Press Release

WORLDiscoveries is pleased to announce that Souzan Armstrong, PhD, has been appointed Executive Director, leading the business development arm of London’s extensive research network and the bridge between local invention and global industry.

Armstrong has served in this role on an interim basis since January 2021. Since joining WORLDiscoveries (WD) in 2010, she has also served as Director of Business Development, Life Sciences and Director of the Western Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program, which has more than doubled the number of fellowships it offers since 2015. The program has also successfully launched a mini-MIF program targeting Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry students and health-care professionals to promote design thinking principles related to innovation in the medical technology space.

WORLDiscoveries® at Western University in partnership with the Centre for Advanced Computing and Queen’s University Partnerships and Innovation have launched a web platform designed to match small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with potential partners from around the world based on the expertise and fields of interest of both parties using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Canadian SMEs can quickly and accurately become matched to an international partner to help their business grow through investment, licensing, or distribution arrangements by creating a profile for their business on the platform. Potential business partners can be matched with SMEs that meet their criteria for partnership. Both SMEs and partners are screened before being admitted to the platform to ensure quality matches are made.