Sid Gunamalai

Sid Gunamalai

Positions

Lead, Research Partnerships

Office of the Vice President

Contact information

Preferred method of communication

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Background

Biography

Sid holds graduate degrees in Bioengineering from the University of Houston, Texas, USA and a business degree in Life Science Entrepreneurship from the Jones Business School of Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA. ​

Sid's expertise lies in industry-industry and industry-academia scientific and research partnerships. He has experience navigating the life science and healthcare research arenas in Canada and in the United States of America; working with industries, funding agencies, foundations, government and non-profits. He is widely experienced in neuroscience, oncology, bioengineering and biomedical engineering arenas. ​He led partnerships in industry, medical schools, research institutions, and in the biotech industry in Houston, Texas, USA and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada prior to his appointment at the University of Calgary.

Sid leads the university's research partnerships in healthcare, healthcare and biomedical engineering and technologies, digital health, medtech, biotech, life sciences, agro and one health, veterinary medicine, AI ML and agnostic sectors. ​​