Ken Galbraith
General Partner
Ventures West Capital Ltd.

Mr. Galbraith is a well-known and active member of the North American life sciences community with more than 20 years of experience acting as an executive, director, investor and advisor to companies in the biotechnology, medical device, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.

Previously, Mr. Galbraith spent 13 years in senior management with QLT Inc., retiring in 2000 from his position as Executive VP and CFO.

Mr. Galbraith was a founding Director of the BC Biotechnology Alliance and served as Chairman of the Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network, one of Canada's federally-funded Networks for Centers of Excellence (NCE). He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. He was also a Director of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the Fraser Health Authority.