Pierre Chaurand

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Pierre Chaurand (Ph.D. 1994, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France) is Professor of Chemistry at the Université de Montréal (2009 – present). His background is in fundamental and analytical mass spectrometry (MS). With over 30 years of MS expertise, he is one of the pioneers of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) technology. Dr. Chaurand has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the field of MS, with over 70 in the specific field of MSI.

After his postdoctoral training in fundamental MS at the University of Dusseldorf Germany (1994-1998), he was hired as Research Faculty at Vanderbilt University (1998-2009) where he significantly contributed to the emergence and growth of MSI technology.

His current research interests are focused on the development of new strategies and methods to improve the specificity and sensitivity of MSI with applications in clinical biology including cancer and neurologic disorders.