Welcome to Sonic Incytes Medical Corp. These terms of use contain important information you should have when you visit sonicincytes.com and any of our other websites (collectively “our website”).
Please read these terms of use carefully before using our website as they represent a binding agreement (the “Agreement”) between each user of our website (“you” or “your”) and Sonic Incytes (referred to as “Sonic Incytes”, “we”, “us” or “our”).
If you wish to access and use our website, you must accept and agree to be bound by and comply with these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, then you must not access or use our website.
You agree that these terms of use, and any related information, communications and agreements between you and us, may be made available or occur electronically.
These terms of use were last updated on the “Updated” date indicated above. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify these terms of use at any time. Such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. You must review these terms of use on a regular basis to keep yourself apprised of any changes.
Use of Our Website
Sonic Incytes grants you (as a permitted user) a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access our website for your own personal use, and in compliance with all applicable laws. Use of our website beyond the scope of authorized access granted to you by these terms of use immediately terminates that license.
Access and use of our website may be subject to limitations, delays and other problems inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications. Sonic Incytes is not responsible for any delays, delivery failures, or other damage resulting from such problems, or from the unavailability of our website for any reason.
All rights not expressly granted by these terms of use are reserved to us, or, if applicable, our licensors.
Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, we reserve the right to refuse to provide access to our website to anyone at any time for any reason, without any notice or liability.
Trademark and Copyright Information
Our website contains content including, but not limited to, all text, audio, images and other materials or elements (collectively the “Content”). Content displayed on or through our website is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws, and international conventions. Any reproduction, modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of our website or the collective work, and/or copying or reproducing our website or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is prohibited without the express written consent of Sonic Incytes.
You further agree not to reproduce, duplicate or copy content from our website without the express written consent of Sonic Incytes, and agree to abide by any and all copyright notices displayed on our website. For greater certainty, (i) the use of the Content on any other website, including by linking or framing, or the mirroring of the Content on any other server, is prohibited without Sonic Incytes’ prior written approval.
You may not decompile or disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in our website. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any aspect of our website.
The following content has been sourced from external websites: Skeleton image provided by BioDigital (https://www.biodigital.com/).
Information Disclaimer, No Recommendation
This website concerns medical devices and related services. You should not act or rely on any Content without first seeking the advice of appropriate health care providers.
The Content on our website is provided solely for informational purposes. That Content is not medical advice and does not replace consultations with a qualified health care provider. Reliance on any information provided by Sonic Incytes appearing on or provided in relation to the Website (including Content) is solely at your own risk.
Your Privacy
We respect your right to privacy. All information that we may collect via our website is subject to our privacy policy, which is accessible at https://sonicincytes.com/privacy-policy/. By using the Service, you consent to our collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.
Your Conduct
To the extent that our website permits you to post, email, or otherwise make available content, you agree not to post, email or otherwise make available content that:
(a) is unlawful;
(b) includes personal or identifying information about another person without that person’s explicit consent;
(c) impersonates any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Sonic Incytes employee, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents an affiliation with a person or entity;
(d) infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any person, or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships;
(e) is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic;
(f) harasses, degrades, intimidates or is hateful toward an individual or a group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age or disability;
(g) constitutes or contains any form of advertising or solicitation, or that includes links to commercial services or websites;
(h) contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
(i) disrupts the normal use of our website with an excessive amount of content, or that otherwise negatively affects other users’ ability to use our website; or
(j) employs misleading email addresses, or forged headers or otherwise manipulated identifiers in order to disguise the origin of content transmitted through our website.
You will be solely responsible and liable for any and all loss, damage, and additional costs that may be incurred by you, Sonic Incytes or any other person as a result of your submission of any information on or through our website.
Sonic Incytes reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any content, in whole or in part, that, in our sole discretion, is unacceptable, undesirable or in violation of these terms of use.
Your Account
Certain sections of our website and other materials may only be available to you upon registration for a website account. By registering, you represent and warrant to Sonic Incytes that: (a) all information provided by you to Sonic Incytes during the registration process is truthful, accurate and complete; and (b) you will comply with these terms of use.
As a registered user, you agree to maintain and promptly update your registration data as necessary to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
Disclaimer Regarding Third Party Content
Our website may offer access to third party websites and content available over the Internet. Sonic Incytes generally exercises no control over such third party websites and content. You agree that it is your responsibility to review and evaluate any such content, and that any and all risk associated with the use of, or reliance on, such content rests with you. You are responsible for viewing, accepting and abiding by the terms of use and privacy policies posted at these third party websites. Inclusion of a link to third party content does not imply endorsement by Sonic Incytes of such content. You further agree that Sonic Incytes shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of, or in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any third party websites or content.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
OUR WEBSITE (INCLUDING ITS CONTENT) IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Sonic Incytes does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Content. Sonic Incytes and its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents and service providers, shall not be liable for any (i) direct damages; or (ii) special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of the Content or our website. As noted above, Sonic Incytes may make changes to our website at any time without notice. However, Sonic Incytes makes no commitment to update the information contained herein.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Sonic Incytes and its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents and service providers harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees and court costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of our website, your violation of these terms of use, your breach of any of the representations and warranties herein, or your violation of any rights of another person.
