Pierre Laurin

Biography

 Pierre Laurin working as President & Chief Executive Officer at Prometic Life Sciences     Mr. Pierre Laurin is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Involved in the development of Prometic’s platform technology since 1989, Mr. Laurin founded Prometic Life Sciences Inc. in 1994. As Chairman until March, 2011 and President and CEO of the Corporation since its inception, he took the Corporation public on the Toronto Stock Exchange and has since raised over $650 million through equity and debt financing and multinational funding. Mr. Laurin’s corporate development achievements include the successful close of some 45 licensing agreements and joint venture agreements with multinationals including two strategic agreements with the American Red Cross. Mr. Laurin’s prior experience also includes positions with various pharmaceutical companies, including Nordic Laboratories (now Sanofi) where he played a pivotal role in the commercial success of Cardizem in Canada.  

Research Interest

 pharmaceutical and biotechnology