Tim Fernback: CFO, has over a decade of experience financing both private and public companies in Canada. Mr. Fernback was the head of the technology consulting practice for Discovery Capital Corporation, a prominent British Columbia venture capital firm specializing in financing and consulting to technology based start-up ventures, and later ran the Investment Banking/ Corporate Finance Departments for the oldest and most respected Western Canadian based brokerage firm, Wolverton Securities Ltd. In 2004, Mr. Fernback left Wolverton Securities and was the founder of a boutique technology consulting practice. Since 2002, Mr. Fernback has been an active director of the Okanagan Capital Fund, an Okanagan-based technology venture fund. Mr. Fernback is a graduate of McMaster University, where he studied molecular biology and biochemistry, and also a graduate of the University of British Columbia, where he completed his MBA with a concentration in Finance. At Upstream Biosciences Inc., Mr. Fernback is responsible for directing, identifying and evaluating strategic financing and partnering opportunities for the Company. Mr. Fernback contributes to the establishment of the overall business support by working closely with the senior management team. |