Experience

Fonds de solidarité FTQ

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Manager, ESG and Value Creation

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Started and now managing the team responsible for integrating ESG into the Fonds de solidarite investment process. This teams is also supporting our companies in portfolio to improve their ESG practices.

• Manager, investment - Innovation

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2021

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada With net assets of $15,6 billion as at November 30, 2020 the Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a development capital fund that calls upon the solidarity and savings of Quebecers to help fulfill its mission to contribute to Québec's economic growth by creating, maintain or protecting jobs through investments in small and medium-sized businesses in all spheres of activity



TransferTech Sherbrooke

• Canada
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President of The Board of Directors

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Vice-president of the Board of Directors and Treasurer

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2022

  Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada TransferTech Sherbrooke (formerly known as SOCPRA) has been working since 2007 to build connections between high-tech businesses and the 1200 professors of the Université de Sherbrooke and its affiliated research centres. Some small and medium-sized enterprises, including some Top Fortune 500 have been able to benefit from our expertise and know-how. TransferTech Sherbrooke has substantially contributed to the development of numerous university technologies, the improvement of the… Show more TransferTech Sherbrooke (formerly known as SOCPRA) has been working since 2007 to build connections between high-tech businesses and the 1200 professors of the Université de Sherbrooke and its affiliated research centres. Some small and medium-sized enterprises, including some Top Fortune 500 have been able to benefit from our expertise and know-how. TransferTech Sherbrooke has substantially contributed to the development of numerous university technologies, the improvement of the competitiveness of innovative businesses, and especially the enrichment of the world of tomorrow.


Worximity Technology Inc.
• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member

  • Dec 2021 - Present

INNO-3B
• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Observer

  • Dec 2020 - Oct 2021

Anges Québec Capital
• Board Observer

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2020


Panache Ventures

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partnership Advisory Committee member

  • Mar 2018 - Sep 2020

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada



Fonds Innovexport

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partnership Advisory Committee member

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2020

  Quebec, Quebec, Canada



Mnubo, an AspenTech company

• Board Observer

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2019

  mnubo was acquired by Aspen Technology. mnubo delivers IoT analytics and artificial intelligence solutions to connected product manufacturers. Bringing together the best Data Scientists and AI experts, mnubo delivers out-of-the-box insights, automated reports and advanced IoT data science. It offers a SaaS solution to connected product manufacturers so that they can ingest, enrich and analyze their object data. mnubo’s SaaS offering benefits customers in consumer, enterprise and… Show more mnubo was acquired by Aspen Technology. mnubo delivers IoT analytics and artificial intelligence solutions to connected product manufacturers. Bringing together the best Data Scientists and AI experts, mnubo delivers out-of-the-box insights, automated reports and advanced IoT data science. It offers a SaaS solution to connected product manufacturers so that they can ingest, enrich and analyze their object data. mnubo’s SaaS offering benefits customers in consumer, enterprise and industrial verticals Show less



LeddarTech - Mastering Lidar Sensor Technology

• Board Observer

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Quebec, Canada LeddarTech® is the developer, owner and supplier of the Leddar® technology, a unique Lidar technology that performs time-of-flight measurement using pulses from infrared light processed through innovative algorithms, accurately detecting a wide range of objects under various environmental conditions.



Castor Optics

• Canada
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area Castor Optics, a strategic partner of Thorlabs, is developing a new line of double-clad fiber optic couplers. These optical properties allow double-clad fiber couplers to function as an alternative to free-space beamsplitting optical systems in many experiments. For example, they have been used to combine OCT imaging with fluorescence imaging, and for speckle-free single fiber endoscopy Results: • Definition of the business and the revenue models; • April 2014: 450k$ in seed round… Show more Castor Optics, a strategic partner of Thorlabs, is developing a new line of double-clad fiber optic couplers. These optical properties allow double-clad fiber couplers to function as an alternative to free-space beamsplitting optical systems in many experiments. For example, they have been used to combine OCT imaging with fluorescence imaging, and for speckle-free single fiber endoscopy Results: • Definition of the business and the revenue models; • April 2014: 450k$ in seed round from a strategic investor (Thorlabs), two angel investors and Univalor; • January 2015: 800k$ in non-dilutive grant; • March 2015: first sales (see: http://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=8689); Show less



Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc

• Board Member and Member of the Audit Committee

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc is developing an innovative platform for the repair of tears to soft tissues in joints, and for articular cartilage repair, to restore healthy joint motion and prevent or delay osteoarthritis. The initial focus will be in creating new treatments for tears to the meniscus in the knee and the shoulder cuff.



Gestion Univalor

• Senior Manager, Sciences and Engineering

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area Tasks: • Leader of the Sciences and Engineering Business Development Team (four people – MSc or Eng): IP licensing, start-ups creation, major R&D agreements; • Co-management of Univalor’s budget of investment; • Member of Univalor's executive committee. Results: • More than 30 license agreements negotiated; • 10 start-ups; • About 20 millions dollars in funding.

• Manager, Business Development and Startups

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2014

  Montreal, Canada Area Univalor is a university technology transfer organization. Since it was founded in 2001, it has strived to optimize research outcomes by commercializing the technological innovations of some 2000 researchers and professors from the Université de Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal, as well as affiliated health centres. Within Univalor, I help researchers launch startup companies around their research results.

