START UP/PRE-INCUBATING COMPANIES LOCATED IN CHEMISTRY
- Acanthus Research Inc. , www.acanthusresearch.com
Ewa Tobin, President
John Tobin, Director of Analytical Development
Acanthus Research Inc. is a dynamic research based company dedicated to small scale synthesis of reference chemicals for various industries. Our area of expertise lies in the synthesis and analytical qualification of reference standards of drug metabolites, stable-isotope labeled analogues, degradation products and related compounds.
Acanthus BioResearch division, a new addition to our company, offers custom antibody production as well as the design and synthesis of linkers for drug conjugation to proteins and chemical protein modification.
- Diamino Pharm Inc., www.diaminopharm.com
Professor Jik Chin, CEO and Mr. Hyunwoo Kim, CTO
Our mission is to develop innovative diamine based catalysts, receptors and therapeutics of the highest quality.
- DVS Sciences Inc., www.DVSsciences.com
Professor Scott Tanner, President & CEO; Professor Vladimir Baranov, Co-Founder;
Dmitri Bandura, Co-Founder; Olga Ornatsky, Co-Founder
DVS Sciences Inc. develops, manufactures and markets globally the CyTOF™ mass cytometer that employs a unique embodiment of atomic mass spectrometry to enable massively multi-parametric analysis of single cells at high throughput. The technology solves the challenges of polychromatic (fluorescence) flow cytometry. Rather than fluorescent emission, the instrument "reads" the stable isotope tags that are appended to antibody probes using the company's MAXPAR™ reagent system. Both the instrument and reagents are covered by company patents and IP licensed from the University of Toronto.
- Opalux, www.opalux.com
Mr. Paul Chan, CEO; Dr. Andre Arsenault, CTO and Professor Jeffrey MacIntosh, Director of Business Development
Opalux is a global leader in photonic color technology research and development. The company's mission is to accelerate the commercialization of new technologies and applications based on the exciting platform technology of photonic color. Opalux works directly with industry-leading companies in a process of open innovation to collaboratively create the next generation of photonic color technology applications.
