director, Research & Scientific Affairs, Office of Science and Technology

GE Healthcare 

 

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Kamran Alam

Executive Vice President, Finance & CFO at Notch Therapeutics

Notch Therapeutics

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Nick Allan

Bio Services Manager

StarFish Medical

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Peter Zandstra

Director & Professor | SBME

Founder | Notch Therapeutics

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Rakesh (Rick) Sethi

Director, Research & Technology | Patient Monitoring

Medtronic

Robyn Saccon
Robyn Saccon

Vice President | Public Affairs

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Canada

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Samuel Clarke

Director, Research & Development

Precision Nanosystems

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Sean lumb

Associate Director

entrepreneurship@ubc

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Sharon Louis

Senior Vice President, Research and Development

STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES

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Stefan Avall

Director, Product Management

Kardium

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Wendy Hurlburt

President and CEO

Life Sciences British Columbia