Ian W. Delaney

Board Chairman

Ian Delaney is one of Canada’s most storied business leaders and one of the mining world’s most respected figures, having served as CEO and President of the global resource firm Sherritt Inc. (formally Viridian) for over 20 years. Before Sherritt, Ian was the CEO and President of the the property firm, Horsham Corporation and was the former President of Merrill Lynch Canada.

Today, in addition to Allarta, Ian also chairs the boards of the Westaim Corporation and the non-profit air ambulance service, Ornge. Ian is a licensed airplane and helicopter pilot.

Mark Krembil

President, Krembil Foundation

Mark Krembil began his career as a systems engineer and currently serves as President of the Krembil Foundation, a family organization that supports medical research in the areas of neurodegeneration, arthritis and autoimmune diseases.

Mark serves on the boards of Agora Open Science Trust, Brain Canada Foundation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (Chairman’s Research Advisory Council), TANZ Centre for Neurodegenerative Disease (Campaign Steering Committee), Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (Leaders Council), and the University of Toronto (Campaign Steering Committee).

Juliet Daniel, PhD

Professor, McMaster University

Dr. Juliet Daniel is a professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University. Her research focuses on cell-to-cell adhesion and signaling, and how their malfunction contributes to cancer.

Dr. Daniel received her BSc from Queen’s University and her PhD from the University of British Columbia. She spent six years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Vanderbilt University before joining McMaster in 1999 to establish her own research laboratory.

Harald Stover, PhD

Founder & CEO

Allarta Life Science

Over his 30 years as a Professor at McMaster University, Dr. Harald Stover has become a leading academic researcher in polymer hydrogels, bio-relevant macromolecules and the delivery of biologics. His work is published in leading academic journals, and he is a frequent speaker at international biologic conferences.

His awards include an NSERC/3M Industrial Research Chair, Canada’s National Award for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and his appointment as Director of the NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program in Biomaterials.

Harald earned his BSc from Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany, his PhD from the University of Ottawa, and completed his postdoctoral work at Cornell University.

Maria Antonakos, MBA

Founder & COO

Allarta Life Science

As Chief Operating Officer, Maria Antonakos leads all aspects of Allarta’s corporate strategy and business development efforts. Before founding Allarta with Dr. Stover, Maria spent 8 years at the world-renowned Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

With an eye towards diversity, equity and inclusion, Maria’s held senior positions at Roy Thomson Hall and the Canadian Women’s Foundation, where she established innovative programs such as Women Play BIG. She also serves as a Board Member of the Leacross Foundation that promotes economic independence to women and children with training focused on the STEM fields.

Maria holds an MBA from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and a BA in Music from University of Toronto.