Our NovaResp team is made up of a multi-disciplinary group of respiratory therapy experts, scientists, systems integrations experts, physicians and operations specialists. We are supported by KOLs in the field, and an experienced board of directors. We are proud to be an incredibly diverse team who share the vision of improving health outcomes and therapy experience for sleep apnea sufferers.
Hamed is a Microelectronics engineer (B.Sc. and M.A.Sc.), and a respiratory mechanics expert with a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Dalhousie University. After his Ph.D., he participated in numerous entrepreneurial opportunities, which introduced him to the start-up ecosystem in Halifax. Following this, Hamed founded NovaResp to commercialize his game-changing cMAP™ technology with the goal of developing superior respiratory technologies. In addition to NovaResp, he also serves as an adjunct professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University and holds multiple patents (granted/pending) in his field.
Bill is the founder and President of Power Forward, where he helps start-ups and scale-ups achieve their missions by executing the right operational plan. Bill received a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1988, and in 1993 he received an MBA from Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. During his career he has built a business operations skillset, especially in the areas of strategy, finance, human resources, and business development having held senior positions with direct responsibility in each of these areas.
Bill’s extensive experience and hands-on advisory and consulting work for early-stage medical technologies, and high complementary skill set, has been a vital addition to the NovaResp team.
Joel is an accomplished senior executive with 50+ years of high technology company leadership, domestic & international business development expertise, and venture capital experience in high technology industries. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical from McGill University and an MBA (specialization in international marketing and finance) from Concordia University. During his career, Joel has supported multiple early-stage companies in corporate governance, project management, marketing, business development, client relationship development and management, strategic planning, and communications.
Joel’s extensive experience working with early-stage companies, coupled with his deep knowledge of company strategy, has been at the core of NovaResp’s strategic partnering approach and business development.
Neil is an experienced Surgeon and successful entrepreneur, having established the largest private sleep clinics in Canada (Resolute Health). He has worked in both the private and public sector as a CEO, President, and board member, as well as Executive Chairman of a publicly traded company. He has experience in transitioning companies from the private to public markets as well as raising capital, particularly for early start-ups in the biotech space.
Neil’s years of experience as a surgeon treating and diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing, coupled with his extensive business acumen, provides NovaResp unique insight into the needs and expectations of patients.
Tom is a strategic business leader with over 30 years experience leading teams in high-growth market- leading medical device companies (ResMed, Medtroinc and Empi). He is a visionary in identifying opportunities and trends and executing to outpace market growth. Tom has 15 years experience with ResMed, a Global leader of products for screening and treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing, leading Corporate Accounts, Sales and Marketing for the Americas and Healthcare Economics Departments.
Tom’s sales and marketing expertise has given NovaResp key insight into our core areas of respiratory care/sleep-disordered breathing, including market and trends.
Stephen brings 40 years of experience in both clinical diagnostics and venture capital. Steve is currently a director at Precision BioLogic - a NS-based developer and manufacturer of in vitro hemostasis diagnostics - where he had a 26-year career and served as co-CEO. In 2014 he became president and CEO of Innovacorp, a Nova Scotia early-stage venture capital corporation, and over a 5-year period led a team that made 52 investments totaling $23 million while leveraging a further $48 million in venture capital and private equity. Stephen holds a B.Sc. and an MBA from Dalhousie University and has earned the ICD.D designation in board governance excellence from the Rotman School of Management.
Stephen brings a valuable set of skills and experience to NovaResp, with his many years of experience in financing and venture capital.
