Dr. Cianflone is the founder of Synergy Management Consulting Inc., a boutique firm. His industry experience covers distribution, professional services, pharmaceutical, and staffing. His areas of expertise include financial management, strategic planning, logistics operations, balanced scorecards, activity-based management, leadership training, corporate governance, and recruitment. Throughout his career, he has directed numerous projects in strategy, financial management, and human resource management.

Dr. Cianflone is a lecturer at the Schulich School of Business at York University, the University of Toronto Mississauga, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Ryerson University. In addition, he is a PhD advisor with Rushmore University and has held teaching appointments at Humber College. His teaching specialisations include management accounting, business strategy, financial analysis and reporting, and finance for non-financial managers. He is a published author and lectures in both undergraduate and graduate programmes. In addition, he has been a speaker on ethical leadership and recruitment best practices.

Dr. Cianflone holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Ryerson University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK), and a Doctorate from Rushmore University, successfully defending a thesis in the areas of strategic leadership and management accounting. Furthermore, he holds the prestigious Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation and is also enrolled in Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT) program of professional studies.

Dr. Cianflone is a member of the CMA Ontario Board of Governors, is a member of the CMA Ontario District Advisory Committee, and is a level four Hockey Canada referee. Dr. Cianflone currently teaches Finance for Non-Financial Managers at AAPS

Walter is the instructor, lecturer and laboratory supervisor/manager for most of the Pharma laboratory courses at AAPS. He received his formal training as a chemist at the University of Waterloo, where he received an Honors Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1986. He majored in organic chemistry and had his name on two publications for his work in synthetic chemistry.

From his first position in Quality Control (1986) as an analyst, to his most recent position with Patheon as a Raw Material supervisor, Walter has acquired over 20 years experience in the Pharmaceutical industry, with 12 of those as a QC supervisor in Shelf Life Stability, Finished Products and Raw Materials. His experience ranges from method development and validation for HPLC, documentation auditing and GMP trainer, to technical writing, lecturing and laboratory management. He has worked for several different companies including generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, innovators, contract laboratories and contract manufacturers.

Salendar Kumar manages the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls group within the Regulatory Affairs department at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., executing all relevant critical evaluations of data, assessment and advanced identification of issues and establishing strategies for both biologic and synthetic portfolios at various stages including New Drug Submissions to post approval changes.

Salendar has held various positions in technical and regulatory management capacity in Brand and Generic industry and as well with Health Canada as a drug submissions reviewer. With a very strong knowledge of both synthetic and biological evaluation, drug development, technical support, manufacturing and technology transfer expertise, Salendar has been responsible for successful filing and approval of several New Drug Submissions.

As an ex-TPD Drug Reviewer, Salendar has in depth knowledge of Health Canada's drug review process and has also established, built and maintained very productive relationships with agencies such as TPD, BGTD and FDA.

Salendar Kumar is a graduate of University of Toronto with over 14 years experience in Pharma and Biotech industry.

After obtaining his undergraduate B.Sc. Honours degree in Theoretical Chemistry (Dalhousie University) and his Master's Degree in Analytical Chemistry (McGill University), George E. Markus spent the next 22 years participating and leading almost all areas of the scientific arena. His expertise encompasses Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Technical Affairs, R&D, Clinical Research and Medical Affairs. As Program Instructor/Professor, he has developed and presented a number of courses for the Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS). He is a senior director of regulatory and scientific affairs at Generix pharmaceuticals

Over 15 years specializing in pharmaceutical industry calibration has given Geoff the opportunity to work with companies such as GSK, AstraZeneca & Biovail, Novocol, Wellspring, Aventis Pasteur, & Apotex.

Currently the principal of his own engineering firm, Geoff continues to work with leading pharmaceutical companies providing calibration & validation services, training and consulting. Geoff was educated in the United Kingdom and Canada. He is an Ontario licensed professional engineer and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering & Management from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Geoff currently teaches the calibration program at AAPS

Dr. Mary Mazur-Melnyk was educated in Toronto and holds a M.Sc. in Medical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. She brings to the table over 20 years of experience in Biologics, Medical Devices and Biopharmaceutical industries. She has held senior level position in the areas of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Aventis Pasteur, GSK, Novartis and most recently for Biovail Corporation as their Corporate Vice President of Quality. Currently, she is a Chief Scientific Officer with Innovalinks Quality Consultants (IQC), which specializes in the areas of Regulatory and Quality systems. She has extensive experience in the areas of technology transfer, R and D streamlining, and global regulatory approvals of NCEs.

