SPIRA INNOVATION - Key Persons
As a seasoned business leader, André Lamontagne is known for his ability to implement innovative strategies by combining his analytical skills and business acumen. With 20 years of experience in analytics, Mr. Lamontagne is an expert in gas chromatography. In 2014, he was one of only 100 people admitted to the Harvard Business School EMBA, out of 800 applicants.
In addition to his extensive international management background, he is the author of four patents in the field of gas analysis, and four more in the healthcare area. He co-founded Spira Innovation after heading the R&D operations at Contrôle Analytique and Servomex.
Job Titles:
- Head
- Member of the Advisory Committee
Head of clinical trials at Spira Innovation, Dr. Alexandra Allard-Coutu has a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology & Immunology, as well as a Master's in Surgery from McGill University. As part of the Excellence in Immunology Research Program, she has acquired medical and scientific knowledge that helps bridge the gap between our business innovation and the medical applications of the products we develop.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Committee
Jean Fortier is a Public Accountant and Senior Partner in a major international accounting firm. On a personal basis, he has been advising Spira Innovation and its affiliates for over 15 years in areas such as business, finance, taxation, direct grants, and mergers & acquisitions.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Designer
Yves Gamache has a long-standing passion for instrumentation, automation and analytical process control. In a career devoted to technological development and enhancement, he has become a world-renowned expert and pioneer in gas chromatography.
With over 40 years of experience in cutting-edge technology, he has written 166 distinct patents dealing with some 30 different topics. His key accomplishments include developing the first plasma emission detector (PED) to become a worldwide industry standard in the field of air separation, used for measuring argon purity. This technology is currently being applied to protect magnets in the large hadron collider in Switzerland.