Overview: The Valorization Rendez-vous aims to familiarize the IRCM research community with
the innovation process. The event provides a comprehensive overview of the different stages of technology transfer, from laboratory discovery to bringing an invention to market and clinical
translation.

Event Program:
Opening Remarks: Nadia Dubé, Vice President, Development and Administration (IRCM); 2:00–2:05 p.m.

Session 1: “The Foundations of Technology Transfer”; 2:05–3:20 p.m.
Chair: Élie Lambert, Junior Agent in Technology Transfer (IRCM)
Individual presentations followed by Q&A sessions

• Peiman Shooshtarizadeh, Director for Commercialization (IRCM)
• Prof. Nabil Seidah, Principal Investigator (IRCM)
• Mojtaba Mollaei, Ph.D. Candidate (IRCM)
• Nadia Chanane, Regional Director, Montreal (Axelys)
• George Elvira, Partner – Intellectual Property (Gowling WLG)

Session 2: “The levers for innovation maturation and financing”; 3:30–4:25 p.m.
Moderator: Annie Bourdeau, Executive Director (Amplius)
Interactive panel discussion

• Prof. Nicolas Moitessier, Principal Investigator (McGill); Co-founder and CSO (MFI)
• Mounia Azzi, Venture Partner (AdBio Partners)
• Jesse Paterson, Senior Director, Strategy and Pharmaceutical Alliances (CQDM)
• Inès Holzbaur, Founder and Managing Partner (AmorChem)

Concluding Remarks: Élie Lambert, Junior Technology Transfer Officer (IRCM); 4:25–4:30 p.m.

A coffee break will be served between the two sessions, and the event will conclude with a networking cocktail reception in the IRCM Lobby starting at 4:30 p.m.