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Teledact Welcomes Drew Taylor to its Board of Advisors

November 27, 2020 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca) is pleased to announce the addition of Drew Taylor to its Board of Advisors. Mr. Taylor spent several years as the Chief Science Officer at Epic Capital Management, a boutique alternative investment manager, and is currently Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acorn Biolabs.

« We are pleased to welcome Mr. Taylor to Teledact’s Advisory Board, » said Tommy Cheung, President of Teledact. « Drew’s deep knowledge in healthcare technology, as well as his extensive experience working across the medtech start-up community will be invaluable to Teledact as we grow our business and pursue our mission to better serve patients across Canada. »

About Drew Taylor, MSc, PhD

Dr. Drew Taylor is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Acorn Biolabs. Acorn Biolabs is a healthcare technology company focused on giving every human being the best chance to experience more healthy years with its easy, affordable and non-invasive live cell collection, analysis, and cryopreservation service. He completed an undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Michigan and a Masters from the same school in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. He also holds a PhD with the University of Toronto in Biomedical Engineering.

Prior to joining Acorn, Drew spent several years as Chief Science Officer at Epic Capital Management working across the flourishing medtech start-up community. Also, prior to that he was a part of Mount Sinai Hospital’s Bioengineering of Skeletal Tissues Team and has been widely published across international medical journals with specific focus on tissue engineering and sports medicine. Drew also enjoyed a career in professional baseball as a pitcher for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies minor leagues, charting parallel paths simultaneously across professional sports and science.

 

 

About Teledact Inc.


Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that focuses on improving healthcare access and medical resource distribution across Canada. Supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, the Company offers complete virtual clinic solutions that conveniently connect patients with physicians. Enhanced Care has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. The Teledact platform now operates in a growing number of telemedicine clinics, pharmacies, health facilities and senior living centres across Canada. Gotodoctor.ca is also a listed virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group consumer-facing portals.