All CBSN Members are invited to join us for the next CBSN Career Chat

December 13, 2023

4pm ET

Topics:

• Career transition skills and networking
• Postdoctoral fellowships and industry positions

with

Angelo Nwigwe & Christopher Dixon

Mitacs

Bio:

Angelo Nwigwe, is an accomplished Senior Advisor of Business Development at Mitacs. He plays a pivotal role in assisting organizations overcome their business challenges, leveraging his extensive expertise in the field. His academic journey began at one of the oldest universities in the world – the University of Bologna in Italy – where he studied Biomedical Engineering before transitioning to Biomedical Sciences at the renowned University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in Biomedical Technology from the University of Calgary.  Based in Calgary for over a decade, Angelo has made a significant impact by helping hundreds of innovative companies achieve their goals. Furthermore, he shares his knowledge as an instructor at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business. Committed to mentorship and young adults, Angelo serves on the Medicine Alumni Advisory Council and as a Mentor for the Scholar Academy at the University of Calgary, inspiring the next generation of innovators. Besides his professional role, he is a Jiu Jitsu practitioner and a food enthusiast.

Christopher Dixon, at Mitacs, Chris helps to connect academic researchers with businesses, municipalities, and hospitals looking to collaborate on domestic and international interdisciplinary research projects. Mitacs provides funding for these collaborative initiatives by leveraging funding contributed by a non-academic partner to provide a grant to an academic researcher. Chris completed a BSc in Chemistry from Adrian College (Adrian, Michigan, USA) in 2013 followed by a PhD from the University of Toronto in 2020 where he wrote his doctoral thesis on using microfluidic technologies to diagnose infectious diseases as part of the Wheeler Microfluidics Laboratory. Prior to Mitacs, Chris served as coordinator for the NSERC Training Program in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering and Entrepreneurship (TOeP) and the Ontario-Quebec Center for Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering (oqCORE), both at the University of Toronto.

Please contact the CBSN Project Administrator if you are a member looking for the registration link!

• Second Wednesday of each month
• September 2023 to April 2024
• 4pm ET

This series is open to CBSN Members and to contributors who will be invited by the program committee. 

Register once and we will remind you each month.

Watch this space for future session announcements!

• January 10
• February 14
• March 13
• April 10