Mr. Kamran Alam
VP, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Management
aquinox
Canada
Biography
Mr. Alam has over 15 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry and brings a demonstrated ability to finance and identify strategic opportunities for biotechnology companies. Mr. Alam was most recently the Senior Director, Business Development of Sirius Genomics where he worked directly with the CEO playing a lead role in planning and executing the company's business and financial strategy. Previously he has held senior business roles at the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Angiotech Pharmaceuticals and AnorMED. Mr. Alam started his career as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as a member of their Life Sciences Practice and gained valuable experience in the financing, auditing and tax structuring of a number of biotechnology and technology companies. Mr. Alam's diverse industry experience has provided him with an opportunity to participate in numerous and varied finance transactions, partnering deals and mergers and acquisitions in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, and Asia. In addition to his CA designation, Mr. Alam possesses an MBA in International Business and Strategy from the University of Victoria as well as a B.Sc. in Cell Biology and Genetics from the University of British Columbia.
Research Interest
Business and Management
