Eric Desjardins went through the Pre-Amp Fellowship as a scientist and now helps run it, choosing the fellows from Canadian and US universities who get to build companies.
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Eric Desjardins is an innovator in venture capital currently serving as a Venture Associate at Pre-Amp in Montreal. He is a co-founder of Stereo Biotherapeutics, a novel T-cell engager platform company. In his role at Pre-Amp, he is involved with all aspects of company creation, including ideation, intellectual property development, target and indication prioritization strategy, business development, and team building. Eric has over a decade of research experience in metabolism, with a focus on energy signalling and disease pathogenesis. His work has led to over 25 publications and multiple patent filings in areas spanning oncology, NASH, obesity, diabetes, and muscle atrophy.
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Montreal-based venture associate
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- PhD, McMaster University (Gregory Steinberg lab), endocrinology and metabolism
- Helps direct the Pre-Amp Fellowship, selecting fellows across Canada and the US
- Research cited over 3,000 times; co-author, PNAS and Cell Reports Medicine papers
- Amplitude Ventures Fellow, 2022
- Lab manager and eight-year teaching assistant, McMaster University
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