Diane Côté, Bachelor in Translation

Diane Côté is President and CEO of the Consortium for industrial research MEDTEQ, launched in January 2013. MEDTEQ’s objective is to facilitate and accelerate the development of innovative medical technologies. Ms. Côté was previously Vice-President - Quebec, of MEDEC, the national association created by and for the Canadian medical technology industry.

Previously, Ms. Côté was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of a medical technology company specialising in the use of state-of-the art mathematical modeling and neural networks for risk management purposes in obstetrics. She spearheaded the development and marketing of the company’s products as well as its launch on the public markets.

Ms. Côté worked at IBM as member of the Sales and Communication management team. In addition, as Partner responsible for business development at Innovitech, a consulting company focusing on new technologies and in the development of innovative economic models, she lead numerous mandates in strategic planning, financing and partnerships.

Ms. Côté has also served on many boards, namely the Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM), the Association des industries des technologies de la Santé (AITS) and InVivo, the life sciences and health technologies cluster of Metropolitan Montréal. She has also served on the boards of a number of charitable organisations in Québec and is a member of the Life Sciences Practice Advisory Board of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.