At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Toronto based CFO’ operating in the Biotechnology space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Vasco Larcina. CPA
Chief Financial Officer of Lumira Ventures
Contributing over 20 years of senior financial management and audit experience, Vasco is a key member of senior management working closely with our investment team, external auditors and other finance professionals and acting as the primary point of contact for our limited partners. Having worked through the re-organization of the company and the disposition of the retail segment of the business, Vasco now focuses on the growth of the institutional fund management business, the streamlining of finance and legal operations and external reporting to our limited partners. Responsible for the financial management of Lumira Ventures and the investment funds it manages, Vasco oversees financial and legal operations, ensuring that the appropriate controls are in place to manage the activities of Lumira Ventures and its managed funds through the strategic evaluation, development and implementation of financial policies, systems and procedures developed in consideration of external reporting, risk and governance as well as regulatory and tax compliance. Prior to joining Lumira Ventures, Vasco worked as an external auditor with KPMG and has gained internal audit and operational audit experience with a regulated public utility where he provided the internal control input for a major customer information system development project.
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About Lumira Ventures: Canada’s leading health care & life sciences venture capital firm with a 30-year reputation building companies across North America.

Bill Mantzoutsos
Chief Financial Officer & Director of JADE Healthcare Group Inc.
Co-Founder of JADE Healthcare Group.
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About JADE Healthcare Group Inc.: Intelligent Cloud Computed Health Monitoring
David Long
Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra
David Long is the Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra. He has over 30 years of experience in Finance and IT leadership, including the CDMO space. He obtained an MBA in Finance and International Business from Dalhousie University.
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About BioVectra: BioVectra offers contract development and manufacturing capacity for intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Mark Leung
CFO of Aereus Technologies
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About Aereus Technologies: Aereus is a pioneer in the global metallic antimicrobial coating industry.
Mark Leung
CFO of Aereus Technologies
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About Aereus Technologies: Aereus is a pioneer in the global metallic antimicrobial coating industry.
Nelson Isabel
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President, Finance of Highland Therapeutics
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About Highland Therapeutics: Highland Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company that uses technologies to optimize the delivery of previously approved drugs.
Sean Bovingdon
CEO and Interim CFO of The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings
Sean Bovingdon is the CEO and Interim CFO at The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings.
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About The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings: TGOD grows high quality, organic cannabis with sustainable, all-natural principles. TGOD has a funded capacity of 116,000 kg.