Camille Gagnon, Eng, President and Founder                             camille.gagnon@innovitech.com

Camille Gagnon has more than 30 years of experience in consultation on developing, managing and promoting high tech projects. His acumen for strategic innovation coupled with his devotion to the field led him to establish Innovitech in 1990.  As a strategic broker and promoter of innovation among private businesses, public institutions and universities, Camille has taken Innovitech onto local, national and international stages,  turning his company into a leader in innovation. His accomplishments over the years have included managing innovation, developing science and industry clusters, setting up and promoting innovation consortiums.

André Bazergui, Ph.D., L.L.D., Eng., Partner                                andre.bazergui@innovitech.com

André Bazergui joined Innovitech in 1998 and has since collaborated on a number of important strategic mandates in the sectors of aerospace, life sciences and media arts. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technologies as well as CRIAQ (Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec). André served two four-year terms as Director General (CEO) and Vice-Chairman of the Board of École Polytechnique de Montréal, where he also taught for 30 years. In addition to his valuable contributions with Innovitech, André is currently holding the position of Chief Executive Officer at CRIAQ. (www.criaq.aero)

Dominique Sauvé has been active in the aerospace industry for the past fifteen years. She holds a Master degree in aerospace engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal. Mrs. Sauvé first worked as a structural engineer at Bombardier Aerospace, and specialized in damage tolerance. In 2000, she won the prestigious « Business Economist Challenge » from The Economist while obtaining an MBA at HEC Montreal (Hautes Études Commerciales). She then joined the CTA (Centre technologique en aérospatiale) as Director, and was instrumental in putting together a major project in the field of High Speed Machining, as well as positioning CTA as an important innovation center through partnerships development. Mrs. Sauvé joined CRIAQ in 2006 as Project Manager. She coordinates and integrates the technical and legal aspects of CRIAQ projects through pre-competitive research project agreements.

Sylvain Cofsky, GARDN Network Manager (www.gardn.org)                        sylvain.cofsky@innovitech.com

Sylvain Cofsky joined CRIAQ in August 2009 as Director, Special projects, and will be assigned the role of GARDN Network Manager as part of the CRIAQ-GARDN Agreement. For more than 5 years, Sylvain Cofsky was a key player in NanoQuébec, an organization created by the Canadian and Quebec governments to structure nanotechnology in Quebec, and became its Director General in January 2007. Under his leadership, NanoQuébec adopted a business plan that made it possible to obtain major triennial funding from governments. He was instrumental in negotiating the MOU signed in 2008 between NanoQuébec and CRIAQ. In the past year, he was with the Canadian Space Agency as Innovation and Research Advisor for the Life and Physical Sciences. Mr. Cofsky obtained his undergraduate degree from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales of Montreal in 1990 and a Masters degree in Science from the Université de Montréal in 1993.

Cédric Prince, M.Sc, Consultant, CRIAQ (www.criaq.aero)                             cedric.prince@innovitech.com

Cédric joined Innovitech in 2007 as an analyst. He works on various projects and more specifically on the strategic planning of Quebec’s research parks and on their business models. He is involved in the comprehension and benchmarking of those models as well as in all the consulting process with the customers. Cédric has a strong interest in mobilizing academic, corporate or governmental actors in the innovation field. He has an expertise in strategic planning, benchmarking, innovation and the implementation of innovative ideas. Before joining Innovitech, Cédric worked in mandates for other consulting firms and acted as Vice-President Communication of the HEC Management Consulting Club. Cédric holds a Master degree (M.Sc.) in management from HEC Montréal.

Chantal Vernier, Consultant, CRIAQ (www.criaq.aero)                                                     chantal.vernier@innovitech.com

Chantal Vernier has an expertise of more than 20 years in communications, advertising and consultation. Thanks to her client-oriented competency and professional skills, she has evolved in the business development and client services spheres, first in the pharmaceutical and advertising sectors, then in the consulting sector when joining Innovitech in 1992.  From 2002 to 2007, as Director of Communications, she worked principally on project coordination and corporate image aspects where she ensured consistent and professional standards for all reports, key documentation and corporate tools.  As a Consultant at CRIAQ since 2008, Chantal Vernier is mainly involved in the elaboration of research pre-competitive project agreements and coordinates follow-up activities with industry and university collaborators. Chantal Vernier holds a Bachelor’s degree in translation from Université de Montréal.  

Yvonne Kramer, PhD                                                                                    yvonne.kramer@innovitech.com

Audrey Falcucci, M. Adm, Consultant                                  audrey.falcucci@innovitech.com