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Dr. Maria Trainer joins CropLife Canada as managing director of regulatory affairs. Dr. Trainer is the former program director with the Council of Canadian
Academies where she led an expert panel on the Integrated Testing of Pesticides. In her new role as managing director of regulatory affairs, she will help liaise with government departments and work on various regulatory and policy issues while providing guidance regarding CropLife Canada’s business. She holds a Master of Science in Biochemistry and a PhD in Bacterial Molecular Genetics. Dr. Greg Naterer is appointed the new dean of Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Naterer is a Canada
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and international leadership roles over the course of his career and is a member of multiple professional societies. Dr. Naterer’s focus research areas involve heat and fluid flow, energy systems and icing of structures. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering as well as a Master of Applied Science in mechanical engineering and a bachelor degree in applied mathematics and mechanical engineering all from the University of Waterloo. Amanda Stadel has joined BioAlberta as director of marketing and communications. Stadel brings with her extensive experience in the Alberta life sciences industry, having held various positions with Cytovax Biotechnologies, BioMS Medical Corp, and Innovotech Inc. Stadel earned a B.Sc. in Biology from Southampton University in the UK, and a M.Sc. in Cell Physiology from the University of Alberta. She has served on numerous committees including BioAlberta’s policy committee as chair.
aPPointmentS in-vitro diagnostic tests, which were sold to physicians, consumers and other companies. From 2001 to 2003, Purvin was a divisional president at Datascope Corporation (later acquired by Maquet), marketing interventional cardiology and radiology devices to hospitals worldwide. Mr. Purvin was previously vice president, general manager in GlaxoSmithKline’s Consumer Healthcare division where he marketed consumer packaged goods. He began his career at Bristol-Myers Squibb, marketing pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Purvin is currently a member of the board of directors at Cardica, Inc., chair of Cardica’s compensation committee and a member of its audit and finance committees. He holds a B.A. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Warnex announces the appointment of Marc Lebel as the company’s interim chief executive officer. Lebel co-founded the Phase 1 contract research organization Anapharm. He was executive vice-president of Pharmanet from 2005 to 2007 after its acquisition of Anapharm. Lebel is also the current director of Acasti Pharma Inc. and Nuchem Inc. Within Warnex, he will ensure the integrity of the company’s operations as the board of directors continues to assess strategic alternatives available for the company. Jeffrey L. Purvin has been named the new chief executive officer of Response Biomedical Corporation. Purvin’s experience in marketing consumer and medical products spans over 30 years. He was the chairman and CEO of Calibra Medical from 2006 to 2011 and chairman and CEO of Metrika Inc. from 2004 to 2006 where he was involved in development of handheld, disposable, point-of-care
W. Scott Thurlow is elected as president of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. He most
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recently served as vice president with Temple Scott Associates where he provided strategic government relations advice to business and non-governmental organizations. Thurlow has also served as director of parliamentary affairs for the former Minister of Natural Resources and worked as part of the legal services team at Elections Canada. During his years in private legal practice, Thurlow focused on civil litigation and represented clients in many areas including family law, administrative law, corporate/commercial and estate litigation.
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Research Chair in Advanced Energy Systems, Tier 1, and currently professor of mechanical engineering and associate dean of engineering and applied science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Dr. Naterer has also served as UOIT’s director of graduate programs and research from 2005 to 2009, leading development of graduate programs and expansion of research capacity. He has held multiple national
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