General Matters
These terms of use constitute the entire agreement between you and Sonic Incytes regarding your use of our website, superseding any prior agreements between you and Sonic Incytes. These terms of use and the relationship between you and Sonic Incytes shall be governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia (and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein) without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Sonic Incytes agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The failure of Sonic Incytes to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms of use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these terms of use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these terms of use remain in full force and effect. You may not assign any of your rights and obligations under this Agreement; Sonic Incytes may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement at any time without notice to you. This Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable against the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The parties acknowledge that they have required this agreement to be written in English. Les parties aux présentes reconnaissent qu’elles ont exigé que la présente entente soit rédigée en anglais.
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Julio LoboDirector, Product Development
Julio R. Lobo is the Director of Product Development at Sonic Incytes, a health technology company. Within Sonic Incytes, Julio progressed from Lead Software Engineer to their current role, demonstrating expertise in the product lifecycle. Their background reflects a strong focus on software development and engineering methodologies.
Prior to their role as Director, Julio contributed as a Lead Software Engineer at Sonic Incytes. Their work history includes research and development roles at the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency. During their tenure at the University of British Columbia, Julio contributed to research initiatives as a Research Engineer. Their activities involved research and development from January 2007 to January 2010. They also contributed to research and development at BC Cancer Agency from January 2006 to January 2013.
Earlier in their career, Julio briefly contributed as a Software Developer at EIM Solutions. Julio holds a Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) from The University of British Columbia
Kevin MurreySenior V.P. of Sales
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Richard Rawnsley, CPA, CA, currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Sonic Incytes Medical Corp. since November 2023. Prior to this role, Richard was the Interim CFO during the post-acquisition integration at Alpha Foods from August to October 2023 and held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Operations Leader at Alpha Foods from August 2018 to August 2023. Richard’s earlier experience includes serving as Director of Tax & Treasury at Hootsuite from July 2014 to August 2018 and working in International Tax Services and Transfer Pricing at Ernst & Young from May 2010 to July 2014. Richard began their career in Audit & Assurance at EY from 2006 to 2010. Richard’s educational background includes completing the CICA In-Depth Tax Program, the CA School of Business, and earning a BComm in Accounting from the University of Calgary.
Barry AllenPresident & CEO
Barry Allen is the current President & CEO at Sonic Incytes. Barry has also previously worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Ventures West and as the CEO and President at PureWeb Inc.
Barry has over 18 years of experience in the business world, with a focus on early stage life sciences and technology companies. As an experienced entrepreneur and operator, they have provided strategic planning and input to Ventures West, limited partners and portfolio companies.
Under Barry’s leadership, PureWeb Inc. has become a leading provider of smart streaming technology. Their technology is used by healthcare professionals, businesses, and gaming companies all over the world. Some of their products include ResolutionMD, a mobile and web enterprise viewer for 2D and 3D images, and Spaces, a critical collaboration tool.
Barry Allen is a graduate of Queen’s University, where they earned their BA in Economics
Dr. Kenneth MortisuguDirector
Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu is the President and Chief Executive Officer of First Samurai Consulting, LLC, a firm specializing in health consulting focused on public health systems and policies, “putting the patient at the center of everything we do.”
Dr. Moritsugu is the former Vice President for Global Professional Education and Strategic Relations for Johnson & Johnson’s Diabetes Solutions Companies, and former Worldwide Chairman of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institutes (JJDI). He retired from Johnson & Johnson in 2013.
Rear Admiral Moritsugu was the Acting Surgeon General of the United States, in 2002 and again from July 2006 until his retirement from the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service (USPHS) in September 2007. As Acting Surgeon General, he served as the nation’s top doctor, communicating the best available science and information to the American people to help protect, promote, and advance their health and safety. He was the operational commander of the 6,500 Commissioned Corps health professionals. A career officer in the USPHS for 37 years, he served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States from 1998. In these roles, he was responsible for the development and issuance of twenty major documents from the Office of the Surgeon General.
Dr. Moritsugu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. After attending Chaminade College for two years, he received his Baccalaureate Degree with Honors in Classical Languages from the University of Hawaii in 1967, his MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1971, and a Master of Public Health in Health Administration and Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975.
Dr. Moritsugu has been a leader in the physician assistant profession since his tenure as Director of the Division of Medicine of the DHHS, from 1978 through 1983, when he supported the emerging group of new health professionals with grants for PA programs. As the Director of the National Health Service Corps from 1983 through 1987, he assigned PAs to NHSC sites including community health centers, as integral members of the health care team. Subsequently, as the Assistant Bureau Director and Medical Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, he was instrumental in establishing the key role of physician assistants in correctional health. He was responsible for the commissioning of the first PA in the US Public Health Service in 1989. He was appointed a Lifetime Member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in May 1997. In May 2000, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Veterans Caucus of the AAPA, and was designated a Lifetime Member. In May 1993, he received the President’s Award from the AAPA. After several terms on the board of the Physician Assistant Foundation, he received the distinction of Emeritus Trustee in 2002. In his role as Deputy Surgeon General, and Surgeon General of the United States, he continued to champion and to advance the concept of the PA in local, community, and national venues.
