Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
CB Rank (Person) 1,286,464
  • Primary Job Title Board of Directors
  • Primary Organization 
    OPMEDIC
  • Gender Male

Ken Newport was appointed to Jennerex's board in 2007. A chartered accountant, entrepreneur and life sciences business executive, Mr. Newport served as senior vice president and executive committee member at PRA International Inc. for three years until his retirement in 2005. In the mid-nineties he was co-founder and president of CroMedica

Inc., a clinical trials contract research organization which was sold to PRA International in 2002.

Mr. Newport was also a founding member of Global Biomedical Capital Corporation, Zelos Therapeutics Inc., Prime Trials Inc. and other life science organizations. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and also serves on the corporate boards of The Opmedic Group and Medgenesis Therapeutics Inc.

Mr. Newport earned Honours B.A. and Masters of Accounting degrees from the University of Waterloo.

Number of Past Jobs 2
Ken Newport has had 2 past jobs including Senior Vice President & Executive Committee Member at PRA International.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
PRA International
Senior Vice President & Executive Committee Member2005
Azelon Pharmaceuticals
Founding Member
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Ken Newport holds 3 board and advisor roles including Board of Directors at Jennerex Biotherapeutics, Board of Directors at MedGenesis Therapeutix, and Board of Directors at OPMEDIC.
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