Joe Irvine
Director TTBE, University of Ottawa-Board of Direc
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BioDiesel Reactor Technologies
Canada
Biography
Joe Irvine was appointed Director, Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise in May 2005. He has served in several capacities at the University of Ottawa (and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute) since 1989 when the research centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute opened. He held positions as Technology Transfer Officer for the Canadian Artificial Heart (EVAD) Program and Director, Business Development, responsible for intellectual property and contract and clinical research administration before being appointed Vice-President, Medical Affairs & Business Development at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and President, Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation. He played an important role in the creation of two UOHI spin-off companies that went public: WorldHeart Corporation and Liponex Inc. Before joining the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Mr. Irvine was the Business Development Officer at the University of Guelph and the Market Research Manager for Starnav Corporation. Mr. Irvine received a M.Sc. and B. Sc. (Hons) in molecular biology from Queen's University and started doctoral research in medical genetics at the University of Toronto prior to receiving his M.B.A. from the University of Ottawa.
Research Interest
Green Energy, Green Chemistry, Sustainability, renewable resources, biomass, biofuel, Green Engineering, green industrial applications, green investments, green process, green energy, biomaterials, nanotechnology, waste management, water treatment, bioreactors, bioprocessing
