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NGBideas

Join Jim Wilson as he sits down with today"s leaders in Canadian Life Sciences to talk about their personal journey and what they have learned along the way.

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70:22

Brad Wouters | University Health Network

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2024/03/26

March 26th 2024 - Our guest this week is Brad Wouters, Executive Vice-President of Science and Research at University Health Network. We appreciate Brad talking about his passion for Medical Biophysics, his post-doctoral work at Stanford, his time in the Netherlands and what inspired his return to Canada to join UHN.

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57:30

Dave Smardon | Bioenterprise Canada

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2023/09/19

Sep 19, 2023 - Our guest this week is Dave Smardon, who is President and CEO of Bioenterprise, Canada's food and Agri tech engine. We are delighted to have Dave talk about his passion for music, his early years of the insurance sector, how he pivoted into tech, then venture-capital, and eventually into running one of the key Agri tech organizations in Canada's life sciences industry.Bioenterprise Canada: bioenterprise.ca Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com Lab

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64:13

Gordon McCauley | AdMare Bioinnovations

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2023/09/12

Sep 12, 2023 - Our guest this week is Gordon McCauley, who is President and CEO of AdMare Bioinnovations. We talk today about how Gordon navigated from politics to investment banking to becoming one of the key leaders in the Canadian life sciences community. For decades, scaling start ups in Canada's life sciences sector have struggled for funding, facilities, and support. Most cities across Canada with universities that have strong faculties in medicine, business, science and engineering

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58:33

Maura Campbell | Ontario Bioscience Innovation...

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2023/09/05

September 5, 2023 - We have been focused on the NGBI Summit which takes place on October 2nd so this coming week we are posting an encore episode of one of our most popular interviews with Maura Campbell President and CEO Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO). We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation! For details on the summit and to purchase tickets please go to NextGreatBigIdeas.com OBIO: obio.ca Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com Lab Occupier:

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62:30

Cate Murray | Stem Cell Network

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2023/08/29

Aug 29, 2023 - Our guest this week is Cate Murray, who is President and CEO of the Stem Cell Network (SCN) in Ottawa. This organization is a Canadian not-for-profit that supports three main objectives. First, stem cell and regenerative medicine research secondly, training the next generation of researchers and lastly supporting and sharing research in this incredible field. SCN was created in 2001 with support from the federal government and the network has grown from a few dozen labs to

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62:16

Ella Korets-Smith | Virica Biotech

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2023/08/22

Aug 22, 2023 - Our guest this week is Ella Korets-Smith, who is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Virica Biotech in Ottawa, Ontario. Virica Biotech has developed unique viral sensitizers to turn off antiviral responses in cells. The work they're doing is exciting and another example of the groundbreaking research being done in Canadian life sciences. Ella and her family immigrated to Canada from eastern Ukraine in 1990 and hard work, resilience, recognizing when to pivot, knowing

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33:10

Bruce Squires | McMaster Children’s Hospital

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2023/08/15

Aug 15, 2023 - Our guest this week is Bruce Squires, who is President of McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton Ontario. Today's show is a bit of a departure from our regular format. We touch on Bruce's journey but our focus today is about the hospital he now leads which is the organization that the NGBIdeas podcast was created to support. McMaster Children's Hospital is one of the top critical care paediatric hospitals in Canada and it provides support to families in need from Niagara

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63:04

Bettina Hamelin | Ontario Genomics

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2023/08/08

Aug 8, 2023 - The Canadian life-sciences community has a long and growing list of leaders who are personable, incredibly talented, and driven to succeed. Our guest today is on top of that list. Bettina Hamelin is President and CEO of Ontario Genomics and her story is inspiring on many levels. Bettina leads by example, helps whenever called upon, and steers the ship at one of the key organizations in Canada. Ontario Genomics: ontariogenomics.ca Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit:

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58:40

Parimal Nathwani | Toronto Innovation Acceleration...

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2023/08/04

Aug 1, 2023 - Our guest today is Parimal Nathwani, President and CEO of the Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners. Parimal grew up in Calgary, Vancouver, and had his sights set on a career in medicine, but circumstance, timing, and a serendipitous transition from research to business development led to a pivot and a very interesting career path in Canada's life sciences sector. Parimal is one of a handful of people who has a front-row seat at the intersection of innovation and

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62:01

Chris Bryson | New School Foods

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2023/07/31

July 25, 2023 - Our guest today is Chris Bryson, Founder and CEO of New School Foods in Toronto. Chris grew up in Montreal and his story is similar to many of our guests, that its about learning to trust your inner voice, learning that mistakes are lessons and that failures are just problems that are yet to be solved. Before Chris started New School Foods, he was CEO of a software company he founded in 2011 that is a great Canadian success story. He and his partners eventually sold that

