Mr. Angus Livingstone (Managing Director, University-Industry Liaison Office, University of British Columbia, As an Individual) at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

Thank you, Mr. Sweet.

I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to address the committee today. I'm the managing director of the UBC technology transfer office. I have about 20 years of experience in patenting and licensing university technologies, much of that in the biopharmaceutical sector. Over half of British Columbia's biopharma and biotech companies can trace their histories to UBC technologies.

At the outset, I'd like to acknowledge that I'm not speaking to you on behalf of the University of British Columbia--