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EVENT PROFESSIONALS
Keynote Speakers & Panelists
Sam founded iGan Partners, Canada's most active MedTech VC Investor. Collectively iGan has supported the creation of over 20 successful medical device, digital health and tech companies in Canada. Currently, Sam is a Director in 6 companies including Chairman of MolecuLight, RNA Diagnostics and eSight. Sam holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business.
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Sam Ifergan
Keynote Speaker & Panelist
CEO and Founder of iGan Partners
Teresa Mihalik is an engineer with 20+ years of experience in the medical device industry. Teresa has more than 35 issued U.S. patents, multiple correlating patents and applications in Canada, Europe, and China, and a number of external publications. Teresa holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from McGill University, in the discipline of mechanical engineering.
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Teresa Mihalik
Panelist
Senior Director at Agile MV
Dr. Scott Tsai is the Director of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Ryerson University. Dr. Tsai's laboratory specializes in droplet and bubble microfluidics. His group also currently collaborates actively with hospital researchers to implement these technologies in medical applications related to kidney disease and prostate cancer.
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Dr. Scott Tsai
Panelist
Associate Professor and Director at Ryerson University
Dr. Paul Zalzal is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a Masters of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University. He has pioneered computer assisted surgical techniques in these areas. His list of publications include topics relevant to clinical outcomes, biomechanics, tissue engineering, and computer assisted surgery.
Dr. Paul Zalzal
Panelist
Orthopaedic Surgeon at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
Networking Guests
Group A
Laura currently works as a research analyst in mental health at CAMH. She graduated from Ryerson’s biomedical engineering master's program. Her background is in civil engineering and where she spent two years working with an industrial consulting company.
Laura Minkowski
Research Analyst at CAMH
Jimmy Wong
Research Analyst at CAMH
Ran Manor
Director Of Innovation at Baycrest Health Sciences
Group B
Professor, Undergraduate Program Director for Biology and Co-op Advisor
Costin's research focuses on fundamental and cancer cell biology. For more information see antonesculab.com
Costin Antonescu
Professor at Ryerson in the Department of Chemistry and Biology
Hossein Noyan
Assistant Professor at Ryerson in the Department of Chemistry and Biology
Na Yu
Assistant Professor at Ryerson University in Mathematics
Group C
Kasy Kiarash
Alumni and Development Officer at Ryerson University
Octavio Rico
Electrical Integration and Test Engineer - Space Systems Loral
Fengfeng Xi
Professor in the Ryerson Aerospace Engineering Department
Group D
As part of a global network of friends’ associations, CFTAU facilitates academic and research partnerships between Canada and Israel as well as establishing scholarships, supporting research, cultivating student and faculty exchanges and recruiting Canadian students to participate in the TAU International Program.
Stephen Adler
Executive Director at Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University
Amy Zaghloul
Director of Investor Relations at iGan Partners
Group E
Sam founded iGan Partners, Canada's most active MedTech VC Investor. Collectively iGan has supported the creation of over 20 successful medical device, digital health and tech companies in Canada. Currently, Sam is a Director in 6 companies including Chairman of MolecuLight, RNA Diagnostics and eSight. Sam holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business.
Sam Ifergan
Keynote Speaker & Panelist
CEO and Founder of iGan Partners
Sep Assadian
Venture Growth, Director at VentureLAB
Bruno is a Advisor at VentureLAB (www.venturelab.ca). They help technology companies from early stage to growth, advance their businesses by providing mentoring, training and connections to partners, investors, and customers. His specialty is in medical devices and health related technologies.
Bruno Maruzzo
Advisor at VentureLAB
Since 2008, Prolucid has successfully delivered hundreds of software engineering projects for our clients using a proven combination of process, technology, and expertise.
Chris Kennedy
Director of Partnerships and Marketing at Prolucid Technologies
Group H
Modelis, leverages advanced drug discovery methods to reduce the time and resources it takes to repurpose existing treatments for rare genetic diseases.
James Doyle
CEO at Modelis Inc.
MolecuLight Inc. is a privately owned, Canadian medical imaging company. Desmond has 25+ years of experience developing and managing the development of disruptive medical imaging technologies from inception through to commercial launch and through many product lifecycles. Recent experience includes successive roles from VP, Engineering at VisualSonics through to General Manager of FUJIFILM/VisualSonics.
Desmond Hirson
COO at MolecuLight Inc.
Lauren Wirtzfeld is a Senior Ultrasound Systems Developer at FujiFilm VisualSonics, Inc. working on high-frequency research ultrasound systems. She earned degrees in Biomedical Engineering from University of Toronto and Western University. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in quantitative ultrasound at the University of Illinois and Ryerson University.
Lauren Wirtzfeld
Senior Ultrasound Systems Developer at FUJIFILM VisualSonics, Inc.
Group I
Jeff Barnes
Director Canada Operations at Hyde Technical Services Canada Inc
Jen Sage is a Technical Recruiter focused on the continental United States and Canada for Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Inc., a global biotechnology and pharmaceutical engineering and consulting firm.
Jen Sage
Recruiter at Hyde Engineering and
Consulting
Raju Basumatary
CTO at License Academy (Digifaire)
Group J
Biomedical engineer with a focus on process and manufacturing engineering of medical devices in a ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA cGMP regulated environments.
Steven Jones
Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Conavi Medical
Dr. Scott Tsai is the Director of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Ryerson University. Dr. Tsai's laboratory specializes in droplet and bubble microfluidics. His group also currently collaborates actively with hospital researchers to implement these technologies in medical applications related to kidney disease and prostate cancer.
Dr. Scott Tsai
Associate Professor and Director at Ryerson University
Teresa Mihalik is an engineer with 20+ years of experience in the medical device industry. Teresa has more than 35 issued U.S. patents, multiple correlating patents and applications in Canada, Europe, and China, and a number of external publications. Teresa holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from McGill University, in the discipline of mechanical engineering.
Teresa Mihalik
Senior Director at Agile MV
Group K
Dr. Paul Zalzal is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a Masters of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University. He has pioneered computer assisted surgical techniques in these areas. His list of publications include topics relevant to clinical outcomes, biomechanics, tissue engineering, and computer assisted surgery.
Group L
Dr. Paul Zalzal
Orthopaedic Surgeon at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
Sharon Gabison
Affiliate Scientist in Pressure Injury and Homecare Research at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Spectral’s vision is to provide a personalized approach that will vastly improve outcomes for patients with septic shock by combining a targeted diagnostic test and therapy.
Chris Seto
Chief Executive Officer at Spectral Medical Inc
Associate Product Manager at Self Care Catalysts.
Recent Biomedical Engineering Graduate from Ryerson University.
Johnny Libenzon
Associate Product Manager at Self Care Catalysts, Founder of Project Kindling
From food producing to oil refining, beer making, and drug manufacturing companies, Steam is well known for delivering safe, sustainable and efficient energy. Spirax Sarco works in pharmaceuticals, hospitals and the health industry, etc.
Joe Aprile
VP Operations & Engineering at Spirax Sarco Canada Limited
Group M
Technical and people leader with a 10-year track record of successful product design and manufacturing in the medical industry. Experienced in project management and the development of complex products consisting of software, electrical, and mechanical parts. Passionate about the continuous improvement of people, products, and processes.
Andrei Jakab
Manager, Software & Electrical Engineering at Thornhill Medical
Shukla Malay
Physician at Southern
Alberta Medical
Krupaben Joshi
Pharmacy Assistant at Loblaw Pharmacy
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