Pauline has over twenty years experience in analytical chemistry. Seventeen years in the pharmaceutical industry has given her the opportunity to work for Companies such as Syntex, Pfizer and Novocol . She also has experience working in Contract Laboratories in Canada and the UK.

Pauline completed her honours degree in Scotland on a part time basis while employed full time. She left the industry to pursue her PhD in photo organic chemistry at Napier University in Edinburgh where she also taught analytical techniques to undergraduate students.

On completing her Ph.D in 1995, she came to UWO in London, Ontario to complete her post doctoral studies. Her project involved the analysis of beer in collaboration with Labatt.

Since then she has worked as a validation specialist at Pfizer, a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and taught analytical and organic chemistry courses.

Pauline spent three years at SGS Life Science Services as the Manager of Research, Development and Validation. She currently works as a Training Specialist with PMcG Consulting.

Recent training courses have included a 5 day training session in China on Method qualification of company and compendial methods.

David McSweeney is a Validation Specialist with SNC Lavalin Pharma and has over 15 years of experience working in the R&D, Validation, and Compliance. His background expertise is in compliance and computer validation. He has worked on computer validation projects for companies such as GSK, Sanofi Aventis, Apotex, MDS, 3M,.. His computer validation experience includes process control systems, spreadsheet and database applications, and large IT systems such as LIMS, ERP, and Clinical Database Management Systems. He has worked to establish company frameworks for compliance of computer systems to applicable regulations, including 21 CFR Part 11. David currently teaches computerized system validation at AAPS

Dr. Vera Mihajlovic-Madzarevic, is presently Director of Global Research Pharma Canada Inc. (GRPC Inc) a Contract Clinical Research Organization and Director of Preventiva Biopharmaceuticals a Div. of GRPC Inc. Dr. Madzarevic together with her team conducts GCP audits in Canada and the US in compliance with Health Canada and FDA Regulations.

She also trains clinical and scientific personnel in GCP's and clinical trial management. GRPC Inc. conducts clinical trials worldwide for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industry. Previously, Dr. Madzarevic worked for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey, U.S. as Senior Scientist and Ciba-Geigy Canada. Dr. Madzarevic was a post-doctoral fellow at the Banting and Best Institute for Medical Research, University of Toronto.

A Chartered Chemist, her career spans 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry. She started as a stability chemist at Sterling Drug and soon moved to Health Canada where she worked over 13 years in various capacities with the Health Product Branch Inspectorate (HPBI) in the Ontario region. Her expertise include Medical Devices Inspection, Drug GMP Inspection and Compliance issues. She is currently the director of QA/QC at Experchem Laboratories Inc. where she is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the GMP compliance of the chemistry and microbiology laboratory, Auditing, and providing Quality Control Services to importers and distributors.

She has a degree in chemistry from York University and a diploma in Pharmaceutical Chemical Technology from Seneca College.

Peivand holds a Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics from the School of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada), a M.B.A. from American Business Administration Institute (Maryland, USA), and he is accredited by the Canadian Council of Pharmaceutical Education with certifications in Evidence Based Medicine, Psychiatry, and Management. His B.Sc. in Physiology and Cell Biology and M.Sc. in Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology were obtained from University of Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France), and his M.Sc. in Biology was obtained from University of Quebec in Montreal (Quebec, Canada).

Peivand’s industrial experience (Wyeth/Pfizer/ApoPharma/Apotex) covers the management of more than 40 international clinical studies for pre and post marketing phases and participation in pre and post marketing regulatory activities and strategic planning. Peivand provides companywide corporate and sales training on multitude of subjects.

Peivand’s academic experience includes medical research and teaching since 1991 at U of Quebec in Montreal (School of Biological Sciences), U of Montreal (School of Medicine), U of Sherbrooke (Faculty of Sciences), Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (School of Health Sciences) and Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (School of Social Worker and Immigration and Faculty of Continuing Education). As a professor in graduate and post graduate programs, Peivand's experience includes teaching Pharmaceutical Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, Quality Control and Audits, Compliance, Bioethics, Clinical Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Psychophysiology, Neurophysiology, Medical Biochemistry, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Virology, and Genomics.

Peivand has authored more than 65scientific realizations, including 12 publications in National Library of Canada, articles in peer-reviewed journals, oral and poster presentations, and more than 1000 technical and scientific reports. Every year, Peivand mentors more than 120 postgraduate students in Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs.

Peivand has received several awards and recognitions including “A Scientific Recognition and Award” from His Very Honorable Bernard Landry, the Prime Minister of Quebec, Canada in 1995 and a letter of commandment from the Dean, School of Health Sciences, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning for teaching excellence in 2008.

