Dominic Jaikaran
Profile
Dr. Dominic Jaikaran joined BDC Venture Capital in May 2010 as Director, Life Sciences.
He brings a diverse scientific background and experience in project management, marketing and business development to the Life Sciences team.
Before joining BDC he was a staff scientist at San Diego-based Diversa Corporation (now Verenium Corporation), a NASDAQ-listed company focusing on protein discovery and evolution for various applications, including, alternative fuels, industrial processing and agriculture.
In Canada, Dr. Jaikaran has worked as an independent consultant for a biofuel start-up and with the commercialization team at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
He has published more than ten articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a co-inventor on a provisional patent application with the US Patent Office.
Dr. Jaikaran holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Ph.D.
in Biological Chemistry, both from the University of Toronto.
He also has an MBA (Health Care Administration) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Former positions of Dominic Jaikaran
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| MILESTONE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Director/Board Member | - |
| VERENIUM CORP | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
 Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Ontario Institute for Cancer Research provides research on the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. It offers Innovation programs, like cancer stem cell, innovation in target validation, and smarter imaging, Technology programs, like drug discovery, genome technologies, informatics and bio-computing, imaging translation, and tranformative pathology, and Translation programs. The company was founded by Calvin R. Stiller in December 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
BDC Venture Capital
 BDC Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Dominic Jaikaran
| University of Toronto | Doctorate Degree |
| Rotman School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
Experiences
Positions held
Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| MILESTONE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 3 |
|---|---|
BDC Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada. | Finance |
Verenium Corp.
 Verenium Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Verenium Corp. produces cellulosic ethanol derived from multiple biomass feedstocks. It manufactures and markets enzyme products in the fields of animal health and nutrition, grain processing, oilseed processing, oilfield services and other industrial processes such as pulp and paper and textiles. The company was founded in December 1992 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Health Technology |
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Ontario Institute for Cancer Research provides research on the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. It offers Innovation programs, like cancer stem cell, innovation in target validation, and smarter imaging, Technology programs, like drug discovery, genome technologies, informatics and bio-computing, imaging translation, and tranformative pathology, and Translation programs. The company was founded by Calvin R. Stiller in December 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Health Services |
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