Dr. Ure earned a B.Sc. in Zoology at Brandon University in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Cellular Neurobiology at the University of Alberta in 1997. These were followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, studying mouse models of multiple sclerosis and gaining expertise in virology, neurology, and immunology.

Dr. Ure brings more than 20 years in small biotech industry and over 35 years of research across many scientific and health disciplines have fostered a broad understanding of bench-to-bedside drug development – drug discovery, intellectual property, CMC, regulatory, clinical, and business development – and provided valuable experience in advancing new medicines to market.