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Paul Thornton

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Partner, President and Chief Operating Officer at ParaFi Capital · Innovation Partnerships Manager at New Brunswick Innovation Foundation

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

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About

Paul Thornton is Innovation Partnerships Manager at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, where he supports researchers in moving their ideas toward commercial implementation. He holds a PhD in chemistry and has worked in the development of green and sustainable chemical technologies, as well as at the intersection of technical and commercial development. Based in New Brunswick, his work involves helping innovators assemble funding, expertise, and capacity to advance their inventions.

Experience

  1. New Brunswick Innovation FoundationInnovation Partnerships Managercurrent2024 — presentFredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
  2. New Brunswick Innovation FoundationSenior Commercialization Officer2021 — 2024Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
  3. Thornton ChemistryPrincipal2019 — 2021Fredericton, NB
  4. GreenCentre CanadaDevelopment Scientist2011 — 2019Kingston, Ontario
  5. GreenCentre CanadaSenior Scientist2011 — 2019
  6. University of KansasPostdoctoral Researcher2009 — 2011
  7. University of New BrunswickUndergraduate researcher2002 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships1Innovation Management1industrial R&D1Program ManagementClient RelationsChemistry13Inorganic Chemistry2Organic Synthesis9NMR spectroscopy1Analytical Chemistry2Organometallic Chemistry5Science4
+11 moreR&DNMRMedicinal ChemistrySynthetic Organic ChemistryUV/VisOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryHPLCChromatographyMentoringRelationship Building

Languages German

  • Rotman Leading Change — University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
  • Rotman Psychology of Leadership — University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Thornton?
Paul Thornton is Innovation Partnerships Manager at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, where he supports researchers in moving their ideas toward commercial implementation. He holds a PhD in chemistry and has worked in the development of green and sustainable chemical technologies, as well as at the intersection of technical and commercial development. Based in New Brunswick, his work involves helping innovators assemble funding, expertise, and capacity to advance their inventions.
Where does Paul Thornton work?
Paul Thornton is Partner, President and Chief Operating Officer at ParaFi Capital and Innovation Partnerships Manager at New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
Where did Paul Thornton go to school?
Paul Thornton studied at Dalhousie University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry); University of New Brunswick (BSc., Chemistry-Biology).

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