International Expert Group

Team

The International Expert Group on Biotechnology, Innovation and Intellectual Property is comprised of sixteen experts from the Americas and Europe backed by world-leading international experts sitting on it Advisory Board . The Expert Group was supported by over 120 researchers, visitors and representatives from government, industry and scientists and over 25 researchers and associate researchers who actively participated in the research, discussions, review and validation of its work.

Experts

Richard Gold, McGill University, Chair
Wendy Adams, McGill University
Louise Bernier, Université de Sherbrooke
Tania Bubela, University of Alberta
Luc Cassivi, Université du Québec à Montréal
David Castle, University of Ottawa
Ghislaine Cleret de Langavant, AETMIS (until 2006)
L. Martin Cloutier, Université du Québec à Montréal
Abdallah S. Daar, University of Toronto
Hélène Delerue, Université du Québec à Montréal
Amy Glass, Texas A&M University
Elisa Henry, McGill University
Lori Knowles, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta
Jean-Frédéric Morin, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Tina Piper, McGill University
Pamela J. Smith, University of Minnesota

Advisors

Maristela Basso, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta (Canada)
Robert Cook-Deegan, Duke University (United States)
Iain Gillespie, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (France)
Julian Kinderlerer, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
Marnie McCall, Industry Canada (Canada)
Kent Nnadozie, SEAPRI (Kenya)
Anthony So, Duke University (United States)
Koichi Sumikura, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Japan)

Associate Experts

Michael Adcock, University of Sheffield
Alain Gallochat, Consultant
Scott Kieff, Washington University
Peter Phillips, University of Saskatchewan
Arti Rai, Duke University
Edson Beas Rodriguez, IDCID

Researchers

Cécile Bensimon, University of Toronto
Céline Bérard, Université du Québec à Montréal
Lorie Bouchard, Université du Québec à Montréal
Julia Carbone, McGill University / Duke University
Hélène Delerue, Université du Québec à Montréal
Karen Durell, McGill University
Kate Hoye, University of Ottawa
Fabricio Nunez, University of Minnesota

Associate Researchers

Maria Chan, University of Alberta
Melanie Forcier Bourassa, McGill University
Shawn Hagen, University of Alberta
Yann Joly, McGill University
Liesel Knall, University of Alberta
Gene Kruger, McGill University
Kira Kumagai, Ottawa University
Pavel Matrosov, McGill University
Dipesh Mistry, University of Alberta
Thomas Moran, University of Alberta
Jyoti Mistry, Ottawa University
Rhiannon Noble, University of Alberta
Sven Poysa, McGill University
Jeff Roberts, McGill University
Andreas Stromann, University of Alberta

Administration and Logistics

Monique Cavalleri, European University Institute
Hélène Hamou, McGill University
Monique Leblanc, McGill University

Visiting Fellows

Emile Bienvenu, National University of Rwanda
Emmanuelle Bourgois, Food and Agriculture Organization
Rabogajane Busang, Medical Research Council (South Africa)
Maria-Teresa Lavalle, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Isabel Lopez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, (Spain)
Jackline Nyaga, University of Nairobi (Kenya)
Graciela de Ortuzar, National University of La Plata (Argentina)
Niranjan C. Rao, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (India)
Antoinette Rouvroy, European University Institute

Project Partners

Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnólogica
Duke University
European University Institute
Institute for Forest Biotechnology
McGill University

Communications Partners

Burness Communications
La Boîte Numérique
Labonté Communications
National