RIC@Brampton Lunch&Learn on Bank Relations

RIC@Brampton is hosting a Lunch & Learn workshop on Bank Relations. Grant Tipler has been involved with early stage companies as an advisor, mentor and banker. He will spend his time discussing what you need to think about when you approach funding sources, the various types of financing out there and how the Bank fits into the funding game.

Date: Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Venue: Brampton City Hall, 1st Floor, Training Room
Address: 2 Wellington Street West, Brampton, ON

Moderator:

Grant Tipler, Head of Life Sciences & Health Services, RBC Royal Bank

Grant Tipler is the head of the Life Sciences & Health Services team of the Knowledge Based Industries group at RBC Royal Bank.

Grant is a business coach to many life science businesses; new and mature companies alike seek his advice and counsel as they grow and transition. He works closely with other members of RBC, local venture capitalists, and other service providers to provide more than just money to this exciting and growing industry segment.

Grant is the Chair & President of The Biotechnology Initiative, the Board of Directors for YORKbiotech, focusing on the convergence of IT and Medical Technologies in the York Region, a member of the Advisory Board for the Master of Biotechnology program at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, and an active participant of the ViaTech groups in Burlington and Guelph, Ontario.

In January 2009 he joined the editorial board of Biotechnology Focus magazine. He is a graduate of Dalhousie University in Halifax, with a BSc. and MBA in International Business.

For more information, please contact:

Darren Lum
Communications Officer, RIC Centre
T: 289-373-3050 x 201
E: communications@riccentre.com