Discovery Foundation is committed to propelling innovation and enabling growth in BC’s tech industries through visionary initiatives. The Foundation believes BC’s knowledge economy will bolster the province’s international standing and secure British Columbia’s future prosperity.
Discovery Foundation is a not-for-profit society, working co-operatively with Discovery Parks Trust for the benefit of British Columbia’s technology industries.
Discovery Foundation's mandate is to utilize its assets for the benefit of the people of British Columbia.
Established by the Provincial Government in 1979, Discovery Foundation was created to promote and support the province's high technology research and development industry.
Dr. Bernie Bressler
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Vice President Research
University of British Columbia
Dr. Stephen Toope
President & Vice Chancellor
University of British Columbia
Dr. Donald Wright
President
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Dr. Michael Stevenson
President & Vice Chancellor
Simon Fraser University
Dr. David Turpin
President & Vice Chancellor
University of Victoria
Dr. John Challis
President & CEO
Michael Smith Foundation
for Health Research (MSFHR)
Dr. David G. Harper
President
Pacific BioVentures
Phil Heard
President
Vancouver Economic
Development Commission
John T. Mould
CFO & Ombudsman
HSBC
John Nightingale
President
Vancouver Aquarium
Marine Science Centre
Pascal Spothelfer
President & CEO
BCTIA
Dr. Bernie Bressler
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Vice President Research
University of British Columbia
Dr. Bruce Clayman
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Professor
SFU Centre for Policy Research on
Science & Technology
Mr. Tom English, Q.C.
Partner
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Mr. Darrell Elliott
Chairman & CEO
Apex Bioventures Acquisition
Corporation ("Apex")
Dr. John Hepburn
Vice President, Research
University British Columbia
Mr. James M. (Monty) Little
British Columbia Innovation Council
Mr. David Main
CEO & President
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals
Mr. Robert Mitchell
President
Dixon Mitchell Investment Council
Dr. Mario Pinto
Vice President, Research
Simon Fraser University
Mr. Morgan Sturdy
BCTIA