Louise Pichette
Senior Manager, Health Sciences
Louise Pichette
MaRS Discovery District
Senior Manager, Health Sciences
Louise engages local and international communities to help the most promising Canadian Health Sciences startups achieve their greatest potential. Utilizing sector knowledge, the MaRS Health Sciences team builds investor forums, information, and capital relationships that bring value to ventures. Louise currently supports 300+ startups in the MaRS Health Sciences portfolio and broader health ecosystem.
Previously, Louise led delivery of crowdsourced Innovation Challenges for MaRS including the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge, the MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge and the Spinal Cord Rehab Innovation Challenge. Louise holds an Honours BSc in Life Sciences, and a Master’s degree in Innovation Management where she was valedictorian of her graduating class at U of T.