Dr. Claude Piché is a co-founder and the President and CEO of Locemia Solutions. At Locemia, Claude led the creation and development of Baqsimi, a needle-free, nasal formulation of glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. Eli Lilly acquired the product in late 2015 and is launching the product globally. Prior to forming Locemia, Claude worked at private, public, and start-up biopharmaceutical companies with hands-on experience in research, regulatory affairs, marketing, operations and business development.
Claude is an active angel investor and serves as an advisor and/or board member to several biopharmaceutical start-ups.
He holds degrees from the University of Saskatchewan (DVM) and the University of Calgary (MSc). He is the author or co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and over 40 scientific abstracts and presentations. He is also a co-inventor on several patent applications.