Alex Senson

Advisor, Investment and Venture Development

Alex Senson
I love helping to encourage, empower and amplify the innate brilliance and potential of all individuals. Our passionate OG team creates a nurturing environment where seeds of innovation (people) can flourish; growing a more sustainable, healthy, and equitable future for our amazing world and society.

Alex Senson joined Ontario Genomics in 2023. In his current role, he will be leading the BioCreate program’s initial funding phase while also supporting the development of the mentorship program to support companies as they seek to raise follow-on funding and commercialize their innovative solutions. He is the main point of contact for companies as they work through the BioCreate application and investment process.

Alex brings a strong business and scientific acumen to this role, having worked in the biopharmaceutical industry as well as the regional innovation and entrepreneurship network. Before joining Ontario Genomics, Alex was the Senior Business Strategist at Altitude Accelerator where he coached start-up founders and built processes and resources to support a wide range of unique technology ventures. Previously, he worked in both project management and business development capacities at YM BioSciences – a cancer therapeutics company which was acquired by Gilead Sciences in 2013.

Alex earned a Master of Biotechnology degree from the University of Toronto Mississauga, and a BSc in Biochemistry from McMaster University.