The board members of the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) Foundation are pleased to announce the appointment of Stéphane Paquet as director and member of the Foundation Corporation.
“I welcome the expertise of Mr. Paquet. His international experience and understanding of the media and business worlds in Quebec are a major asset to the IRCM Foundation,” said André J.P. Couillard, President of the IRCM Foundation.
Stéphane Paquet has been Vice President, Investment Greater Montréal of Montréal International since November 2015. Previously, he was Quebec’s delegate general in London for two years where he focused on enhancing economic trade between the United Kingdom and Quebec. From 1991 to 2001, Mr. Paquet worked as a reporter, copy editor and assignment editor for Radio-Canada television. He went on to work in print media, first at Soleil and then La Presse. He was head of La Presse’s Business section for two years, and in September 2010 became deputy editor and editor in chief of Les Affaires Group. Mr. Paquet received a bursary for the US Department of State’s Young Leaders program. He holds a graduate diploma in international politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a master’s degree in communication from Université du Québec à Montréal.
About the IRCM Foundation
The Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute Foundation is one of the Institute's key partners. Through the tremendous efforts of people committed to IRCM's present and future, the Foundation can fulfill its mission of supporting IRCM's research, technological development and training activities, promoting its growth.
About the IRCM
Founded in 1967, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute is a non-profit organization that conducts fundamental and clinical biomedical research in addition to training high-level young scientists. With its cutting-edge technology facilities, the institute brings together 33 research teams, which work in cancer, immunology, neuroscience, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, systems biology and medicinal chemistry. The IRCM also operates a research clinic specialized in hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes and cystic fibrosis, as well as a research centre on rare and genetic diseases in adults. The IRCM is affiliated with the Université de Montréal and associated with McGill University. Its clinic is affiliated with the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM). The IRCM is supported by the Ministère de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’Innovation (Quebec ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation).
Source:
Anne-Marie Beauregard, Communications Officer
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute
514 987-5555 | anne-marie.beauregard@ircm.qc.ca
