{"id":7049,"date":"2016-10-03T08:47:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianglycomics.ca\/?p=7049"},"modified":"2019-07-31T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T22:09:18","slug":"glyconets-karimah-es-sabar-appointed-quark-ventures-new-ceo-and-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianglycomics.ca\/fr\/glyconets-karimah-es-sabar-appointed-quark-ventures-new-ceo-and-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"GlycoNet’s Director Karimah Es Sabar appointed Quark Venture\u2019s new CEO and partner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karimah Es Sabar named Quark Venture\u2019s new CEO and partner<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

By Iris Dorbian<\/a><\/p>\n

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Canadian life sciences venture capital firm Quark Venture<\/strong><\/a> has appointed Karimah Es Sabar<\/strong> as CEO and partner. Ms. Es Sabar serves on GlycoNet’s<\/a><\/strong> Board of Directors and was formerly the president and CEO of the Centre for Drug Research and Development<\/strong><\/a>, a Vancouver-based drug development and commercialization centre. Founded last year, Vancouver\u2019s Quark Venture provides equity financing to biotechnology and health sciences companies. To date, the firm has invested in Aurora Life Sciences Corp<\/strong><\/a> et \u00e0 Sitka Biopharma<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASE<\/p>\n

Canadian Life Sciences Leader Karimah Es Sabar Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Quark Venture Inc to Build Their Health Science Investment Enterprise and the Global Health Sciences Venture Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA\u2013(Marketwired \u2013 Sept. 20, 2016) \u2013 Quark Venture Inc., a venture capital investment firm, today announced Karimah Es Sabar has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Partner. Quark Venture provides equity financing for innovative biotechnology and health sciences companies with breakthrough technology platforms and projects.<\/p>\n

Ms. Es Sabar, who most recently led the Centre for Drug Research and Development as President & CEO, and before that, Life Sciences BC, has an expansive global career spanning multi-national pharmaceutical\/biotechnology companies, start-ups, not-for-profit organizations and venture investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to advance the next generation of health sciences innovation companies delivering health care solutions at a global level, and to give them the best chance to succeed. In Ms. Es Sabar, we have the perfect leader to drive this forward. She has global experience, a large network, as well as leadership in marketing, business development, investment, strategic alliances, global collaborations and public private partnerships. She has raised significant funds, brought products to market, and has also developed and executed innovation and translation strategies in the life science sector and in biotech investment,\u201d said Jesson Chen, Chairman, Partner and Co-Founder of Quark Venture Inc.<\/p>\n

Established in 2015, Quark Venture not only provides financial support to promising health sciences companies, but also enables the developmental, infrastructure and expertise support needed for these companies to grow, create value and be successful. Partners in the Global Health Sciences Venture Fund include investment banks and institutional investors, with GF Securities as lead strategic fund partner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe smart capital can always be raised to fuel great companies and technologies. Quark Venture and the Global Health Sciences Venture Fund present a significant opportunity to drive what has always been an under capitalized market sector, particularly in Canada. Quark Venture offers a different kind of venture investment approach, one that holds promise for the advancement of both Canadian and global innovations that could result in major health benefits to the world,\u201d said Karimah Es Sabar.<\/p>\n

Ms. Es Sabar, who has received multiple awards and recognitions for her pioneering work, holds an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a MSc degree in Neurochemistry from the Institute of Psychiatry \u0393\u00c7\u00c6 University of London, England \u0393\u00c7\u00c6 and a BSc Joint Honours degree in Biochemistry\/Chemistry from the University of Salford in Manchester, England.<\/p>\n

About Quark Venture<\/strong>
\nQuark Venture is focused on equity financing of innovative biotechnology and health sciences companies with breakthrough technology platforms and projects. The organization`s approach is to establish long-term relationships with target companies, with a view to enable and strengthen management to realize the full potential and value of the technology. This approach has been previously successfully demonstrated in the energy and high tech sectors where Quark Venture partners have invested. Quark Venture`s management is supported by a scientific and commercial advisory board. For more information on Quark Venture, Karimah Es Sabar and Chairman Jesson Chen visit www.quarkventure.com.<\/p>\n

CONTACT INFORMATION<\/strong>
\nQuark Venture Inc.
\nKarimah Es Sabar
\nChief Executive Officer & Partner
\n604-830-9555
\ninfo@quarkventure.com<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Quark Venture <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Karimah Es Sabar named Quark Venture\u2019s new CEO and partner September 20, 2016 By Iris Dorbian Canadian life sciences venture capital firm Quark Venture has appointed Karimah Es Sabar as CEO and partner. Ms. Es Sabar serves on GlycoNet’s Board of Directors and was formerly the president and CEO of the Centre for Drug Research and Development, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[25,26],"class_list":["post-7049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-karimah-es-sabar","tag-quark-venture","wpbf-post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t