A member of Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Omega, and Omicron Delta Kappa, Dr. Moritsugu is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine; holds Fellowships in the American College of Preventive Medicine, the Royal Society of Public Health, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the National Academy of Public Administration; and is a Certified Correctional Health Professional. He is an Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Dr. Moritsugu resides in Great Falls, VA with his wife, Lisa R. Kory. He has two daughters, Erika Lizabeth Moritsugu, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in Washington, DC; and Emily Renee Moritsugu.
To watch an interview by Dr. Moritsugu, please click here.
Acknowledgments: This biography was prepared by Dr. Moritsugu, with editorial assistance by Alfred M. Sadler Jr., MD, and submitted to the PA History Society in August 2016. The photo is courtesy of Dr. Moritsugu.
When using information from this biography, please provide the proper citation as described within the PA History Society Terms of Use.
Natalie DakersBoard Chair
Natalie Dakers is a leading figure in the Canadian health sciences sector. Natalie has been the founding CEO of several high impact and first-of-its kind national organizations including Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator, the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) now Admare BioInnovations, and the commercial arm of CDRD, CDRD Ventures. She co-founded Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company in the neurological space developing drugs for chronic pain and epilepsy. Early in her career she enabled the technology transfer for over a dozen start-ups while at the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Industry Liaison Office. Natalie is an Adjunct Professor at UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Ms. Dakers has served on many public and private boards including BIOTECanada, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Genome Canada, Genome BC, LifeSciences BC and others. She currently serves on Augurex, BioTalent Canada, Pender Private Investments Inc., Sonic Incytes, and Stemcell Technologies.
Natalie has continued to support the health sciences ecosystem as a mentor to early stage innovation companies through programs provided by the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), eUBC, LifeSciences BC, SFU Venture Labs, and WXN.
Among her many awards are BIV BC500 (2021), LifeSciences BC Milton Wong Award for Leadership 2019, Startup Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2015, WXN’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and Business in Vancouver’s Most Influential Woman 2016, 2018 and Industry Leadership BIOTECanada 2009.
Paul GeyerDirector
Paul brings over 25 years of experience as a seasoned entrepreneur in the medical device sector, having successfully founded and led three companies. With more than two decades as a successful angel investor, Paul’s unique operator background, extensive industry knowledge, and vast network have made him one of British Columbia’s most sought-after angel investors.
He is a trusted first call for aspiring ventures, particularly in the health technology space, providing him exceptional access to promising early-stage companies. His refined heuristic and deep market insights enable him to identify opportunities with the potential for substantial long-term returns.
Dr. Nezdam AfdahlClinical Advisor
Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, DSc, is the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Afdhal received his MD degree in 1981 from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and did fellowship training at University College Dublin and at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Afdhal’s clinical expertise focuses on the management of the complications of liver disease, including cirrhosis and portal hypertension. His research has been on liver fibrosis, hepatitis B and C. Dr. Afdhal has served on multiple State, National and International advisory boards for liver disease. He has served as on the Editorial Board and as a reviewer for multiple journals in Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases. He has published more than 250 original manuscripts, reviews and editorials in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gut, and Journal of Hepatology, as well as 40 book chapters and 2 books. He has received many awards, including the American Liver Foundation Award for Excellence, a Fullbright Scholarship and an Honorary Doctor of Science from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Dr. Naim AlkhouriClinical Advisor
Naim Alkhouri, M.D., is the Director of the Fatty Liver Program and Medical Director of Research at the Clinical Research Institute of Ohio (CRIOH). He also severs as the VP of Academic Affairs, Chief of Transplant Hepatology, and Director of the Fatty Liver Program at Arizona Liver Health (ALH) in Phoenix, AZ. Prior to joining CRIOH and ALH, Dr. Alkhouri served as the director of the Metabolic Health Center at the Texas Liver Institute and Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatric at the University of Texas (UT) Health in San Antonio, TX.
Dr. Alkhouri completed his Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology training at the renowned Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH where he was also appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Metabolic Liver Disease Clinic at the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute. Dr. Alkhouri is a key opinion leader in the field of NASH therapeutics and an advisor/ consultant to many pharmaceutical and biomarker development companies. He is Principal Investigator on several multicenter global NASH trials and a member of the AASLD NASH Special Interest Group (NASH SIG).
Dr. Alkhouri has been published in over 200 publications and presents his work at both national and international medical conferences. Among many research awards, Dr. Alkhouri received the American College of Gastroenterology Junior Faculty Development Award to study the analysis of breath volatile organic compounds to diagnose nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Dr. Alkhouri’s specialty interests include nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic liver diseases, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, and liver transplantation.