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56:58

Michael May | CCRM

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2023/07/18

July 18, 2023 - Our guest today is Michael May, President and CEO of the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine. Michael is someone I've had the pleasure of meeting on a number of occasions and he's one of those people you just know you're going to like. He's focused, incredibly generous with his time, and one of the true national leaders in Canada's life sciences community. Michael's story is similar to many of the guests we've had on our show in that it's not a linear path

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50:14

Geoff Evans | Eurofins

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2023/07/11

July 11, 2023 - Our guest today is Geoff Evans, who is President of Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. in Mississauga Ontario. Geoff started his career in the life sciences sector, but he moved to industrial products and then rebounded back to a small research lab that eventually grow into one of Canada's foremost contract development and manufacturing organizations. Eurofins: eurofins.com Lab Occupier: laboccupier.com Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com

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56:33

Ryan Wiley | Shift Health

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2023/07/04

July, 4 2023 - Our guest today is Ryan Wiley, President of Shift Health in Toronto. Ryan grew up in Oshawa, Ontario and his original plan was to attend medical school, but like many of our guests, he pivoted in university and now runs one of Canada's premier life sciences consulting firms. His personal journey is one to which many people in Canada will relate, and I'm very thankful Ryan has kindly shared it with us today. Shift Health: shifthealth.com Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit:

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60:00

Mitch Sivilotti | OmniaBio

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2023/06/27

June 27, 2023 - Our guest today is Mitch Sivilotti, CEO of OmniaBio Inc. Mitch grew up in London, Ontario, and his journey has taken him to Quebec City, Los Angeles, Asia, Kingston, Toronto, and finally to Hamilton where he and his team are building what will be one of the next generation of cell and gene therapy manufacturing facilities in Canada. OmniaBio is a subsidiary of CCRM and it’s a contract development in and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that is producing gene-modified cells

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47:20

Drew Marquardt | University Of Windsor

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2023/06/20

June 20, 2023 - Our guest today is Drew Marquardt, an Associate Professor in the department of chemistry and bio chemistry at the University Windsor. His team are developing applying neutron scattering strategies to study membrane structures, and processes. More than 3000 Canadians are diagnosed with brain cancers like glioblastoma multiforme or recurrent head and neck cancer, which is very difficult to treat. One of the most promising treatments for these cancers is boron neutron capture

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57:39

Maura Campbell | Ontario Bioscience Innovation...

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2023/06/13

June 13, 2023 - Our guest today is Maura Campbell CEO of the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO). Listen as Maura shares her thoughts on surviving a severe car accident, some of the obstacles faced as a woman working in life sciences, the disappointment of doing everything right, but still having a company fail, and how keeping an open mind is important to success. OBIO: obio.caGet Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.comLab Occupier: laboccupier.com

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57:23

Bruno Paquin | AtomVie Global Radio Pharma

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2023/06/06

June 6, 2023 - On todays episode is Bruno Paquin from AtomVie Global Radio Pharma. Listen in as Bruno shares behind the scenes details of his professional and personal journey to becoming CEO of one of North America’s leading CDMOs in the radiopharmaceuticals sector. AtomVie: atomvie.com Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com Lab Occupier: laboccupier.com

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61:00

John Lewis | Entos Pharmaceuticals

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2023/04/25

April 25, 2023 - Our guest for our final show this season is John Lewis, who is the Bird Dogs Chair in Translational Oncology at the University of Alberta, and founder and CEO of Entos Pharma in Edmonton. We're delighted to have John on the show today because he fits into every one of our categories. He's an academic scientist who leads one of the top oncology research organizations in Canada. He's a serial entrepreneur who commercializes innovative research, and he and his team are doing a

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20:12

Aaron Styles | ESC | Extended Version

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2023/04/18

April 18, 2023 - This week we're reaching back into the archives to re-broadcast an expanded and re-edited interview with our first podcast guest, Aaron Styles CEO of Environmental Systems Corporation. Join us as we speak about his work journey back to his home town of Barrie Ontario. Aaron and I also discuss how the next great big idea in clean room environments is about data rather than construction. ESC: www.e-s-c.com Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com Lab

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32:44

Darby McGrath | Vineland Research & Innovation Centre

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2023/04/11

April 11, 2023 - The Canadian Life Sciences community contains a broad spectrum of sectors and some of our listeners may be surprised to learn that spectrum includes agriculture and horticulture. The Vineland Research and Innovation Center in Vineland, Ontario is one of the leading organizations in this area and our guest today is Darby McGrath, who is Vice President Research and Development at the center. Vineland Research & Innovation Centre: vinelandresearch.com Get Your Tickets

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