The Board of Directors
To accurately identify manufacturer needs and best tailor itsservices to the requirements of its clients and partners, INO calls onthe know-how of a board of directors and advisory committee made up ofeminent experts in the field. INO is administered by 18 members:
- 10 members from the private sector
- the CEO
- the chair of the board
- 2 university representatives
- 4 representatives from the Government of Québec and the Government of Canada.
- Monique L. Bégin*
- Corporate Director
Quebec (Quebec)
- André Bolduc
- Business Markets - Senior Program management
Bell Canada
Verdun, Quebec
- Normand R. Bourque
- Corporate Director
Lorraine, Quebec
- Robert Després *
- Corporate Director
DRM Holding Inc.
Quebec, Quebec
- Denis Faubert
- General Manager
Institut de recherche d'Hydro Québec
Varennes (Quebec)
- Yvon Gasse *
- Director, Chair in
Entrepreneurship
and Innovation
Université Laval
Quebec, Quebec
- François Giroux
- President
Gentec Inc.
Quebec, Quebec
- Simon Jacques
- Director, Sales Canada
Cassidian
Ottawa, Ontario
- Guy Laberge*
- Corporate Director
Quebec, Quebec
- Liliane Laverdière
- Vice-President Business and Institutional Services
Caisse Centrale Desjardins
Quebec, Quebec
- Jean-Guy Paquet *
- Chairman of the Board of Directors INO
Quebec, Quebec
- Jean Pronovost
- Corporate Director
Quebec, Quebec
- Jean-Yves Roy *
- President and Chief Executive Officer INO
Quebec, Quebec
- Hugues St-Pierre*
- Corporate Director and President of MAXXAB
Rimouski, Quebec
- Alain-Jacques Simard
- President &CEO
Teraxion
Quebec (Quebec)
- Jacques Topping
- Corporate Director
Quebec, Quebec
- Jean-Marie Toulouse
- Professor
HEC Montréal
Montreal, Quebec
- Gary Vail
- Corporate Director
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Quebec
* Executive Comitee Members
R&D Advisory Committee
Made up of 14 members from the public and private sectorsacross Canada, the R&D Advisory Committee reports directly to theBoard of Directors. The Committee advises the INO Board on strategicscientific planning in light of the changing needs of Canadianbusinesses.
- Michel Bélanger
- Nortel Networks
Ottawa, Ontario
- Franz Blaha
- Fablan Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
- Richard Boudreault
- Technologies Aérospatiales
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
- Claude Chapdelaine
- NRC-CNRC
Quebec, Quebec
- Sylvain Charbonneau
- Institute for
Microstructural Sciences
Ottawa, Ontario
- Pierre Galarneau
- INO
Quebec, Quebec
- Jean-Marc Garneau
- DRDC-Valcartier
Quebec, Quebec
- Jacques G. Giroux
- ABB-Bomem Inc.
Quebec, Quebec
- Jean Giroux
- TELOPS
Quebec, Quebec
- Simon Labbé
- INO
Quebec, Quebec
- Richard Murison
- Pyrophotonics
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
- Michel Piché
- Centre d'optique photonique
et laser (COPL)
Quebec, Quebec
- Antonio Scandella
- Bell Canada
Montreal, Quebec
- Brian Wilson
- Photonics Research Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Associate Researchers
Every year, INO confers the title of "Associate Researcher" on professors/researchers who work with INO's scientific personnel or serve as codirectors of graduate level INO Fellows, in recognition of their contribution and collaboration.
- Jacques Albert
- Department of Electronics
Carleton University
- Jean-Pierre Blanchet
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Sue Chen
- Laboratory Services
University of Guelph
- Sihai Chen
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Benoit Appert-Collin
- Alphanov
- Adi Eisenberg
- McGill University
- Marie-Josée Gauvin
- CEGEP de St-Laurent
- Amir Gandjbakhche
- National Institute of Health
- Thomas Jennewein
- Institute for Quantum Computing
University of Waterloo
- David Loop
- Astronomy Technology Research Group
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
- Xavier Maldague
- Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique
Université Laval
- Jean-François Morin
- Université Laval
- Robert Nordstrom
- National Institute of Health/NCI
- Marc Parizeau
- Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique
Université Laval
- Michel Piché
- COPL
Université Laval
- Brian Pogue
- Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
- Alexandra Rink
- Princess Margaret Hospital
University of Health Network
- Martin Rochette
- Université McGill
Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique
- Michael Schmidt
- Bayerisches Laser Zentrum
Friedrich-Alexander Universität
- Eric Seibel
- Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
- Lorenzo Spinelli
- Politecnico di Milano
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- Hoang Trang
- IRIC
Université de Montréal
- Bruce Tromberg
- The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
University of California, Irvine
- Réal Vallée
- COPL
Université laval
- Jean-Pierre Véran
- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
- Alex Vitkin
- Ontario Cancer Institute / Princess Margaret Hospital
- Ulrich Wittrock
- Department of Applied Physics
Münster University of Applied Sciences
- André Zaccarin
- Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique
Université Laval
INO Members
INO's select clientele offers a real hand in its work withmanufacturing clients and keeps the organization in tune with theindustry. Membership in INO is open to any corporation, company,organization or person interested in promoting and in meeting INOobjectives. Members take part in the annual meeting where they reviseand adopt the financial statements, and the auditor's report, and theyelect the corporation's directors in accordance with the GeneralBy-laws.
The membership structure is made up of 5 categories, each offering privileges consistent with the fees perceived.
- The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are ex-officio members;
- Large corporations and major research organizations are affiliate members;
- Associate members can be found mainly among small and medium-size businesses;
- The individuals (individual members);
- The persons who have distinguished themselves by their involvement in INO operations
(honorary members).
Only ex-officio, affiliate and associate members have the right to vote at these meetings.
Ex-officio members

Affiliate members
- Bell Canada
- Head Office
671, de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 2M8
Bureau de Québec :
514.870-8770
- National Research Council
of Canada
- Édifice M50
1200, chemin de Montréal
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R6
613.998.9414
- Thales Canada inc.
- 4868, Levy
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
H4R 2P1
514.337.7878
Associate members
- ABB Bomem Inc.
- 585, boulevard Charest Est,
Suite 300
Quebec, Quebec
G1K 9H4
418.877.2944
- Agence spatiale canadienne
- 6767, route de l'Aéroport
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
J3Y 8Y9
450.926.4606
- ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc.
- 2300, boulevard Alfred-Nobel
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
H4S 2A4
514.832.0777
- B-Con Engineering Inc.
- 14, Capella Court
Nepean, Ontario
K2E 7V6
613.727.0021
- Cassidian
- 530-360 Albert Street
Ottawa (Ontario)
K1R 7X7
613-230-3902
- COM DEV
- 303, Terry Fox Drive, suite 100
Ottawa (Ontario)
K2K 3J1
613.591.7777
- CorActive High-Tech Inc.
- 2700, Jean-Perrin,
Suite 121
Quebec, Quebec
G2C 1S9
418.845.2466
- Exfo Inc.
- 400, rue Godin
Quebec, Quebec
G1M 2K2
418.683.0211
- Faculty of Engineering and design (Carleton University)
- 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa (Ontario)
K1S 5B6
613-520-2600
- Gentec Électro-Optique Inc.
- 445, rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste,
Suite 160
Quebec, Quebec
G2E 5N7
418.651.8003
- LeddarTech Inc.
- 2740, rue Einstein
Quebec, Quebec
G1P 4S4
418.653.9000
- MacDonald Dettwiler
- 3800 Commerce Parkway
Richmond, British Columbia
V6V 2J3
604.231.2562
- PhasOptx
- 2740, rue Einstein
Quebec, Quebec
G1P 4S4
418.652.8258
- Technologies Obzerv
- 400, Jean-Lesage,
Suite 201
Quebec, Quebec
G1K 8W1
418.524.3522
- Telops Inc.
- 100–2600,
avenue Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Quebec, Quebec
G2E 6J5
418.864.7808
- TeraXion Inc.
- 360, rue Franquet
Quebec, Quebec
G1P 4N3
418.658.9500
- Université Laval
- (COPL)
- Cité universitaire
Quebec, Quebec
G1K 7P4
418.656-2131