Background

Guindon, Yvan was born on November 7, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Fernand and Gilberte Guindon.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Montreal, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, U. Montreal, 1981; Diploma in Administrative Sciences, H.E.C. School Business Administration, Montreal, 1983.

Career

Senior research chemist, Merck Frosst Canada, Inc., Montreal, 1979-1982; group leader, research fellow, Merck Frosst Canada, Inc., Montreal, 1982-1983; associate director medicinal chemistry, then director and senior director, Merck Frosst Canada, Inc., Montreal, 1983-1987; science director, Bio-Mega/Boehringer Ingelheim Research Inc., Laval, Quebec, 1987-1988; vice president Research and Development, Bio-Mega/Boehringer Ingelheim Research Inc., Laval, 1988-1994; also board directors, Bio-Mega/Boehringer Ingelheim Research Inc., 1991-1994; Chief Executive Officer and science director, Institute Research Cliniques de Montreal, since 1994. Member commission on targeted research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, 1988, 95-97, Fonds pour la Formation de chercheurs et l'Aide àla Research Quebec, 1991. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Yvan Guindon has been listed as a notable Science administrator, research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Chemical Institute Canada. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Canada, Canada Academy Sciences, American Chemical Society, Ordre des Chimistes du Quebec, Association Canadienne-Francaise pour l'Avancement des Sciences, Pharmaceutical Society Canada, New York Academy Sciences.

Connections

Children: Marie-Eve, Veronique, Vincent, Nicolas.

Father:

Fernand Guindon

Mother:

Gilberte Guindon

child:

Nicolas Guindon

child:

Vincent Guindon

child:

Marie-Eve Guindon

child:

Veronique Guindon