Raquel De Souza

Raquel De Souza is the Director of Partnerships & Innovation for UTM's Office of the Vice-Principal, Research. She is responsible for supporting the UTM community through strategic and research partnerships, and fostering a culture of entrepreneurship at UTM through SpinUp, UofT’s lab-based incubator supporting early-stage startups. After earning her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Toronto, Raquel has held various roles at the interface between academia and external organizations. Most recently, she worked for the University of British Columbia (UBC) as Innovation Partnerships Manager at the Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation, and as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Research at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering.