François Painchaud Clp

François Painchaud CLP is a Principal and Lawyer at ROBIC, where expertise lies in Intellectual Property and Business Law since March 1986. François serves on the Board of Directors at Searchlight Pharma Inc., focusing on innovative healthcare products. François is the Corporate Secretary for both CQDM, a non-profit supporting biopharmaceutical research, and CATALIS, which promotes clinical trials and research collaboration in Quebec. François has been a Board member and Past-President of the Cancer Research Society, contributing to cancer research funding. As Past President of Licensing Executives Society International, François played a key role in international licensing advocacy, having also held board positions at the Canadian Louis Pasteur Foundation and NEOMED Institute. François's educational background includes a Postgraduate degree from École du Barreau and an LLB from Université de Montréal.