Dr. Paul Lem

Paul Lem, M.D. is Founder of Spartan Bioscience. Spartan provides DNA testing systems for decentralized and point-of-care (POC) applications. Products include end-to-end solutions for pharmacogenetics, infectious diseases, and food and water safety testing. Spartan’s systems provide results in 1 hour at a fraction of the cost of central laboratory testing.
 
Paul has a diverse background in clinical medicine, molecular biology research, and biotech entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Spartan, he was VP Product Management at DNA Genotek, where he led commercialization of the Oragene™ DNA collection device. Prior to that, he raised venture capital and started up Plexagen Diagnostics to commercialize his invention of a universal multiplex PCR technology.
 
He was the winner of the 2010 Premier’s Catalyst Award for “Best Young Innovator”. The $200,000 award recognizes excellence and leadership in innovation in Ontario.
 
Paul authored Master Life Faster: How To Be Happy, Healthy, Wealthy, Smart & Social, and coauthored Direct detection of mecA, nuc, and 16S rRNA genes in BacT/Alert blood culture bottles and Oxacillin susceptibility testing of coagulase-negative staphylococci using the disk diffusion method and the Vitek GPS-105 card. He holds patents System for rapid nucleic acid amplification and detection and Vial.
 
He earned his B.Sc. in Human Biology from the University of Toronto and his M.D. from the University of Ottawa. He graduated from the inaugural class of Singularity University.
 
Watch Dr. Paul Lem: Best Young Innovator (2010). Read At Singularity U., Brains Meet the Future, Why On Demand DNA Testing Is Set to Transform Medical Diagnostics, and Home-based health care: Is it science fiction, or a necessary future? Read his LinkedIn profile, his Singularity University profile, and his blog.