Governance Committee

The Governance Committee oversees Médicament Québec.

Mandate

  • To unite the various university, college and industry stakeholders active in the pharmaceutical field;
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen the main pillars funded under the grant agreement;
  • Develop a strategic vision for revitalizing Quebec’s pharmaceutical industry;
  • Identify innovative, multi-institutional and multi-organizational activities that could lead to collective solutions and substantial benefits for the province’s pharmaceutical industry;
  • Support Médicament Québec’s strategic vision by developing complementary pillars to support the industry’s recovery;
  • Develop funding avenues for research projects conducted with partners;
  • Establish the operating budget;
  • Propose an annual plan of activities funded by the grant;
  • Approve the annual and financial reports;
  • Implement and monitor activities.

Composition

The Governance Committee is chaired by Université de Montréal and its composition was approved by Quebec’s Ministry of Economy and Innovation.

Representative of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé who chairs the committeeCarole Jabet
Scientific Director
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé

One (1) representative from each of the participating universitiesSylvie Lesage
Associate Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation (Health Sector), Université de Montréal

Frédéric Picard
Vice-Rector, Research, Creation and Innovation
Université Laval

Anne Lessard
Vice-Rector for Research and Vice-Rector for International Relations,
Université de Sherbrooke

Philippe Gros
Deputy Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation
McGill University
One (1) representative from a college or centre for technology transferNancy Déziel
Executive Director
National Centre in Electrochemistry and Environmental Technologies

Five (5) industry representativesPierre Beauparlant
Executive Managing Director, Finchley Healthcare Ventures, Pharmascience Inc.

Roger-Ketcha Ngassam
Site Director, Moderna

David Cotnoir-White
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Modulari-T

Cédric Héroux
General Manager, Biodextris
Representative(s) of the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (Observer(s))Marco Blouin
Director General
Science and Partnerships Branch
Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Brigitte St-Denis
Senior Sector Advisor
Life Sciences and Environmental Technologies Division
Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Annie Blouin
Organizational Support
Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Bi Toubouhi Hermann Sehi
Life Sciences Advisor
Organizational Support Directorate
Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy
Representative of ministère de la Santé et des Services sociauxJulie Couture
Directrice
Direction de la recherche et de la coordination interne
Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux
Project Director (Observer)Arianne Trudeau
Project Director
Université de Montréal