John Valliant

Biography

Dr. Valliant is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fusion Pharmaceuticals. John has been instrumental in securing both investment and scientific and medical collaborations with the industrial and academic partners of Fusion. Prior to Fusion, Dr. Valliant founded the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC), a radiopharmaceutical research and development centre of excellence established in 2008 through funding from the Federal and Provincial governments, industry and academic partners. The CPDC is focused on discovering, developing and distributing the next generation of molecular imaging probes. The CPDC also plays an important role in Canada’s health care system, manufacturing and delivering a reliable, daily supply of imaging probes to hospitals and clinics nationally and internationally. Dr. Valliant is also a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University. His current research focuses on developing new radiolabeling methods and compound discovery strategies to create clinically relevant molecular imaging probes and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. In 2009, John was selected as one of Canada’s Top 40, Under 40, a distinction that recognizes his work at CPDC and McMaster University to advance molecular imaging probe technologies, improve patient care and spur economic growth through commercialization of Canadian technologies. In 2015, he received the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering from NSERC, recognizing his contribution to a team of researchers from physics, chemistry and nuclear medicine, who developed breakthrough technology that uses hospital-based cyclotrons to produce critical medical isotopes. Dr. Valliant completed his PhD at McMaster University, and followed with a post-doctoral fellowship under the joint supervision of professors Alun G. Jones (Harvard) and Alan Davison (MIT).

Research Interest

Business Investment and Collaboration, radiopharmaceutical research and development, Chemistry and Chemical Biology.