BSc Physics ’92, MSc Physics ’94, PhD Physics ‘99
President, Christie Medical
Kitchener, ON
Dr.
George
Pinho
is
a
business
leader
with
over
20
years
of
experience
in
technology
innovation,
product
development,
and
product
commercialization
in
both
the
image
display
and
medical
device
markets.
His
experience
spans
several
industries.
He
has
held
various
roles
including
Research
Associate
for
laser
welding
of
plastics
(PowerLasers,
Ltd),
Senior
Optical
Designer
and
Project
Leader
for
digital
cinema
and
commercial
projectors
(Christie
Digital
Systems,
Inc.),
and
Director
of
Product
Development
for
projection
systems
(Christie
Digital
Systems,
Inc.).
He
later
became
President
of
Christie
Medical,
a
venture
division
of
Christie
Digital
Systems,
Inc.,
and
currently
leads
a
team
focused
on
developing
and
commercializing
near-infrared
imaging
technologies
for
medical
applications.
Combining his physics education from UW and MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, George recognized and actualized needs for innovation. He has been awarded nine patents for projector designs and medical device innovations. His product designs have received multiple industry innovation awards. Dr Pinho also serves on several boards including the Board of Directors at ReMap, a business-led National Centre of Excellence helping Canadian companies with innovative technology achieve product commercialization.