Ron Boch

Biography

 Dr. Ron Boch is the Vice President, Biotechnology and Industry Affairs with lead responsibility for BIOTECanada’s industry policy development.Before joining BIOTECanada, Ron was the Director, Pharmaceutical Development at Variation Biotechnologies Inc. He is experienced in chemistry, manufacturing and controls particularly regarding biotechnology products and formulation.Prior to VBI, Ron worked at QLT Inc. in Vancouver for over ten years where he contributed to the development of Visudyne (approved for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration) and as the Associate Director, Formulation, he directed the development activities of a wide variety of preclinical and clinical products.As a named inventor of over 60 US and international patent applications including nine different patent families, Ron developed technologies for new business opportunities and managed relationships with key opinion leaders in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industry.  Ron has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and B.Sc. in Biochemistry, both earned from the University of Ottawa.

Research Interest

 Biochemistry