As President, Martin is responsible for managing ethica CRO’s business operations and for leading its Human Research Protection Program. Martin is a member of the Quebec Bar and brings close to twenty years of experience in biotechnology law and research ethics.

Martin was actively involved in the creation of an on-line tutorial for the institutional research ethics boards affiliated to the Quebec Ministry of Health. Martin also chaired the Research Integrity Committee of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and was a member of Canada’s federal research agencies’ Panel on Responsible Conduct of Research (PRCR). He currently acts as a member of the Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) Technical Steering Committee and contributed to the publication of HRSO’s first national standard, Development of a Human Research Protection Program.

His in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and ethical complexities of clinical research has been instrumental to the development of innovative, effective and responsible product development strategies. Martin holds a Master’s Degree in Law and Bioethics from McGill University, a LLB and a BA in philosophy from Université de Montréal.