Management Team

John founded Picomole in 2005 on the belief that recent advances in infrared spectroscopy were key to

building a cost-effective and easy-to-use test platform for clinical diagnostics using exhaled breath. He invented LISA, Laser Infrared Sample Analysis, and built one of the world’s largest databases of breath analysis information.

Under his leadership Picomole has received recognition and awards including: Grand Prize Winner of the VenturePrize business plan competition, Top 10 Canadian Angel Capital Company, and BioAlberta Emerging Company of the Year. John has also been named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Albertans by Alberta Venture business magazine.

John earned his PhD in Physics from the University of Toronto. Following completion of his graduate work, he was awarded a National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD.

John is deeply motivated by Picomole’s mission, and sums up his outlook on life with the words “Make no small plans, for they have no magic to stir men’s blood.”

Chris holds a degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Alberta. He has worked for multiple successful hi-tech startup companies including AFC Technologies which was acquired by JDS Uniphase in 2000 and Dowslake Microsystems which continues to produce innovative optical network equipment today. He brings knowledge gained from hands-on experience in product development, manufacturing, and quality assurance.

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In addition, Chris has spent several years working in Shanghai, China as the Director of Operations for Dowslake Microsystems which often required him to “bridge the gap” whether it be language, culture, or ideology, a skill which has served him very well when working in forward-thinking dynamic teams.