Richard Cloutier is managing partner of the Ecofuel Fund with nearly 40 years in innovation and senior management. He previously led the Ecofuel Accelerator and CQVB, and founded Gelkem.
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- Québec Center for the Valorization of Biotechnology (CQVB) · President and CEO
- Gelkem · founder and CEO
- Ecofuel Accelerator · President and CEO
- Laval University · lecturer in entrepreneurship
- Ecofuel Fund · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Richard Cloutier?
Richard Cloutier is managing partner of the Ecofuel Fund with nearly 40 years in innovation and senior management. He previously led the Ecofuel Accelerator and CQVB, and founded Gelkem.
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What did Richard Cloutier do before Ecofuel Fund?
President and CEO at Québec Center for the Valorization of Biotechnology (CQVB); founder and CEO at Gelkem; President and CEO at Ecofuel Accelerator; lecturer in entrepreneurship at Laval University.
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