A Chartered Accountant by training, Ken Newport is an entrepreneur and business executive with a focus on life sciences. In the mid-1990s, Ken co-founded CroMedica Global Inc., a contract research organization, and grew it to over 600 employees in just six years, eventually reaching 2,600 employees with 13 offices in nine countries. After the merger of CroMedica and PRA International Inc. in 2005, Ken moved on to found and lead several other successful life sciences businesses. He has earned the ICD.D designation and serves or has served on several corporate boards.

Ken has also lent his expertise to volunteer boards, including the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He currently serves as Chair of BioCanRx, Canada’s National Centre of Excellence for Immunotherapy Cancer Research.

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  Executive Chairman in TryCycle Data Systems

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  Co-Founder in Virica Biotech​

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  Executive Chairman in Virica Biotech​

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