Our Platforms Experts Professionals (PEPs)
To achieve its mission, the TransMedTech Institute can count on about ten technology platforms located in its various institutions. These platforms offer high-caliber infrastructures and services for the development and validation of medical technologies.
Since its creation, TransMedTech has funded part of the salary of more than 30 PEPs associated with the various platforms as part of its platforms experts professionals (PEPs) recruitment program.
Supervised by one or more researchers, these PEPs adhere to the Living Lab mode and support the realization of interdisciplinary and intersectoral projects for the development, validation, and implementation of medical technologies with a high potential impact on patients and the health system. PEPs also help train the next generation of leaders by passing on their knowledge to students and postdoctoral fellows.
Discover the expertise of our 2025-27 PEPs and their technology platforms
MICROFLUIDICS PLATFORM
At the interface between microfluidic technology and oncology, the microfluidic platform enables the design of lab-on-a-chip facilities to accelerate basic research on new therapies and the clinical implementation of personalized medicine.
Benjamin Péant
PhD in Microbiology
Benjamin Péant is an expert in microfluidic technologies, cell/tissue imaging and confocal microscopy, and chemotherapeutics. He has co-developed, from patient tumor samples, a new three-dimensional ex vivo cell model, called microdissected tissue – a world first – as well as a patented tool for the analysis of the molecular response of a tissue after treatment.
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Amélie St-Georges-Robillard
B. P.Eng., PhD in Biomedical Engineering
A specialist in the design of microfluidic chips and the development of hyperspectral imaging techniques to analyze cellular response, Amélie St-Georges-Robillard has opened up new perspectives in diabetes research by improving the precision of on-chip measurements by increasing the number of captures per unit time.
More informationINVESTIGATIVE HISTOPATHOLOGY PLATFORM
Before being made available to patients, many technological advances require a histological validation step to accelerate the science and implementation of new biomedical technologies.
Feryel Azzi
M.D.
Research pathologist at the CRCHUM’s molecular pathology platform, Feryel Azzi works under the supervision of Dr. Dominique Trudel. She supports scientific teams in the histopathological analysis of human and animal tissues. She specializes in slide reading, macroscopic examination/dissection, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. She works closely with CHUM pathologists and Dr Guillaume St-Jean, supervises students and contributes to the writing of scientific articles.
More informationBIOMEDICAL NANOPHOTONICS PLATFORM
The mission of the platform is to develop diagnostic and therapeutic technologies based on the plasmonic and optical properties of colloidal nanoparticles.
Isabelle Largillière
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Research engineer with over 20 years of experience in applied optics, photonics, sensor electronics, image processing, ultrafast laser, nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Extensive experience in experimental development of complex optical sensor systems, including automated design of optical and mechanical parts, opto-mechanical assembly, programming of data acquisition applications, and validation testing.
CLINICAL ENGINEERING COORDINATION PLATFORM
The platform plays a key role in research and development and in the transfer of knowledge and innovations to clinicians for projects in the musculoskeletal disease sector.
Nikita Cobetto
P.Eng. and PhD in Biomedical Engineering
The platform’s spine surgery simulator was developed by Dr. Cobetto using her expertise in digital simulation. She also customized a Mayo Clinic clinician’s simulator with her surgical technique and the specific parameters of her pediatric patients to optimize their spine correction after surgery.
More informationIMAGING AND SMALL ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION PLATFORM
The platform supports the entire experimental process, from experimental design to data analysis.
A multidisciplinary team of experts operates this platform to perform microCT (micro-Computed Tomography) imaging analyses on small animals (in vivo and ex vivo), with the goal of evaluating the development of pathologies, the effects of therapeutic treatments, or the biomechanical analysis of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular tissues. The platform offers services in image acquisition, 3D reconstruction and modeling, as well as histomorphometric analysis of tissues.
Price list for the microCT imaging platform, effective April 1, 2026.
Carolina Solorzano
M.Sc.A in Biomedical Engineering
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PhD in Biochemistry
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PLATFORM FOR MRI ANTENNAS
The mission of the platform is to increase the diversity of MRI systems through the design of radio frequency amplifiers and custom antennas to obtain more accurate images.
Nibardo Lopez Rios
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Dr. Lopez Rios’ expertise in developing radio frequency subsystems for MRI led him to create a hybrid antenna to improve studies of the cervical spinal cord for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This innovative antenna reduces artifacts while capturing the MRI signal, thereby amplifying image accuracy.
More informationPLATFORM FOR DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN REHABILITATION
This platform aims to develop and facilitate digital development in order to exploit the Technopôle’s technological facilities to their full potential.
Benjamin Michaud
PhD in Biomechanics of Physical Activities
Benjamin Michaud, PhD in biomechanics of physical activities, combines scientific expertise with advanced programming skills. As a software developer, he adopts an integrated, generalist approach, relying on open software to design transdisciplinary computing tools. His work facilitates and accelerates developments ranging from data analysis and database management to web development and data acquisition software.
MOBILE ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND THERAPY PLATFORM
Our platform offers on-site development and deployment of ultrafast ultrasound imaging and therapy tools, tailored to the specific needs of researchers and manufacturers in a wide range of fields including neuroscience, cardiology, non-destructive testing and artificial intelligence.
Jonathan Porée
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Porée’s expertise lies in his ability to prototype innovative ultrasound systems, thanks to his experience acquired in leading ultrasound laboratories. Dr. Porée is committed to training his collaborators in new ultrasound technologies to ensure rapid technology transfer to the healthcare system and industrial players in the field. In particular, his work has led to the development of a dynamic imaging system for cerebral microcirculation, currently in use at the MNI.
DYNAMIC 3D TOPOGRAPHY PLATFORM FOR ASSESSING POSTURAL MOVEMENTS
This platform provides a support service for researchers wishing to exploit a system designed to image the surface of the human body dynamically and in 3D, with sufficient precision and temporal frequency to capture in detail the movements made by a subject.
Philippe Debanné
M.Sc.A in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mr. Debanné has expertise in exploiting 3D surface topography systems to study musculoskeletal deformations and their manifestations on the surface of the human trunk. He has contributed to the development of innovative methods for characterizing scoliotic deformations, taking advantage of non-invasive capture of trunk shape in static mode. The proposed system adds a temporal dimension to surface acquisition capabilities, in order to characterize not only body shape and asymmetries in a given posture, but also their evolution during the execution of movements.
ADAMI PLATFORM: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ARCHIVING AND MANAGING AGEING DATA
The ADAMI platform is a new initiative designed to facilitate the acquisition, management and sharing of research data for the CRIUGM scientific community.
Basile Pinsard
PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Neurosciences
Dr. Pinsard has acquired expertise in the management and operation of research data with a focus on neuroimaging, notably through the NeuroMod project and contributions to the open-source community in this field. We plan to scale up and deploy these infrastructures throughout CRIUGM, to support the community and open science.
