Management | Therillia

Pierre Beauparlant, Ph.D. Chief Business Officer	Pierre Beauparlant has more than 19 years of experience in large pharma and development stage, venture backed biopharmaceutical companies with expertise from discovery through commercialization. As Chief Business Officer, Dr. Beauparlant is responsible for the development and execution of business strategy for Therillia, as well as the development stage pharmaceutical companies that Therillia manages. Dr. Beauparlant most recently served as Medical Therapeutic Head – Hematology at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada. During his work at Novartis, Pierre oversaw 46 clinical trials and supported Drug Regulatory Affairs and Market Access departments in their submissions to regulatory authorities. Prior to Novartis, Dr. Beauparlant held roles of increasing responsibility at Gemin X Pharmaceuticals Inc., a venture-backed clinical stage oncology company sold to Cephalon in 2011. As Vice President Research and Scientific Development, he held responsibilities for advancing drug discovery projects to identify new chemical entities for the treatment of cancer, business development, in-licensing, and intellectual property. Dr. Beauparlant holds a Ph.D. from McGill University.
Michael Dixon, CPA, CA President and CEO	Michael Dixon has over 18 years of experience working in an executive role for venture-backed companies. Prior to his role in Therillia, Mr. Dixon was Chief Financial Officer of Gemin X Pharmaceuticals. At Gemin X he structured and negotiated equity financings leveraged with venture debt and other forms of non-dilutive capital to fund the company’s Canadian and US operations over an 11-year period. Gemin X was successfully sold to Cephalon (now Teva), at the time one of the largest private biotech deals in Canada. Prior to Gemin X, Mr. Dixon was Interim COO and Vice President Finance at Morphometrix Technologies, a medical device company specialized in the automation of cervical cancer screening. Mr Dixon began his career at Price Waterhouse with a focus on compliance services for entrepreneurial businesses, strategic financial modeling and management information systems. Mr. Dixon received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and his Chartered Accountant designation while at Price Waterhouse.