Team — CENE

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Meet the Team

Our work is led by a volunteer Board of Directors and CENE Laureates: accomplished leaders recognized for their contributions to both their local innovation sector and the global growth of Canadian entrepreneurship.

Board of Directors

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Karla MacDonald (she/her)

CENE President, Board of Directors

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Entrada Therapeutics

Rick Pierce

CENE Vice President, Board of Directors

President, CEO & Board Chair at Decoy Therapeutics

Nadine Beauger (she/her)

CENE Member, Board of Directors

Senior Director, Therapeutic & Medical Device Accelerator at Boston Children's Hospital's (BCH) Technology & Innovation Development Office

Stefano Caprara

CENE Secretary, Board of Directors

Principal Attorney at Caprara Law, PC

James De Vellis

CENE Member, Board of Directors

Patent Lawyer, Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP

Patricia Gauthier

CENE Member, Board of Directors

General Manager, Global Rare Disease Business at Moderna

Scott Lewis

CENE Member, Board of Directors

Chairman & CEO at Roundtable Boston

Christopher Tan

CENE Member, Board of Directors

Executive Director, Business Development & Licensing, Search & Evaluation, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & Oncology at Merck

Chris Watters

CENE Treasurer, Board of Directors

Vice President & Franchise Head, Neuroscience Business Unit at Ipsen USA

CENE Laureates

CENE Laureates are former Board members who have made exemplary contributions to the CENE and continue to support our organization and mission.

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Jill S. Becker, PhD

Chief Executive Officer at SparkNano

Gary Brandt

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Members Mobile

Avak Kahvejian, PhD

General Partner at Flagship Pioneering

George "Buzz" Kenney

Co-Founder, President & CEO at LiquiThermDx, LLC

Chris Legg

Senior Managing Director at Progress Partners

Eduardo Pontoriero

CEO & Board Director

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Meet the Team

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CENE Laureates

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