Board of
Directors
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Pierre Laurin
Chairman of the Board
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Steven Saviuk
Director
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Brent Norton, MD
Director
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Patrick O'Donnell
Director
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Pierre Laurin
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Pierre Laurin is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. He founded Prometic Life Sciences Inc. in 1994 and took the company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1998. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since its inception until December 2018 during which period he raised close to $1 billion in equity, debt financing and multinational funding. Mr. Laurin's corporate development achievements include the successful closing of multiple licensing agreements and partnering agreements with multinationals, including two strategic agreements with the American Red Cross, which led to commercial applications and blood derived therapeutics. Mr. Laurin's prior experience also includes positions with various pharmaceutical companies, including Nordic Laboratories (now Sanofi) where he played a pivotal role in the development and commercial success of Cardizem® in Canada and in the UK.
He is currently a board member of Innodem Neurosciences Inc., Innovon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Invhealth Capital Inc. Mr. Laurin holds a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and an MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Montreal.
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Steven Saviuk
Director
Mr. Saviuk has an extensive background in finance and venture capital investing including a number of successful health science companies. He co founded Valeo Pharma in 2003 and has served as its President and CEO since its inception and has overseen its transformation from its early years as an in licensor of established brands to a fast growing full service Canadian pharmaceutical company.
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Brent Norton, MD
Director
Dr. Norton is a leader in the Life Science industry with operational and Director experience across several successful enterprises which achieved significant multiples for investors. Dr. Norton founded PreMD, completing IPO's and listings on both TSX and AMEX. Operationally, he has built R&D and commercial operations, led transactions with AstraZeneca, Atherogenics, Eli Lilly, L'Oreal, Parke Davis/Pfizer, etc., and taken products through the FDA to global out-licensing with Johnson & Johnson.
He is a founding Director of Novadaq Technologies (TSX:NDQ, NASDAQ:NVDQ), one of Canada's most valuable medical companies. Dr. Norton has been an active member of several BOD's, public and private, in both Canada and the US. He is a Venture Partner at Lumira Capital, a member of the Research Committee for CAMH, an Advisory BOD member for the Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation, and a Past-President and Director of the Osler Bluff Ski Club and Director of Alpine Ontario.
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Patrick O'Donnell
Director
Patrick O'Donnell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HD LifeSciences, a prominent life sciences executive with over 25 years of experience guiding companies in both the pre-commercial and commercial stages. Mr. O'Donnell brings a comprehensive understanding of the medical device, orthobiologics and biomaterial industries in the orthopedic, spine, neurosurgery, and sports medicine markets.
Prior to his role at HD LifeSciences, he was Executive Vice-President & General Manager of Commercial Operations for Bonesupport A.B.;Co-Founder and CEO for Proteothera, Inc.; President and CEO for Histogenics Corporation / Prochon Biotech, Inc., Director of Global Marketing for Confluent Surgical, Inc., and sales and marketing positions of escalating responsibility for Johnson & Johnson / DePuy Spine. Patrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Howard P. Walthall
Director
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Tim Cunningham
Director
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Brent Norton, MD
Director
Dr. Norton is a leader in the Life Science industry with operational and Director experience across several successful enterprises which achieved significant multiples for investors. Dr. Norton founded PreMD, completing IPO's and listings on both TSX and AMEX. Operationally, he has built R&D and commercial operations, led transactions with AstraZeneca, Atherogenics, Eli Lilly, L'Oreal, Parke Davis/Pfizer, etc., and taken products through the FDA to global out-licensing with Johnson & Johnson.
He is a founding Director of Novadaq Technologies (TSX:NDQ, NASDAQ:NVDQ), one of Canada's most valuable medical companies. Dr. Norton has been an active member of several BOD's, public and private, in both Canada and the US. He is a Venture Partner at Lumira Capital, a member of the Research Committee for CAMH, an Advisory BOD member for the Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation, and a Past-President and Director of the Osler Bluff Ski Club and Director of Alpine Ontario.
