Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) was launched to solve a big challenge. Commercialization within the life sciences. There’s a general lack of understanding of the technical and scientific capacity needed for a life sciences company to commercialize in Canada. API sought to fix that.

Part incubator, part R&D, API helps companies scale up here in Canada where they would normally have to invest tens of millions of dollars just to build out their infrastructure. And the model is working, with growth forecast to see 60 staff currently blossom to 150 in the next 18 months.

In addition, the Government of Canada recently made an $80.5 million investment in a key project API is involved in.

But that success itself brings many challenges. How is API handling those?

Guest: Andrew MacIsaac, CEO Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API)

Website: appliedpharma.ca

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-pharmaceutical-innovation

Twitter: @api_applied

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Bishop Water Technologies is rapidly growing in Canada. Dedicated to the development of easy-to-use, low energy solutions for solids management, it’s a team that has worked for two decades to develop and optimize affordable technologies.

So it may be surprising to hear CEO Kevin Bossy say technical skills have to take a back seat compared to attitude. But he firmly believes it. This attitude has helped Bishop Water grow ten-fold over the last 15 years.

It’s heart and desire that help find the new innovations, and proof positive that low-energy solutions are often found by high energy attitude.

Guest: Kevin Bossy,

CEO Bishop Water Technologies

Web site https://bishopwater.ca/

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The entrepreneurial mindset was introduced early to Ronen Benin by his parents. They had moved to Canada with degrees that weren’t recognized. So they taught him, if you’re going to build something, make sure you are always build something for yourself too. He never forgot that.

Today Ronen is the founder and CEO of a number of companies now such as Glissner which created the World’s first

clinical-grade phone sanitizer. It uses UV light to kill all viruses and bacteria on any phone in a couple seconds.

He’s also founder of Right Blue Labs which developed the Avail App that helps companies understand the psychometrics of employee wellness.

In this episode Ronen shares his strategies for building businesses but more importantly, attracting and keeping the right talent.

Guest: Ronen Benin, founder and CEO of Glissner

Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronenbenin/

https://glissner.com/

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