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Shelley King

Investor

Advisory Committee at Nàdarra Ventures

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

About

Shelley King is Chief Executive Officer and founding leader of Natural Products Canada, an organization focused on identifying and advancing companies developing natural and bio-based products. Since the organization's launch in 2016, King has overseen the curation of a portfolio of 84 funded companies that generated approximately $900 million in GDP contributions between 2021 and 2025, while directing investment in 93 Canadian companies that raised $622 million in follow-on capital. With over 30 years of experience in Canada's innovation and technology sectors across academic, not-for-profit, and private organizations, King has built a national innovation cluster exceeding 4,000 members and supported regulatory, intellectual property, and scale-up guidance for more than 1,500 Canadian companies.

Experience

  1. Natural Products CanadaChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — present
  2. Natural Products Canada VenturesDirectorcurrent2021 — present
  3. SynapseChief Executive Officer2014 — 2016Charlottetown, PE
  4. Genome AtlanticVice-President Research & Business Development2007 — 2014
  5. NovaLipids Inc.President1998 — 2007
  6. Memorial University of NewfoundlandResearch Assistant II1993 — 1997St. John's, NL

Education

  1. Memorial University, Newfoundland and LabradorMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1996 — 2000
  2. Memorial University, Newfoundland and LabradorMaster of Science (MSc), Neuroscience1990 — 1994
  3. Memorial University, Newfoundland and LabradorBSc, Biology1986 — 1990

Skills & more

LifesciencesCommercializationBiotechnologyTechnology TransferVaccinesGenomicsR&DGeneticsMolecular BiologyProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentScience
+12 moreIntellectual PropertyMicrobiologyTechnology EvaluationCreative FinancingRelationship ManagementStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagemetProposal DevelopmentStrategic PlanningLeadershipRelationship DevelopmentBudget Development

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Colleagues at Nàdarra Ventures

Denis Boyer
Advisory Committee at Nàdarra Ventures
Malcolm Fraser
Managing Partner at Nàdarra Ventures
Mary Dimou
Managing Partner at Nàdarra Ventures
Matt Stanley
Advisory Committee at Nàdarra Ventures
Nicole LeBlanc
Advisory Committee at Nàdarra Ventures
Robert Orr
Advisory Committee at Nàdarra Ventures

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Where does Shelley King work?
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Shared employers

Also worked at Natural Products Canada Ventures2

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