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Patrick O'Donnell
Director
Patrick O'Donnell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HD LifeSciences, a prominent life sciences executive with over 25 years of experience guiding companies in both the pre-commercial and commercial stages. Mr. O'Donnell brings a comprehensive understanding of the medical device, orthobiologics and biomaterial industries in the orthopedic, spine, neurosurgery, and sports medicine markets.
Prior to his role at HD LifeSciences, he was Executive Vice-President & General Manager of Commercial Operations for Bonesupport A.B.;Co-Founder and CEO for Proteothera, Inc.; President and CEO for Histogenics Corporation / Prochon Biotech, Inc., Director of Global Marketing for Confluent Surgical, Inc., and sales and marketing positions of escalating responsibility for Johnson & Johnson / DePuy Spine. Patrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Howard P. Walthall
Director
Mr. Walthall is a seasoned Life Sciences executive with an extensive background in Regenerative Medicine, Orthopedics and Advanced Wound Care. During his career, he oversaw multiple highly successful product development projects and new product launches and led a growing company to successful exit by strategic acquisition. Mr. Walthall began his career in 2000 as an attorney at Burr & Forman LLP where he specialized in 10 intellectual property and technology-related litigation and transactional work. In 2011, Mr. Walthall became President and CEO of NuTech Spine, Inc. and later held concurrent President and CEO positions at NuTech Medical, Inc. and NuTech Spine Inc. ("NuTech"), companies specialized in the business of advanced surgical biologics and wound care. After a successful exit via the acquisition of NuTech by Organogenesis, Inc. ("Organogenensis"), Mr. Walthall became Executive Vice President, Strategy and Market Development at Organogenesis where he led Sales, Marketing and R&D for the Surgical and Sports Medicine (SSM) product lines. In 2020, Mr. Walthall founded and is now CEO of Lumiheal Therapeutics, Inc., a company which develops and commercializes a patented technology that uses fluorescent light energy (FLE) to heal chronic and acute wounds, burns, and surgical incisions. Mr. Walthall holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) from Duke University, Durham, NC and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Samford University – Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL.
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Tim Cunningham
Director
Mr. Cunningham brings over 30 years of extensive finance and operations leadership experience in the biotechnology and software industries as a CFO with a demonstrated record of success in building start-up enterprises into industry leaders and scaling larger entities globally. His expertise includes financial & strategic planning, P&L management and execution, acquisitions & divestures, raising equity and debt and post-merger integration. Throughout his career, Mr. Cunningham has raised more than $500M in private and public equity as well as debt. Mr. Cunningham started his career in public accounting with KPMG in NYC and later with PWC in Boston. Prior to joining Danforth Advisors, he served as CFO at Organogenesis where he took the company public in 2018, raising $144M in equity and $100M in debt over his tenure. He built the teams, systems, processes and procedures leading to revenue growth from $98M in 2016 to a record $270M TTM in 2020 and the highest rating from each of the sell-side analysts Mr. Cunningham holds an MBA from Boston University, a BS in Accounting from Boston College and is a CPA in the states of New York & Florida
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Pierre Laurin
Chairman of the Board
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Pierre Laurin
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Pierre Laurin is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. He founded Prometic Life Sciences Inc. in 1994 and took the company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1998. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since its inception until December 2018 during which period he raised close to $1 billion in equity, debt financing and multinational funding. Mr. Laurin's corporate development achievements include the successful closing of multiple licensing agreements and partnering agreements with multinationals, including two strategic agreements with the American Red Cross, which led to commercial applications and blood derived therapeutics. Mr. Laurin's prior experience also includes positions with various pharmaceutical companies, including Nordic Laboratories (now Sanofi) where he played a pivotal role in the development and commercial success of Cardizem® in Canada and in the UK.
He is currently a board member of Innodem Neurosciences Inc., Innovon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Invhealth Capital Inc. Mr. Laurin holds a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and an MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Montreal.
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Steven Saviuk
Director
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Steven Saviuk
Director
Mr. Saviuk has an extensive background in finance and venture capital investing including a number of successful health science companies. He co founded Valeo Pharma in 2003 and has served as its President and CEO since its inception and has overseen its transformation from its early years as an in licensor of established brands to a fast growing full service Canadian pharmaceutical company.
