Diane Côté (Chair)

Diane Côté is an Executive Consultant in Strategy and Innovation at Innovitech, where she supports organizations navigating complex innovation and strategic transformation initiatives. Her expertise spans strategic leadership, governance, and value creation across healthcare, medical technology, and other highly regulated research‑intensive sectors, with a focus on sustainable and impactful outcomes.

Ms. Côté led the MEDTEQ+ Industrial Research and Innovation Consortium for more 12 years, advancing Canada’s health technology ecosystem by fostering collaboration among industry, public research institutions, and healthcare networks. Prior to MEDTEQ+, she served as Vice‑President (Quebec) of Medtech Canada, the Canadian Medical Technology Association, and was Chief Executive Officer of a small and medium‑sized enterprise developing artificial intelligence tools for clinical risk management. Across these roles, she demonstrated a strong ability to lead large‑scale initiatives and build effective cross‑sector partnerships.

Ms. Côté has held numerous leadership and advisory roles, including Vice‑President of the Board of Directors of the Fonds de recherche du Québec–Santé and membership on the Life Sciences Advisory Council of Global Affairs Canada. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Apogée D2R (DNA to RNA) initiative led by McGill University, the Steering Committee of Polytechnique Montréal’s TransMedTech Institute, and the Advisory Committee of the National Research Council’s Aging at Home initiative. She is the first woman to receive the ADRIQ Bernard‑Landry Innovation Award.

---