Dr. Peter Zandstra receives the Life Sciences BC Scientific Entrepreneurship Award

Dr. Peter Zandstra is nominated for the inaugural Scientific Entrepreneurship Award from Life Sciences BC Former Director of the MSL and cross-appointed with the School for Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Zandstra’s work straddles the space between academia and industry. On top of running a stem cell-focused biotechnology research laboratory as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Bioengineering, he has founded several biotechnology companies, including ExCellThera and Notch Therapeutics, both of which have made a significant impact on the design of novel therapeutic technologies.