Christine Allen
FounderCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Intrepid Labs
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FoundedIntrepid Labs
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About
Christine Allen is Co-Founder and CEO of Intrepid Labs, a company that applies AI and robotics to drug formulation development, and a Full Professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, where she has worked for over 20 years and authored more than 200 publications. She has held senior leadership positions including Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives at the University of Toronto (2019–2022) and Vice-President Ecosystem Development at adMare Bioinnovations (2022–2023), and previously served as President of the Controlled Release Society (2022–2023) and the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (2020–2022). She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Controlled Release and is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Controlled Release Society, the
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Intrepid Labs
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Experience
- Intrepid LabsCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoCo-Director, Formulation Self-Driving Laboratory, Acceleration Consortiumcurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoChair, Commercialization and Partnerships Committee, Acceleration Consortiumcurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoFull Professorcurrent2014 — present
- University of TorontoInaugural Chair, EDI in Research and Innovation Standing Committee2019 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoInaugural Associate Vice-President & Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives2019 — 2022
- University of TorontoInterim Dean, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy2018 — 2019
- University of TorontoGSK Chair in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery2014 — 2019Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- University of TorontoInterim Associate Dean Graduate Education2013 — 2015Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- University of TorontoAssociate Professor2007 — 2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- University of TorontoInterim Associate Dean Academic2011 — 2012Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- University of TorontoAssistant Professor2002 — 2007Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- University of TorontoAssociate Director, Molecular Design and Information Technology Centre2002 — 2006Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Women in STEM: Leading and Reading Book ClubFounder2019 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Controlled Release SocietyPresident2022 — 2023
- adMare BioInnovationsInaugural Vice-President, Ecosystem Development (one-year leave from University of Toronto)2022 — 2023
- Journal of Controlled ReleaseEditor In Chief2020 — 2023
- Nanomedicine Innovation Network (NMIN) - National Centre of ExcellenceCEO and Scientific Director2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical SciencesPresident2020 — 2021Alberta, Canada
- Nanovista Inc.President/Co-founder2015 — 2019Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- American Chemical SocietyAssociate Editor, Molecular Pharmaceutics2013 — 2018
- Celator PharmaceuticalsScientist/Assistant Director Materials Research2001 — 2002Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- The University of British ColumbiaNSERC Post-doctoral Fellow2000 — 2001Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
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- Who is Christine Allen?
- Christine Allen is Co-Founder and CEO of Intrepid Labs, a company that applies AI and robotics to drug formulation development, and a Full Professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, where she has worked for over 20 years and authored more than 200 publications. She has held senior leadership positions including Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives at the University of Toronto (2019–2022) and Vice-President Ecosystem Development at adMare Bioinnovations (2022–2023), and previously served as President of the Controlled Release Society (2022–2023) and the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (2020–2022). She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Controlled Release and is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Controlled Release Society, the
- Where does Christine Allen work?
- Christine Allen is Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Intrepid Labs.
- What companies did Christine Allen found?
- Christine Allen founded Intrepid Labs.
- Where did Christine Allen go to school?
- Christine Allen studied at McGill University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry).
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