Our Team
Meet the Managing Directors of the Clinical Innovation Platform and the administrative team.
Jake Barralet, PhD
Scientific DirectorJake Barralet, PhD
Scientific Director
Biography
Dr. Jake Barralet is the Scientific Director of the Clinical Innovation Platform, is the Alan Thompson Chair in Surgical Research, the Director of Innovation for the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning (SCSIL) and the Faculty of Medicine, Associate Director of the Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program at the RI-MUHC, Vice Chair Surgery (Research), and Director of Research, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. He worked for the UK’s premier medical technology company (Smith and Nephew Ltd) where he developed a new bone graft product (Jax). He went on to run Ortus Medical in the UK that licensed technology surrounding a bone cement product. He has experience in filing, licensing and defending IP surrounding 3D printing of implants, drug incorporation into implants and biocement.
Dr. Barralet runs the NSERC funded “Innovation at the Cutting Edge” CREATE program which pairs engineers, researchers, doctors and business students to find an unmet clinical need, create a new technology and subsequentially a viable start-up.
Anne Mathiot
CLIP ManagerAnne Mathiot
CLIP Manager
Biography
Anne Mathiot, M.Sc., joined the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in September 2022 as program manager of the Injury Repair Recovery Program and Clinical Innovation Platform – the first incubator for cutting-edge health technologies at the RI-MUHC and McGill University. Previously, she held positions in research for organizations in England and Canada, including project manager at Imperial College London and research centre manager at University College London. She has learned to collaborate with research organizations as well as private companies to support interdisciplinary research and innovation. She obtained an bachelor’s degree in engineering in France before graduating with an M.Sc. in immunotoxicology from the Université du Québec à Montréal in Canada. Her academic and professional journey highlights her interest and experience in medical and translational research.
Contact
Janae Palmer
Program AssistantJanae Palmer
Program Assistant
Biography
514 934 1934 ext. 42736