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Brent Norton, MD
Director
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Brent Norton, MD
Director
Dr. Norton is a leader in the Life Science industry with operational and Director experience across several successful enterprises which achieved significant multiples for investors. Dr. Norton founded PreMD, completing IPO's and listings on both TSX and AMEX. Operationally, he has built R&D and commercial operations, led transactions with AstraZeneca, Atherogenics, Eli Lilly, L'Oreal, Parke Davis/Pfizer, etc., and taken products through the FDA to global out-licensing with Johnson & Johnson.
He is a founding Director of Novadaq Technologies (TSX:NDQ, NASDAQ:NVDQ), one of Canada's most valuable medical companies. Dr. Norton has been an active member of several BOD's, public and private, in both Canada and the US. He is a Venture Partner at Lumira Capital, a member of the Research Committee for CAMH, an Advisory BOD member for the Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation, and a Past-President and Director of the Osler Bluff Ski Club and Director of Alpine Ontario.
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Patrick O'Donnell
Director
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Patrick O'Donnell
Director
Patrick O'Donnell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HD LifeSciences, a prominent life sciences executive with over 25 years of experience guiding companies in both the pre-commercial and commercial stages. Mr. O'Donnell brings a comprehensive understanding of the medical device, orthobiologics and biomaterial industries in the orthopedic, spine, neurosurgery, and sports medicine markets.
Prior to his role at HD LifeSciences, he was Executive Vice-President & General Manager of Commercial Operations for Bonesupport A.B.;Co-Founder and CEO for Proteothera, Inc.; President and CEO for Histogenics Corporation / Prochon Biotech, Inc., Director of Global Marketing for Confluent Surgical, Inc., and sales and marketing positions of escalating responsibility for Johnson & Johnson / DePuy Spine. Patrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Howard P. Walthall
Director
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Howard P. Walthall
Director
Mr. Walthall is a seasoned Life Sciences executive with an extensive background in Regenerative Medicine, Orthopedics and Advanced Wound Care. During his career, he oversaw multiple highly successful product development projects and new product launches and led a growing company to successful exit by strategic acquisition. Mr. Walthall began his career in 2000 as an attorney at Burr & Forman LLP where he specialized in 10 intellectual property and technology-related litigation and transactional work. In 2011, Mr. Walthall became President and CEO of NuTech Spine, Inc. and later held concurrent President and CEO positions at NuTech Medical, Inc. and NuTech Spine Inc. ("NuTech"), companies specialized in the business of advanced surgical biologics and wound care. After a successful exit via the acquisition of NuTech by Organogenesis, Inc. ("Organogenensis"), Mr. Walthall became Executive Vice President, Strategy and Market Development at Organogenesis where he led Sales, Marketing and R&D for the Surgical and Sports Medicine (SSM) product lines. In 2020, Mr. Walthall founded and is now CEO of Lumiheal Therapeutics, Inc., a company which develops and commercializes a patented technology that uses fluorescent light energy (FLE) to heal chronic and acute wounds, burns, and surgical incisions. Mr. Walthall holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) from Duke University, Durham, NC and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Samford University – Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL.
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Tim Cunningham
Director
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Tim Cunningham
Director
Mr. Cunningham brings over 30 years of extensive finance and operations leadership experience in the biotechnology and software industries as a CFO with a demonstrated record of success in building start-up enterprises into industry leaders and scaling larger entities globally. His expertise includes financial & strategic planning, P&L management and execution, acquisitions & divestures, raising equity and debt and post-merger integration. Throughout his career, Mr. Cunningham has raised more than $500M in private and public equity as well as debt. Mr. Cunningham started his career in public accounting with KPMG in NYC and later with PWC in Boston. Prior to joining Danforth Advisors, he served as CFO at Organogenesis where he took the company public in 2018, raising $144M in equity and $100M in debt over his tenure. He built the teams, systems, processes and procedures leading to revenue growth from $98M in 2016 to a record $270M TTM in 2020 and the highest rating from each of the sell-side analysts Mr. Cunningham holds an MBA from Boston University, a BS in Accounting from Boston College and is a CPA in the states of New York & Florida