4-5 October 2022
Brussels, Belgium
4-5 October 2022
Brussels, Belgium
Margaret Magdesian, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder
Ananda Devices (Canada)
Margaret Magdesian is a scientist-entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in biopharmaceutical research. In collaboration with researchers from McGill University, she has developed innovative technology to rapidly grow human nervous-system-on-a-chip.
As CEO of Ananda Devices, Magdesian was nominated for over 25 awards in science and innovation including the 2016 Top 10 Quebec Discovery of the Year, 2016 Hello Tomorrow Challenge, 2018 SheEO in Canada, 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, and was an SLAS2021 Innovation AveNEW participant.
She serves as vice president of the Society of Toxicology of Canada and is also an INSEAD fellow for social entrepreneurship. She earned a B.Sc. in Pharmacology, followed by a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
