Émilien Pelletier, Ph.D., chair of the Symposium
Director of the Canadian Research Chair in Molecular Ecotoxicology of high latitude marine zones at the Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski. (UQAR). Émilien is leading projects on the valorization of bioactive molecules and fractions extracted from Echinoderms and other Invertebrates. In addition, he supervises a mass spectrometry laboraty dedicated to identification of natural molecules and pollutants in marine organisms in northern seas.



Jacques Gagnon, Ph.D., co-chair of the Symposium
Scientific Director, Marine Biotechnology Research Centre (MBRC) located in Rimouski. Jacques is responsible for the scientific program at the MBRC. He also acts as a scientist in charge of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology laboratory at MBRC. He also works on the identification of new biomarkers and screening of marine natural extracts for biological activities. The identification of these biomarkers will allow to develop new validated and quantitative biomarkers assays.



Lucie Beaulieu, Ph.D.
Professor at Université du Québec à Rimouski and member of Aquatic Products Technology Centre (MAPAQ laboratory). Lucie is working specifically in the field of bioactive peptides and proteins derived from fisheries by-products and from marine species less exploited. She aims to identify bioactive molecules with a potential for commercialization.



Julie Boyer, M.G.P.
Julie coordinates strategic files pertaining to innovation and networking in the fisheries and aquaculture sector at the Innovation and Technologies Directorate of the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ). She implements cooperative agreements between MAPAQ research centres and a variety of R&D and funding partners.



Alain Guillou, Ph.D.
Director of the Technology Transfer Centre (TTC) at the Marine Biotechnology Research Centre (MBRC). Alain is responsible for R&D scaling up processes and extract productions at the MBRC pilot laboratory. He is also in charge of relationship and communications with partner companies renting laboratory and office facilities at the MBRC.



Amélie Hupé M.B.A.
Marketing and business development agent at the Marine Biotechnology Research Centre at (MBRC). Amélie is responsible for marketing, communications and business development. She is specialized in international trade.



Karine Lemarchand, Ph.D.
Professor of marine bacteriology at ISMER since October 2003. Her studies are focused on microbial communities structure and dynamic in cold aquatic systems. In the biotechnology field, she focuses on bioprospecting and development of molecular tools for environmental monitoring.



Sylvie Levesque is acting as the secretary of the committee and is responsible for the logistic at the Symposium.

 ISMER/UQAR

The Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski (ISMER) is part of the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) and is devoted to research in marine sciences and formation of highly qualified personal (MSc and PhD degrees in Oceanography). ISMER is contributing to large research programs in Canadian coastal waters including the Hudson Bay and Arctic Ocean, and in international initiatives in Antarctica and Pacific Ocean. Research in biotechnology is mainly oriented toward extraction and characterization of bioactive molecules from invertebrates and plankton communities.
www.pqm.net/ismer/index.html
www.uqar.qc.ca


 CRBM MBRC

The Marine Biotechnology Research Centre (MBRC) aims to contribute to marine biotechnology development and technology transfer into companies by technological monitoring, industrial research and development of processes and products. MBRC main intervention sector is the extraction and characterization of bioactive molecules from the marine environment (microbial, vegetal and animal biomasses) associated to physiological mechanisms involved in health of plants, animals or humans.
www.crbm-mbrc.com


  MAPAQ

The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec - (MAPAQ) fosters scientific and technological innovation so as to ensure the sustainable development and competitiveness of Québec's fisheries and aquaculture sector. Innovation and Technologies Directorate oversees the work of four R&D and industry development support centres located in Québec maritime areas and in Québec City.
www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca