About Zilia

Zilia is a health technology company developing a breakthrough platform to measure biomarkers in the eye, with an initial focus on ocular oximetry.

We are on a journey to save the sight and improve the health of millions.

We are Scientists, Researchers and Visionaries

Our team has years of experience in biotechnology and is based in Quebec City,
a world-renowned hub of expertise in optics and photonics.

Meet our Team

Patrick Sauvageau

Dr. Patrick Sauvageau, OD, MSc

CEO & Co-Founder

Dominic Sauvageau, PhD

CTO & Co-Founder

Sébastien Bouchard, CPA

CFO

Dario Zujo, MBA

Business Development Director

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Karina Leblanc, MSc

Regulatory Affairs and Quality Director

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Natasha Dargis, MSc

Clinical Applications Specialist

tomy

Tomy Aumont, MSc

Field Service Specialist

Cléophace Akitegetse, PhD, PEng

Lead – R&D and Biophotonics

Nicolas

Nicolas Lapointe, MEng

Lead – Innovation and Advances

Maxime

Maxime Picard, Eng

Lead – R&D and Software

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Diana Martinez

Quality & Regulatory Affairs Specialist

joel

Joël Tanguay

Software Developer

Gabriel

Gabriel Méthot, BASc

Software Developer

Éric Hamel, Eng, M.A.Sc.

AI Research Scientist

isabelle

Isabelle Harvey, Eng, MSc

Product Manager

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Udayakumar Kanniyappan, PhD

Data Scientist

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Alexandre Labrecque, PEng

Product Engineer

Jasmine Poirier, MSc

Computer Vision Specialist

thierry

Thierry Proulx, BASc

Software Developer

Marianne Régis, BASc

Software Developer

Ludovic

Ludovick Bégin

Software Developer

Board of Directors

Dr. Patrick Sauvageau, OD, MSc

CEO & Co-Founder

Dominic Sauvageau, PhD

CTO & Co-Founder

Claude Vezeau, PharmD

Chairman of the Board

Dr. Dominique Meyer, MD, MBA

Director

Danny Gobeil

Director 

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Marc-Antoine Cantin, CA, CPA

Director

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Étienne Lagacé

Director

Advisory Board

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Dr. Ike Ahmed, MD, FRCS(C)

Assistant Professor at University of Toronto

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Dr. Rajat N Agrawal, MD, MS

CEO & President at Retina Global

flanagan

Dr. John G Flanagan, PhD, FCOptom, FAAO, FARVO

Dean & Professor at University of California, Berkeley

Éric Desrosiers, PhD, MBA

Vice President Operations at New World Laboratories

Thanks to our Accelerators