Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 17, 2009
JOHN CORMIER, Founder and President of Picomole Instruments Inc., is an award-
winning inventor and technology entrepreneur. He earned his PhD in Physics from
the University of Toronto in 2002. His areas of expertise include infrared
lasers and high-performance spectroscopic instrumentation. Dr. Cormier has been
the recipient of several academic awards and scholarships. Following completion
of his graduate work, he was awarded the prestigious National Research Council
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Cormier has academic, governmental,
and industrial work experience, and is the author of several scientific
publications. An engaging speaker, Dr. Cormier has been invited to speak in
Canada, the United States, and overseas. He has lectured on entrepreneurship at
the VenturePrize seminars and the University of Alberta School of Business. Profile
Dr. Cormier: I founded Picomole in 2005 in order to develop and commercialize
the infrared laser-based gas analysis
