ABOUT COMPANY
Ondine Biomedical Inc. develops and markets non-antibiotic medical devices to treat and prevent topical multi-drug resistant infections. Ondine is the global leader in Photodisinfection technology, a simple two-step process that involves red light and a photosensitizer. Through a number of successful clinical trials, the company’s technology has been proven to be safe and effective against a broad spectrum of pathogens, rapidly eliminating all species of virus, bacteria and fungi. Ondine has 6 different products under various stages of development, including four products that have cleared Health Canada requirements and have been available in Canadian clinics and hospitals. Over 300,000 patients have been treated globally with Ondine’s Photodisinfection based products. The company is now looking to take 3 key products through the FDA to commercialize these proven technologies in the large US market. Research facilities are located in Bothell, WA while corporate head offices are in Vancouver, Canada.
ABOUT ENTREPRENEUR
With a background in finance and institutional investing, Carolyn Cross has over 30 years’ experience with public market securities and working with early stage companies. Earlier in her career, Ms. Cross was a portfolio manager and Vice President for Royal Bank Investment Management Inc. Ms. Cross currently sits on the boards and audit committees of Greystone Capital Management Inc., Sinuwave Technologies Corporation and Cayoose Creek Development Ltd., a First Nations project management services company based in BC. She is a Board Member and Treasurer of the International Photodynamic Association (IPA) and currently sits on The National Research Council (NRC)—the Government of Canada’s premier organization for research and development. Ms. Cross is a past Director of the Board of the Canada Foundation of Innovation and past member of its Audit and Finance Committee. She is a Founding Member of the World Innovation Health Network (WIN) Advisory Council, The Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, a Founding Member of the Ernst & Young Global Women in Business Advisory Council, and a member of the Advisory Council of GroYourBiz, a national organization assisting Canadian Women Entrepreneurs. She has been the recipient of several awards including the Meritorious Service Cross by the Governor General of Canada and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award from the Government of Canada. Ms. Cross holds a CFA designation, an MBA from York University and an Honours in Business Administration (HBA) from the University of Western Ontario
