Founder and Principal @ VJW Solutions (January 2019 - Present)
Expert in Residence @ (April 2025 - Present)
IP Coach @ (September 2025 - Present)
Lecturer @ (January 2024 - Present)
LP at Phoenix Fire @ (April 2024 - Present)
Chief Business Officer @ (October 2025 - March 2026)
Chief Business Officer @ (May 2024 - August 2024)
CEO, Gliachem (UHN Entrepreneur In Residence) @ (January 2023 - May 2024)
Vice President Corporate Development @ (February 2022 - August 2022)
Vice President, New Opportunities (Acquired by SQI Diagnostics February 2022) @ Precision Biomonitoring Inc. (November 2020 - February 2022)
Dean, Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship @ (June 2016 - January 2020)
Ontario Centres of Excellence @ 3 yrs 4 mos (October 2014 - May 2016)
Executive Director @ Network for Innovation and Entrepreneurship/Colleges Ontario Network for Industr (February 2010 - January 2013)
University of Prince Edward Island @ (February 2008 - August 2009)
Technology Transfer Manager (Life Sciences) @ (June 2005 - June 2006)
NPS Pharmaceuticals @ (June 2003 - June 2005)
University of Guelph @ (June 2001 - August 2002)
Research Assistant, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine and Department of Biology @ (September 1998 - August 2000)
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry @ (September 1996 - August 1998)
Vanessa Williamson Education
Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario
MBA
2011-2012
University of Guelph
PhD studies (biochemistry)
2000-2001
McMaster University
MSc (Biology/Medical Science)
1998-2000
University of Guelph
BSc (Biochemistry/Chemistry)
1993-1997
Vanessa Williamson Skills
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Marketing
Industrial Relations
Life Sciences
Academic Administration
Higher Education
Fundraising
Sales Management
Member Relations
Ecosystem Management
Working with Investors
Corporate Development
Revenue Generation
Relationship Building
Commercialization
Biotechnology
Technology Transfer
Research
Patents
Licensing
Intellectual Property
Business Development
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Negotiation
Public Speaking
Innovation Management
Team Leadership
Proposal Writing
Non-profit Administration
Technical Writing
Entrepreneurship
Program Management
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Leadership
Business Strategy
Management
Strategy
Change Management
Due Diligence
Technology Evaluation
Validation
Vaccines
Microbiology
Strategic Partnerships
Executive Management
Business Planning
Team Building
Research and Development (R&D)
Biopharmaceuticals
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Non Profit Administration
Protein Chemistry
Start Ups
Laboratory
Research and Development R&d
Government
Customer Service
Chemistry
PowerPoint
Cell Biology
Healthcare
R&d
Development
Science
Lifesciences
Immunology
Pharmaceutical Industry
Drug Discovery
Research and Development
Vanessa Williamson Summary
Vanessa Williamson, based in Toronto, ON, CA, is currently a Founder and Principal at VJW Solutions. Vanessa Williamson brings experience from previous roles at Keiretsu Forum Canada, Capital BioVentures, Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) and Ted Rogers MBA at Toronto Metropolitan University. Vanessa Williamson holds a 2011 - 2012 MBA @ Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. With a robust skill set that includes Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Marketing, Industrial Relations, Life Sciences, Academic Administration and more. Vanessa Williamson has 1 emails on RocketReach.
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