Peivand is actually teaching at Advanced Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS), Humber Institute of Technology and Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs programs and is an independent consultant."

3rd generation pharmacist with over 40 years industrial experience in industry & GMP Compliance

Diploma in Pharmacy from the Witwatersrand Pharmacy School - Equivalent to a B.Pharm Degree

Registered Pharmaceutical Chemist and Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Damelin Management School of South Africa - Diploma in Production Management.

Learned the art of Pharmaceutical production with 10 years "hands on" experience in South Africa. Immigrated to Canada in 1975 and worked for various Pharmaceutical companies BOTH Brand name & Generic.

In January 1999 - decided to take Semi-retirement to consult and Train Operators in the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Mia Spiegelman was educated in Israel, Argentina and Toronto and holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from York University and a Post Degree Certification if Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance from Seneca College. She brings to the table 11 years of experience in Generic Drugs, Medical Devices, Cosmetics and Natural Health Products. She has worked in various companies and has dealt with various product lines such as endoscopes, Dialysis Machines, Importation and distribution of all classed of regulated products as well Service Departments for the Medical field. Currently, she is a National Director for RA/QA in Canada's leading and only national full service and value add distributor for Medical, Surgical and laboratory products – Cardinal Health Canada.

During his 14 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Tan has gained significant experience in the development and validation of analytical methods for brand & generic pharmaceutical products.

As a Senior Research Chemist at Genpharm Ltd., Ravi developed analytical methods for new Canadian, U.S. and international drug products. He also acquired a strong knowledge in the use of a broad range of analytical instruments including HPLC GC, IR, UV, NMR, DSC, TOC, particle size analyzer, and dissolution apparatus. His analytical and report writing skills have provided him with the opportunity to support the Canadian Regulatory Affairs department in the response to deficiency letters, NON and clarifax.

In his role as laboratory supervisor & associate manager at Patheon, Ravi provided direction to the scientists responsible for cleaning/ process validation, stability testing and method transfer and validation. Dr. Tan's pharmaceutical and R&D experience allowed him to provide Patheon's clients with a technically sound approach to product development. He was also responsible for providing analytical support to the development interface and the implementation of innovative methodologies and techniques for analytical development of drug substance and drug product development up to the NDA phase.

In his current role as Manager, Analytical Development at Cobalt Pharmaceutical, he directs the activities of the Analytical Development Laboratory and oversees all analytical development services as well as product bio batch release. His pharmaceutical and R&D experience allows him to provide guidance on analytical development and pre-formulation activities.

Ravi has received his Ph.D in Organometallic Chemistry from Leeds University (Leeds, UK). He completed postdoctoral fellowship at University of StrathClyde (Glasgow, Scotland). Ravi's research interests are focused on the natural product synthesis, Organometallic and radical chemistry.

Pirouz Yousefian has over 17 years experience in the food industry working in various positions such as plant and operations manager, PD and Quality Assurance manager. He has been teaching Quality Assurance, Food Processing, Food Plant Sanitation, and Food Chemistry in Ontario Colleges and Universities. He provides consulting and technical support to food and allied industries.

His previous employment includes: Seneca College, Centennial College, University of Ryerson, Max Soy Canada, Kisko Products and Novopharm. He holds a M.Sc. in Food Science from University of Guelph.

Farzad Yousefian completed an Hon.BSc. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology at the University of Toronto. Upon the completion of his bachelor degree he completed a MSc. in Molecular Genetics, also at the University of Toronto. His thesis involved studying regulation of mRNA stability in Drosophila melanogaster ovaries during early development. Farzad has over ten years of Laboratory experience as his involvement has ranged at various levels including as a Volunteer, a Research Student, and a Technician. For the past three years he has been teaching at both Centennial College and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS). The courses he has taught include Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology and Safety, Food Product Development, Microbial Genetics, Systematic Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology.

Dr. Domenic Cianflone, BCom, MBA, PhD, CMA Mr. Walter Hahn Mr. Salendar Kumar Mr. George Markus, M.Sc. Mr. Geoffrey Marsden P.Eng Dr. Mary Mazur-Melnyk, Ph.D. Dr. Pauline McGregor, Ph.D.Chem, MRSC Mr. David McSweeney Dr. Vera Mihajlovic-Madzarevic Ms. Terry Pilkey Dr. Peivand Pirouzi, Ph.D., M.B.A., CCPE Mr. Victor H. Shulman, Dip.Pharm, M.PharM.S. Ms. Mia Spiegelman, B.Sc., RAQC Dr. Ravi Tan, PhD Mr. Pirouz Yousefian, M.Sc. Mr. Farzad Yousefian