President's Dream Colloquium on Making Knowledge Public

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Recorded on October 1, 2018

Dr. Pinto joined the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) as its President in November 2014. At NSERC, he augmented the agency’s dual expertise as an investor in discovery-based research and a broker of successful R&D partnerships with technology-driven enterprises to de-risk promising research. A seamless discovery-innovation bidirectional continuum has resulted. Dr. Pinto champions global connectivity to increase the power of the line of sight by embracing diverse perspectives. He is also a champion of gender equity and inclusion of the two-spirit community in research and innovation. He was elected Chair of the Global Research Council in May 2017 and Co-chair of the Canada-India Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee in October 2017.

Dr. Pinto received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Queen’s University. He served as Professor, Chair of Chemistry and Vice-President Research at Simon Fraser University (SFU), President of the Canadian Society for Chemistry and Vice-Chair of the Chemical Institute of Canada. Dr. Pinto is an accomplished researcher and has received many awards including the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada. He is also a seasoned innovator, having established VentureLabs®, Venture Connection, and Mimos Therapeutics. He was also a founding member of the Centre for Drug Research and Development and Zone Start-Ups India.

• Let’s Drop the False Distinctions Between Discovery Versus Applied Science
  Article | June 7, 2017 | The Hill Times
• Outcomes of the 2017 Global Research Council Meeting co-hosted by NSERC
  Interview | August 17, 2017 | Scientia Interview
• Investments in Discovery Have Never Been More Important to Canada
  Article | September 20, 2017 | The Hill Times
• How to Increase Gender Equity in the Mining Industry
  Conference | November 22, 2017 | Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum