In this compelling episode hosted by Jay Myers, listeners gain invaluable insights into Canada's potential as a leader in advanced biomanufacturing, emphasizing cell and gene therapies. With a dynamic panel of industry experts, the conversation delves into strategic opportunities, the importance of developing skills, and how integrating advanced therapies into Canadian manufacturing could revolutionize patient care.

The dialogue highlights Canada's advantage due to its wealth of expertise and advances in regulatory processes. Each panelist brings a unique perspective on overcoming challenges from scaling academic research to commercial production and the importance of continuous learning due to rapidly evolving technology. With a focus on improving patient outcomes through personalized medicine, the podcast outlines the transformative power of cell and gene therapies.

Nathalie Bourgouin: Serving as the Vice President of Quality and Compliance at ExCellThera, Nathalie Bourgouin wears several hats in this emerging biotech company situated in Montreal. ExCellThera is expanding the scope of cord blood applications to develop treatments for various blood cancers. Bourgouin's leadership in quality and compliance is crucial as the company grows its pipeline in cell and gene therapies.

Panos Chrysanthopoulos: As the Chief Development Officer at Morphocell, Panos is leading the charge towards creating liver regeneration therapies using. Under his guidance, Morphocell stands at the frontier of acute and chronic liver failure treatment, transitioning from academic concepts to GMP-level development.

Jana Machan: With six years at CCRM, Jana Machan now helms the organization as the Senior Vice President of Operations. Her focus includes developing regenerative medicine and commercializing cell and gene therapies, attracting essential investment into Canada, and incubating new companies.

Adam Huys: As the Director of the Center for Advanced Therapeutic Cell Technology at CCRM, Adam oversees the development of bio-manufacturing platforms that are revolutionizing the field. He is a key figure in transitioning these platforms to commercialization in collaboration with Omniabio.

Patrick Daoust: The Chief Business Officer at CATTI, Patrick Daoust is shaping the future of biomanufacturing talent. CATTI focuses on hands-on training in cell and gene therapies, ensuring that the workforce meets the high standards of the industry.

• Canada has strategic opportunities to lead in cell and gene therapies, offering personalized medicine and potential cures for patients.
• The development of specialized facilities like Omniabio is essential for bridging the gap from research to commercial manufacturing.
• Training skilled professionals for GMP manufacturing environments remains a significant focus, with entities like CATTI driving this initiative.
• Strategic partnerships, funding, and global networking are crucial to maintaining Canada's competitive edge and stimulating sector growth.
• Regulatory, technical, and operational agility are vital for small companies in navigating the path to successful biomanufacturing.

"The complexity during the manufacturing in clean rooms, that's a very unique element that we're dealing with." - Panos Chrysanthopoulos

"Having a homegrown ability to manufacture essential medicines is of the utmost importance from a security perspective." - Patrick Daoust

"CCRM...is really, I think, building the whole ecosystem." - Jana Machan

"The simpler we make our products by understanding the processes, by building the right analytics...the more successful we will be." - Panos Chrysanthopoulos

"This is the leading edge of advanced manufacturing...a very important strategic opportunity for Canada." - Jay Myers

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In this insightful episode, host Jay Myers engages with a panel of AI and advanced manufacturing experts to remove the veil from the world of Artificial Intelligence in the manufacturing sector. The guests share their unique experiences, showcasing both the transformative impact and the practical challenges of integrating AI technologies into various manufacturing processes.

Throughout the episode, the conversation navigates through the intricacies of AI implementation, from the identification of business use cases to the collection and interpretation of data. Each expert provides a unique perspective on how AI can optimize processes, improve quality control, and address labor shortages. Joseph highlights the importance of meaningful data in AI execution, while Armin underscores the potential for AI to tackle repetitive tasks in manufacturing. Michael emphasizes the need for machine intuition, and Remi discusses human-AI collaboration as the future.

• Joseph Lafleur: Joseph serves as the CEO of Polyalgorithm, a company specializing in tehs and data, machine learning with a focus on visual aspects. His expertise lays in partnering with companies to optimize technology use in manufacturing, evidenced by the joint venture with Martin Raya to commercialize innovative welding technology.

• Michael Mohseni: Michael is the CEO of Autometrics, a startup that pioneers industrial AI solutions, particularly in intelligent quality monitoring for complex processing operations like industrial welding and the manufacturing of battery cells for electric vehicles.

• Armin Khatoonabadi: Co-founder and COO of Apera AI, Armin leads his company in creating 4D Vision technology that empowers industrial robots with human-like vision enabling them to handle complex tasks. His technology is adopted across North America in various manufacturing settings, including companies like Ford and GM.

• Remi Duquette: As the Vice President of Maya HTT, Remi leads the charge in providing AI professional services in the manufacturing and industrial AI sector. He is also the president of a cluster aiding manufacturers in understanding and integrating AI into their environments.

• AI is extensively improving manufacturing processes by optimizing operations and addressing labor shortages.

• The application of AI should be problem-focused, with the aim to deliver measurable business value and efficiency improvements.

• Start small with AI integration, focusing on a manageable problem to tackle first and scale over time.

• Data quality and management are critical in effectively deploying machine learning algorithms in manufacturing.

• Future trends in AI may revolve around further automating repetitive tasks, capturing human expertise, and advancing human-AI collaboration.

• "AI can improve a lot on process optimization, which is tied to energy efficiency gains on the sustainability side." - Remi

• "The technology that we are supplying doesn't need readiness. It's not any different from buying a robot and installing it in your production line." - Armin

• "You have to learn on these corner cases and understand what to do about them because they will happen whether you like it or not." - Remi

• "AI is going to help us automate these tedious and dumb operations so that humans can focus on what they are really good at, which is creativity." - Armin

• "AI is offering a great opportunity to bring that intuition into a machine and make it a scalable tool or solution for a broader market." - Michael

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Mitch Debora. Mitch is the Co-founder and CEO at Mosaic Manufacturing.

Mosaic is pushing the boundaries of 3D printing at scale and working to bring 3D printing to the factory floor.

 In this episode:

• Mitch's introduction to 3D printing and the birth of Mosaic
• Brining additive manufacturing into your processes
• Higher throughput, lower cost
• Printing PPE in response to supply chain issues
• Projects and partners
• Creating a win-win with collaboration
• NGen's scale-up and development support
• SWERVE
• Careers of impact
• The next step for Mosaic

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Website: https://www.mosaicmfg.com

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Kevin Fernandes. President at Macrodyne Technologies Inc.

Macrodyne Technologies Inc. manufactures heavy duty, hydraulic presses up to 30,000 tons, fully automated hydraulic press lines and die handling equipment for dies and molds weighing in excess of 100 tons. They produce custom hydraulic presses & press lines for general metalforming applications, hot stamping, deep draw, forging, transfer, extrusion, coining, die spotting, hydroforming, elastoforming, superplastic forming, compression molding, high pressure laminates, rubber transfer molding and many more.

 In this episode:

• Projects and partners
• Environmental responsibility
• Collaboration
• A lack of skilled labourers
• Where is advanced manufacturing is going?
• What can Canada do to keep moving forward
• Working with NGen
• The next step forward for Macrodyne

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Luna You, CEO at Genecis.

Genecis’ biological processes convert food waste destined for landfill into valuable materials.

They are on a mission to drive the world towards a circular economy, where major brands utilize eco-friendly PHA plastics in packaging, food services, agriculture, textiles and many other areas to reduce the 18 billion pounds of plastic polluting our oceans every year.

 In this episode:

• What does Genecis do? 
• A circular economy
• Managing food waste
• The core objective
• Challenges in scaling
• Attracting the right people with the right skills
• What's the next step?
• Producing a quality product

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Website: https://genecis.co

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Billy Rideout, CEO at Exergy. Billy is the head creator, solver, and game-changer. His fixation on making things work better and faster is what sparked the founding of Exergy back in 2015. Today, he leads the Exergy team in strategy and business development

 In this episode:

• Billy's journey to Exergy
• Challenges and solutions
• Canada Makes network
• Hannover Fair
• Creating the Centre of Excellence
• Young people want to work with the emerging technologies
• Bringing Canada together

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by members of the Indigenous Manufacturing & Contracting Network. The panel includes:

• Kayla Paul, Operations Manager at Xtended Hydraulics & Machine Inc.
• Toni Dumais, Chief Operating Officer at KIHEW FabCo Ltd.
• Treena Amyotte, Director Of Business Development at PFN Group of Companies.
• John Desjarlais, General Manager at Great Plains Contracting.

The Indigenous Manufacturing & Contracting Network seeks to improve the quality of life of Indigenous people and generate long-term prosperity through the support and promotion of Indigenous business and individuals in the manufacturing and contracting sectors.

In this episode:

• Panel introductions
• The purpose and benefits of IMCN
• Being a role model for Indigenous youth
• Feather Project
• Challenges and opportunities
• Joining the network
• Problem solving with Indigenous values and prospective
• The future vision for IMCN

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https://xtended.ca

https://kihew.com

https://pfngroupinc.com

http://greatplainscontracting.ca

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Chris Stern, CEO and co-Founder of CarbiCrete.

CarbiCrete has created a cement-free, carbon negative process of making pre-cast concrete using industrial waste by-products from the steel making industry.

 In this episode:

• A unique technology that is benefiting the environment
• Challenges along the journey
• Scaling and partnerships
• Carbicrete blocks vs. Concrete blocks
• Carbicrete's 10-year vision
• The path to commercialization
• The importance of collaboration

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Louis-Antoine Genin-Brien, Head of Business Development at DeepSight, Augmented Reality. 

DeepSight believes Augmented Reality will impact our lives just as much as smartphones have had in the last decades. Although AR is used mostly on tablets and smartphones right now, we will observe a societal change with the spread of smart glasses. No longer confined to a 2D screen, it will alter how we interact with content as the digital world gradually merges with the physical world.

In this episode:

• The evolution of sharing information
• Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality
• Communication
• Use cases
• Overcoming challenges
• Real-time work instruction
• What will Augmented Reality replace?
• Implementing AR
• Awards and recognition
• Return on Investment
• Coming up next for DeepSight

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Barry Hunt. Barry is the President of Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers (CAPPEM) as well as the President & CEO of Prescientx.

The Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers is dedicated to protecting Canadians with the best possible PPE manufactured in Canada by Canadian owned and operated companies.

In this episode:

• A new paradigm to clean the air & surfaces in healthcare
• Violet : Prescientx autonomous UV disinfection robot
• Compostable and biodegradable filtration materials for masks
• CAPPEM (Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers) 
• Challenges of commercializing PPE
• Innovation opportunities and challenges moving forward

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Mohammed Ashour, Co-Founder and CEO of Aspire Food Group.

Aspire's long-term vision is to celebrate, innovate, and advance responsible farming and healthy eating of insects. Aspire researches and invests in sustainable insect farming practices to bring this protein alternative to a growing global market.

In this episode:

• The genesis of Aspire Food Group
• Artificial Intelligence and crickets
• One of the Top 10 AI projects in the world
• The facility
• Getting funding and dreaming big
• Building a world-class team
• Creating new jobs
• Standing out from the competition
• The next step
• The importance of having the right partners

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Welcome to Next Generation Manufacturing Podcast!

Next Generation Manufacturing explores the strategies, challenges and opportunities that come with growing an advanced manufacturing business in Canada. 

Meet the people who are behind the ideas, best practices, processes, technologies, and management approaches that are essential to thrive in a modern advanced manufacturing business. 

This podcast is for entrepreneurs, manufacturers, technology providers, policymakers, students & teachers. Anybody with a curious mind and an interest in how we make things in the new manufacturing economy. 

You’ll learn about the latest trends, newest innovative technologies and how advanced manufacturing is shaping the future. If you’d like to grow your network, find new business partners, challenge the status quo, or get the support you need to take your business to the next level this podcast is for you. 

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In this episode of Next Generation Manufacturing, host Jay Myers leads a riveting conversation on the future of advanced manufacturing, with a spotlight on circular manufacturing and the circular economy. The episode draws attention to Canada's innovative strides in environmental sustainability and life cycle product management.

Listeners will dive into a discussion that paints a vivid picture of the interplay between production optimization and the life cycle of products, as well as the lucrative potential of converting industrial waste into profit. The conversation, strikes a chord with those interested in environmental progress within industrial processes.

Industry leaders on the panel, including Bowden, Boqaileh, Stern, Shu, and Valeri, share thoughts and experiences from their respective fields, giving listeners a forecast of the transformation they expect within their domains. They disclose challenges like creating sustainable markets, managing material costs, regulatory frameworks, and supply chain complexities, painting a realistic portrait of the journey toward a circular economy in Canada.

About the Guest(s):

Lina Bowden is a partner and Chief Financial Officer at Carmina DeYoung, a garment manufacturing company known for its sustainable practices. She is deeply engaged in creating a circular economy within the textile industry, particularly focusing on minimizing waste and creating lasting clothing.

Khaled Boqaileh is the CEO and a driving force behind LabsCubed, which focuses on innovation in the polymer and plastics sector through automation and AI, aimed at creating efficient recycling processes.

Chris Stern is the CEO of Carbicrete, a company that is pioneering the production of negative carbon building materials by utilizing waste products like steel slag.

Jun Shu from CNEM (Canadian New Energy Materials Corporation) leads initiatives in green recycling processes for battery materials, which are critical for the burgeoning EV (Electric Vehicle) industry.

Tony Valeri is the president and CEO of Ridge Strategies. With an extensive career in the federal government and a focus on decarbonization, he brings a wealth of knowledge aiming to transform the steel sector to utilize waste as a resource.

Key Takeaways:

• Circular manufacturing is redefining how industries view waste by treating it as a valuable resource.
• Challenges such as cost, market demand, and complex recycling processes must be addressed to advance circular economies.
• Collaborative efforts and system thinking are crucial for the effective transition to circular manufacturing models.
• Advances in recyclable materials in textiles, polymers, and construction set a pace for change in Canada's manufacturing industries.
• Regulatory alignment and customer education will play pivotal roles in the success of circular economy initiatives.

Notable Quotes:

• "The concept of circular manufacturing and lifecycle product management demands a new way of doing business, new thinking about value chains." – Jay Myers
• "I think to do circular economies well, we have to be able to make things here." – Lina Bowden
• "The only way to really solve it is real innovation." – Khaled Boqaileh
• "Effectively make ours the obvious choice." – Chris Stern
• "We have to work hard." – Jun Shu

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In this episode, Jay Myers, CEO of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, interviews Humera Malik, the founder and CEO of Canvas AI. They discuss the challenges faced by industrial companies in managing and utilizing their data and how AI can help solve these problems. Humera shares her journey from the telecom world to the industrial IoT world and explains how she founded Canvas AI to connect users with their data and make AI accessible to engineers and plant floor personnel. She highlights the importance of providing a layer of interaction with the data and focuses on three key areas: helping users work with their data, making the technology accessible to non-data scientists, and helping users complete the data analysis journey. Humera also discusses the solutions Canvas AI has developed for asset management, process optimization, and sustainability, and the importance of building trust with AI systems. The episode concludes with a discussion on the adoption of AI in Canadian manufacturing and the growth plans for Canvas AI.

About Humera:

Humera Malik is the founder and CEO of Canvas AI. With a background in the telecom and industrial IoT industries, Humera has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by industrial companies in managing and making use of their data. She founded Canvas AI to provide a platform that connects users with their data and makes AI accessible and usable for engineers and plant floor personnel. Humera is passionate about empowering users to solve their own problems and has developed solutions focused on asset management, process optimization, and sustainability.

Canvass AI aims to empower process engineers on the plant floor to make data-driven decisions quickly and accurately. 

• Canvas AI provides a platform that connects users with their data and makes AI accessible and usable for engineers and plant floor personnel in the industrial sector.

• The solutions developed by Canvas AI focus on asset management, process optimization, and sustainability, helping users solve recurring problems and institutionalize knowledge.

• Building trust with AI systems is crucial, and Canvas AI achieves this by demonstrating the efficiency and effectiveness of their solutions in solving real-world problems.

• Canadian manufacturing companies have been conservative in adopting AI, but programs like the one with Next Generation Manufacturing Canada can help accelerate adoption and showcase the value of AI solutions.

• Canvas AI's growth plan is centered around making their platform a de facto tool for industrial engineers, empowering them to use AI in their day-to-day operations and problem-solving.

• "The problem I saw was, in the industrial sector, everybody was spending so many bizarre figures of about a trillion dollars spent into infrastructure built, and then another gazillion dollars spent on building the infrastructure to store data, which I called data hoarding. And then on top of that, what happens next? Nobody kind of was working on it." - Humera Malik

• "The intent really was how to empower the user to solve their problem, because they are the domain experts. All they need is how to make better use of their data." - Humera Malik

• "We focus on where we see we can provide value, so our qualification process is more refined and we really know how to score who fits the best and then take them through this journey." - Humera Malik

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Gurkaran Chowdhry, Directer of Business Development and Operations, 3D BioFibR

3D BioFibR’s patented dry-spinning process uses extensional flows to create well-aligned protein fibers at scale, by mimicking how these fibers are made in nature. Our current focus is on using our collagen fibers to develop research and clinical applications, including in-vitro tissue culture, 3D bioprinting, and tissue engineering. 

 In this episode:

Karan’s path to 3D BioFibR

The Biotech ecosystem of Nova Scotia

Developing materials for manufacturing

Overcoming challenges

Talent acquisition and retention

Standing up a new manufacturing platform

Important partnerships

Working with NGen

Next steps for 3D BioFibR

Advice for students looking to enter the space

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Sheldon Fernandez, CEO, DarwinAI.

DarwinAI is a rapidly growing visual quality inspection company providing manufacturers an end-to-end solution to improve product quality and increase production efficiency.

 In this episode:

• Sheldon's path to AI
• Defining artificial intelligence
• Can AI help you reach your business goals?
• Getting quality data
• Harnessing commercial potential
• AI in manufactoring 
• Features and benefits
• The next step for DarwinAI
• Best practices for implementing AI
• Pushback
• Young talent coming into the space

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Dr. Stephanie Willerth, CEO at Axolotl Biosciences.

Axolotl Biosciences' mission is to provide turn-key reagents, including bioinks, 3D tissue models, and consulting services in the field of 3D bioprinting to advance the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We envision delivering innovative products that enable the 3D bioprinting of humanized tissue models for advancing medicine.

 In this episode:

• Stephanie's background
• 3D Printing brain tissue
• Additive solutions in bio-medical and bio-engineering
• Commercialization and manufacturing
• Axolotl getting recognition
• Advice for entering the field
• Attracting talent
• Working with NGen
• The future of Axolotl

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Website: https://www.axolotlbiosciences.com

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Mitch Sivilotti, CEO at OmniaBio.

At a planned 400,000 square feet, OmniaBio will be the largest CDMO exclusively manufacturing for cell and gene therapies in Canada.

 In this episode:

• The potential of Bio-manufacturing in Canada
• Cell and gene Therapies
• Industry advantages and challenges
• Mitch's path to Bio-manufacturing
• OmniaBio's vision for the future
• Partners
• A view of the industry
• Career path advice for young people
• McMaster Innovation Park
• Collaborating with NGen

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Website: https://omniabio.com

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by Dan Desjardins, CEO at Distributive.

Distributive helps companies implement digital solutions in manufacturing and many other sectors around the world. 

 In this episode:

• Dan's background
• SMB's barriers to adopting digital solutions
• Innovation from experimentation
• Practical applications in many settings
• Ease of use
• Project partnerships
• Scaling up
• Working with NGen

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Website: https://kingsds.network

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On this episode Jay Myers is joined by The Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada and Founder of Martin Family Initiative as well as Carlana Lindeman, Education Program Director at Martin Family Initiative.

 In this episode:

• MFI mandate
• The future of the trades workforce
• Programs in elementary schools
• Challenges to overcome
• Impact and feedback from students
• Responding to the curiosity of the youth
• Outreach
• The next steps
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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