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Dr. Ilse Treurnicht
CEO
MaRS Discovery District

Ilse Treurnicht is the CEO of the MaRS Discovery District. She joined MaRS in January 2005 from her role as President & CEO of Primaxis Technology Ventures, a start-up stage venture capital fund focused on the advanced technologies sector.

Prior to Primaxis, Ilse was an entrepreneur with senior management roles in a number of emerging technology companies. She serves on a number of Boards, including the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR), the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) and Optimer Photonics. Ilse holds a DPhil in chemistry from Oxford University, which she attended as a Rhodes Scholar.