• Manager, Business Development, Sciences and Engineering

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2013

  Montreal, Canada Area Univalor's mission is to accelerate the transfer to industry of the results of research undertaken by researchers from the Université de Montréal, its affiliated schools and most of its affiliated hospitals. Univalor brings together market savvy professionals. We establish profitable long term business relationships with companies and associates. Univalor offers to partners the opportunity to increase their competitive advantage through access to leading edge scientific and engineering… Show more Univalor's mission is to accelerate the transfer to industry of the results of research undertaken by researchers from the Université de Montréal, its affiliated schools and most of its affiliated hospitals. Univalor brings together market savvy professionals. We establish profitable long term business relationships with companies and associates. Univalor offers to partners the opportunity to increase their competitive advantage through access to leading edge scientific and engineering technologies developed by world class researchers. Our current portfolio consists of more than 400 technological inventions transferable to industry in the following fields: pure and applied sciences; life sciences and human health sciences; management sciences; animal health; engineering; and information technologies.

• Project Manager, Business Development, Sciences & Engineering

  • Jul 2009 - Oct 2011

  Univalor is the commercialization partner of Université de Montréal and most of its affiliated institutions.

• Project Leader, Sciences and Engineering

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

  Univalor is a limited partnership whose mission is to commercialize discoveries made by researchers at the Université de Montréal, the École Polytechnique de Montréal, the CHU Sainte-Justine, Mother and Child University Hospital Center, the HEC Montréal, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal and the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. Involved in evaluating, analyzing and presenting… Show more Univalor is a limited partnership whose mission is to commercialize discoveries made by researchers at the Université de Montréal, the École Polytechnique de Montréal, the CHU Sainte-Justine, Mother and Child University Hospital Center, the HEC Montréal, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal and the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. Involved in evaluating, analyzing and presenting innovations in the Sciences and Engineering portfolio to industrial partners



Baton Simulations

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Baton Simulations specializes in providing cutting edge business simulations designed to reduce project risk by: Improving user acceptance; Increasing business process knowledge, and; Developing baseline skills for implementation teams, managers, users, and executives. In collaboration with the ERPsim Lab at HEC Montreal, Baton Simulations has developed training solutions that are used as part of SAP® implementations in companies around the world.



eValorix

• France
• Business Consulting and Services

• Co-Founder

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area I co-founded eValorix when I was at Univalor. eValorix.com commercializes on the web guides, software, ebook, apps, case studies developed by researchers of public research centers. eValorix.com is an initiative of Univalor, the technology transfer company of Universite de Montreal and its affiliated institutions. Results (May 2016): • 800 products available online; • 600 researchers coming from 100 institutions in 20 different countries; • Three employees.



Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada)

• Education Chair, Montreal Chapter

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area The Montreal Chapter is one of over 35 LES Chapters in LES (USA & Canada.) LES Chapters are located throughout USA and Canada in areas with concentrations of LES Members and licensing professionals. The Montreal Chapter, under the direction of the Chapter Leadership hold regular meetings where LES Members and outside speakers give presentations on topics relevant to technology transfer and licensing. Register for an upcoming Montreal Chapter event or view past events.



École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

• Education Administration Programs

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Montreal, Canada Area Intellectual Property, Strategy and Licensing



TEDxUdeM

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Membre du comité organisateur

  • May 2011 - Mar 2012

  Montreal, Canada Area TEDxUdeM est une série de conférences axée sur l'échange d'idées novatrices, montées en partenariat avec TED, la prestigieuse conférence organisée annuellement aux États-Unis, qui permet à des esprits brillants et passionnés de partager leurs visions sur des sujets variés. Pour s'impliquer, devenir partenaire ou proposer un conférencier: http://tedxudem.com



Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal

• Canada

• Technology Transfer Officer

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

  Polytechnique Montréal is one of Canada’s leading engineering schools and is the largest in Québec in terms of its student population and the scope of its research budgets I've been working for the Office of Research/Centre for Technological Development. This office works to build and maintain close and productive relationships between the École Polytechnique and funding agencies, companies and the scientific community..

• Intern - Project Leader, Sciences and Engineering

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2006

  Univalor is a limited partnership whose mission is to commercialize discoveries made by researchers at the Université de Montréal, the École Polytechnique de Montréal, the CHU Sainte-Justine, Mother and Child University Hospital Center, the HEC Montréal, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal and the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. Under the supervision of Mr. Didier Leconte, I was… Show more Univalor is a limited partnership whose mission is to commercialize discoveries made by researchers at the Université de Montréal, the École Polytechnique de Montréal, the CHU Sainte-Justine, Mother and Child University Hospital Center, the HEC Montréal, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal and the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. Under the supervision of Mr. Didier Leconte, I was involved in evaluating, analyzing and presenting innovations in the Sciences and Engineering portfolio to industrial partners Show less



ProG'HEI

• France
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2005

  Prog'HEI is the Junior-Enterprise of HEI (Engineering School - Lille, France). Prog'HEI offers services of consultancy in engineering for companies, local authorities and entrepreneurs. While working for Prog'HEI, I've been managing a team of 25 members (Managers, Project Leaders, Consultants, etc...) and concluded about 20 deals.