Oleg Stukalov, PhD

Oleg Stukalov is a science-based entrepreneur, educator, academic administrator, and R&D manager. As an entrepreneur, he has co-founded three technology startups. Oleg’s one of the recent ventures, Mirexus Biotechnologies Inc., has spun off from his own research at the intersection of microbiology, biotechnology, and biophysics (successfully exited through acquisition in 2023). He taught graduate-level entrepreneurship courses at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. Oleg’s most recent experience includes academic technology transfer, IP portfolio management, and facilitation of industry-academia partnerships. As an academic researcher with Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics, Oleg co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed multidisciplinary publications in the areas of organic electronics, biophysics, and microbiology. He currently works at the University of Waterloo as a manager of corporate research partnerships.

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