The 3D BioFibR Team

3D BioFibR is led by an experienced team with scientific, industry and business leadership experience.

Founders

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Kevin Sullivan, CEO

- 23+ years building early stage biotech companies with multiple drug candidates.
- Raised over $90M in Funding for Venture backed start-ups.
- $40M+ Equity and Debt
- $50M+ in Non-dilutive funding
- U.S. DoD, NIH, NIAID, Industry Canada, ACOA, IRAP
- Successful in-licensing and out-licensing track record with Pharma and Academia.
- Successful IPO on the TSX (TSXV: APLI)

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Dr. John Frampton, CSO

- Associate professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University.
- Tier II Canada Research Chair in Cellular, Biomaterial and Matrix interaction.
- Published over 40 papers and 2 patents.
- Leads an interdisciplinary team of over 10 highly skilled researchers exploring interactions of cells with soft materials, and novel biomaterials.

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Dr. Jeff Turner, VP Strategy

- Former founder, president and CEO of Defyrus Inc. and Nexia Biotechnologies.
- Nexia completed the largest life sciences IPO in Canadian history at the time (over $40 million).
- As inventor of Biosteel, a spider-silk product, Jeff has invaluable expertise in biofibre industry.

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Craig gauld – VP

- 30+ years in the tech, biotech, manufacturing and finance sectors, as an entrepreneur, executive, investor and in-house legal counsel.
- Founder and executive in 7 start-ups, 4 went public.
- As an advisor, has expertise in operational and strategic relationships, IP, patents, venture capital, administration, and human resources.

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Gurkaran Chowdhry, Manager of Business Development

- MSc project uncovered the underlying mechanism for 3D BioFibr’s fibre formation, creating a criteria for polymer selection.
- Experience in 4 research groups at 2 U15 institutions has honed in-depth knowledge of polymer physics and strong R&D aptitude.

Advisors

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Dr. Laurent Kreplak

- Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University.
- Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science, and Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University.
- Expert in characterizing the mechanical properties of protein assemblies, cells, and tissues, through years of experience in soft matter physics, nanomechanics, and characterization of biopolymers such as collagen.

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Dr. Jan Rainey

- Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemistry, Dalhousie University.
- Expert in the engineering, manufacturing, and characterization of silk-based biomaterials and membrane proteins.
- Post-graduate training in biomolecular characterization NMR, and collagen structure and self-assembly.

The 3D BioFibR Team group shot

Join the Team

We’re always looking for curious scientists and engineers to add to our team!
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