Are you a Canadian company, researcher or academic? Are you involved in Research & Development and looking for opportunities beyond Canada’s borders? The Eureka Program is for you!
Last Tuesday September 17, Eric Holdrinet, Program Leader, and Guillaume Collin, CEO of Leyton Canada explained the world’s largest international industrial R&D network. A question-and-answer session has followed, giving the opportunity to the participants to exchange views with the speakers.
Find out more about our speakers:
- Eric Holdrinet: Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science (Université de Sherbrooke ’87) and an MBA with specialization in international marketing (McGill University ’95). After 10 years of IT consulting at Atkinson, Tremblay & Assoc. he has worked since 1996 as an Industrial Technology Advisor with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), including a secondment as Consul and Technology Partnership Officer at the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles (2005 to 2009). Since 2015, he has been Eureka National Projects Coordinator for Canada. Eric is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Director of the IEEE Canadian Foundation.
- Guillaume Collin: CEO of Leyton Canada for over 6 years, he oversees the strategy, operations and performance of the Canadian division, ensuring that the company delivers high-quality services and solutions to customers in a variety of sectors and industries. His mission is to accelerate and optimize the benefits of innovation financing, such as tax credits, grants and subsidies, while remaining fully focused on Leyton’s core business. He holds an MBA in Business Administration from the Institut Supérieur Européen de Gestion, and is fluent in French and English.
