Vanessa Williamson

Executive Director

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Vanessa joined the Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) in February 2010, and brings to the position extensive experience in academic and industrial R&D, technology transfer, and commercialization.

Prior to coming to CONII, Vanessa was the Director of Technology Transfer and Commercialization at the University of Prince Edward Island and Three Oaks Innovations, where she was responsible for the management of UPEI’s industry liaison activities, and technology transfer and commercialization portfolio.  While at UPEI, she was also a member of the Springboard Atlantic Management Committee.  Vanessa has served as a Technology Transfer Manager in the University of Guelph’s Business Development Office, with a focus on life science technologies, and prior to moving to academia, worked with NPS Pharmaceuticals, an international biopharmaceutical company, initially as a development scientist, and later in technology transfer.  She has held multiple research and development positions in both industry and academia, focused mainly in the biological sciences.

Vanessa holds a BSc in Chemistry and Biochemistry, an MSc in Medical Science, and is a Canadian Patent Agent trainee.  Her professional memberships include ACCT Canada, AUTM, and LES.