Ms. Larose has over ten years of experience in the life sciences industry. After having obtained her Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology, she joined a young biotech company at the pre-start-up stage. During the five years that followed, Ms. Larose was directly involved in various aspects of the company's corporate and technological development, notably in the creation of business and commercial strategies, protection of intellectual property, planning and management of R&D projects, and management of the quality control department. Afterwards, as commercial attaché for the British consulate in Montréal, Ms. Larose was responsible for commercial exchanges with the Canadian biopharmaceutical sector. More recently, Ms. Larose has contributed to the fulfilment of various industrial and institutional development mandates in the life sciences sector as primary advisor in an advisory office. As of March 2004, Ms. Larose has been developing business relations with corporations in the life sciences field that wish to commercialize technologies having the greatest growth potential. Telephone : (514) 340-3243, ext. 4239 Fax : (514) 340-3204 Email : anne-marie.larose@univalor.ca C.P 6079, succursale Centre-ville (5160, boul. Décarie, burreau 770) Montréal (Québec) H3C 3A7 (H3X 2H9)