Wilms Emmanuel Baille profile

Describe it (summary)

Core Competencies
Scientific Expertise
• Development of polymer precursors and platforms using diverse synthetic methods
• Advanced formulation of molecules, peptides, and oligonucleotides using polymer-based nanotechnologies
• Material characterization: NMR (solid, liquid, imaging), DSC, TGA, FTIR, GPC, UV-Vis, HPLC, GC, MALDI-TOF, LS
• Pilot batch development and tech transfer to CMOs

Project & Team Management
• R&D project management with budgets ranging from $500K to $1.5M
• Leadership of scientific teams and resource optimization (human and material)
• Preparation of government funding proposals (e.g., 3 IRAP grants totaling $910K over 4 years; $100K Innovation Program grant, among others)

Business & Innovation
• Financial statement analysis
• Preliminary patentability assessments
• Financial and technology valuation
• Business and opportunity evaluations (DCF, EV/EBITDA, P/E, etc.)
• Business plan drafting

Academic & Technical Training Expertise
• Over 1,500 hours of teaching at college and university levels

Technological Tools and Others
• Design of procedures using LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) for SR&ED report drafting from raw documents (reducing turnaround time by >80%)
• Use of LLMs for preliminary business valuation from financial data
• Development of AI agents using tools like n8n, Make, and other no-code/low-code platforms
• 20+ scientific publications and 4 patents (filed or pending)

Work Experience (10)

Advisor & SR&ED Specialist

Conseil Saint-Paul Consultancy

March 2023 - Present

Lava

• Strategic consulting for SMEs on SR&ED claims
• Drafting and coordination of SR&ED technical narratives across industries
• Preparation of funding applications such as IRAP, Innovation Program, ESSOR, CanExport, PSCE, and others
• Financial analysis and project/company assessments

Project Manager – Life Sciences & Health

Axelys

May 2022 - February 2023

Montréal

• Drafting of techno-commercial assessment reports with the analysis team
• Definition of IP, technology maturation, and transfer strategies
• Research funding support for academic inventors
• Presentation and defense of valorization cases before internal and external committees
• Portfolio management of early-stage inventions in collaboration with business development

Lecturer – Biopharmaceutical Production Technology

John Abbott College

March 2020 - December 2022

Montréal

• Teaching of GMP, quality assurance, validation, manufacturing processes, and continuous improvement

SR&ED Consultant

Conseil Saint-Paul Consultancy

April 1999 - March 2020

Lavl

• Technical writing of SR&ED claims, funding applications, and financial capacity analysis

Senior Director – New Technology Development

Altus Formulation Inc.

November 2014 - February 2019

Mirabel

• Management of the SmartCelle-NSAIDs program (multi-million-dollar, multi-project initiative)
• Feasibility studies, partnership coordination, and successful IRAP applications ($910K over 4 years)
• Oversight of technology development department

Director – Technology Development & IP Strategy

Bioastra Technologies Inc.

May 2013 - November 2014

Montréal

• Project leadership in energy, packaging, health, food, and more
• Secured industrial contracts (including Fortune 500 clients)
• Supported deals totaling $800K
• Strategic and budgetary assessment of innovative technologies

Research Associate

Université de Montréal

May 2012 - May 2013

Montréal

• Coordination of Prof. Julian Zhu’s chemistry lab
• Development of innovative dental materials (patent pending)
• Grant proposal writing and industry liaison

Manager – Polymeric Nano-Delivery Technology Development

Labopharm Inc.

September 2010 - May 2012

Laval

• Development of block copolymer platforms for controlled drug release
• Tech transfer to CMOs and contribution to IP filings
• Project evaluation using DCF and other valuation tools (e.g., oxycodone-APAP)

Research Scientist

Labopharm Inc.

June 2006 - September 2010

Laval

• Design and development of nano-release systems for hydrophobic drugs
• Characterization method development and scale-up

Postdoctoral Fellow

UQAM – Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

February 2005 - June 2006

Montréal

• Synthesis of 3D polymeric scaffolds for cell culture and grafting (patentable)
• Lab supervision and equipment acquisition (> $100K)
• Contributed to a $125K NSERC research grant

Academic Studies (2)

Doctorate

University of Monreal

January 1999 - January 2004

Chemistry

Achievements:
- Published more than ten articles,
- Diffusion study in polymeric solutions and hydrogels by NMR spectroscopy and NMR imaging,
- Made important contribution in the mathematical modeling of diffusion in polymer solutions and gels developed in the professor Zhu laboratory,
- Polymerization and characterization of bis(p-carboxyphenoxy) propane and sebacic acid used as implant for the controlled release of cis-platinum,
- Anionic chain polymerization and characterization of hyperbranched polyglycidols,
- Radical chain polymerization and characterization of thermoreversible copolymers based on acrylamide and methacrylamide derivatives of cholic acid and N-alkylacrylamides,
- Divergent synthesis of dendrimers,
- Management of the laboratory,
- Responsible for safety in the laboratory,
- Negotiate and purchase of multiple scientific equipments for Prof. Julian Zhu (for more than 400 000$CAN).