John P. Molloy, President & CEO
PARTEQ Innovations

Biography:
John Molloy (MBA, Queen’s) has been responsible for the commercialization of intellectual property at Queen’s University since 1986. During that time PARTEQ has generated more than 40 technology companies that have attracted more than $900 million in investor funding and created more than 700 jobs. Since inception PARTEQ has returned more than $26 million to Queen’s University and its inventors. Mr. Molloy has also led the creation of a number of venture funds, including the Working Ventures CMDF Queen's Scientific Breakthrough Fund and the PARTEQ Internet Ventures Fund, both focused on investing in early-stage, high-growth business opportunities arising primarily from research at Queen's. In 2009, under his guidance, PARTEQ became the first Canadian technology transfer office in Canada to host a national Centre of Excellence in Commercialization and Research. Mr. Molloy is a member of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), is chairman of the Ontario Society for Excellence in Technology Transfer (OnSETT), and is a founding director of the Alliance for the Commercialization of Canadian Technology. (ACCT). He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of numerous companies, both private and public. For many years he has advised both Ontario and Canadian governments on technology transfer and related policies for building a more innovative economy.

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