Duncan

Duncan Jones

Title/Position
Adjunct Professor
Institute for Management & Innovation

Bio

Duncan Jones holds a Bachelor’s of Science (Chemistry and Biochemistry), a Master’s of Science (Biochemistry) and a Master’s of Business Administration all from the University of Toronto. In addition, he is a Project Management Professional (PMP).

For over 30 years, he has primarily worked with inventors in the Life Sciences, especially University professors assisting them in bringing their ideas to market. He has worked in a major pharmaceutical company, as a venture capitalist and with the technology transfer teams at each of Ontario’s Universities.

He has lectured on and taught business and biotechnology at the high school, college and university levels, most recently undergraduate HMB301HBiotech­nology and IMI302HBusiness Plans & Project Manage­ment as well as MBiotech’s BTC1710HBiomaterials & Protein Chemistry TheoryBTC1820HBiotech­nology in Agri­culture & Natural ProductsBTC1860H, GAMBiT, BTC1600H/BTC1610HBiopartnering I & II and IMI3001H/IMI3003HBiocommercial­isation I & II. Duncan also manages Hexagon Innovating, a consulting firm focused on the fuzzy front end of new product develop­ment, sourcing and in-licensing technology, performing technology and intellectual property reviews, doing market research and competitive intelligence, developing business models and strategy, partnering, fundraising, as well as project and portfolio management. He maintains an active blog on innovation at www.hexagon-innovating.com.

Current Courses

BTC1600H  Biopartnering I 
BTC1600H  Biopartnering II
BTC1820H  Biotech­nology in Agri­culture & Natural Products 
IMI3001H  Biocommercial­isation I: Analysis of Tech­nology Driven Innovation
IMI3003H  Biocommercial­isation II