Officer of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: October 21, 1999
- Invested on: April 26, 2000
He is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Biochem Pharma Inc., the largest Canadian-owned pharmaceutical company. Thanks to his leadership and vision, this firm, which operates in 40 countries, is one of the world's leading biotechnology concerns. In addition to supporting a wide range of causes, he speaks out in favour of the rights and advantages that Canada must preserve when it comes to discoveries. As far as this businessman is concerned, know-how should be protected and exploited here, in this country that he has chosen. (2)