Ian Parrag P.Eng, Ph.D

Ian is one of the founders of Ripple Therapeutics (RIPL) following its spin out from Interface Biologics (IBI) in 2020. Ian has a PhD in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a BASc in Biomedical Engineering (Engineering Science) from the University of Toronto.

Ian joined IBI in 2010 and is responsible for leading the R&D Team in the discovery of novel prodrugs for drug delivery and in managing the nonclinical development (Preclinical evaluation and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)) for controlled drug delivery product concepts through to clinical readiness. As lead inventor for the Epidel technology, Ian is also responsible for managing and strategically developing Ripple’s platform and patent portfolio. Ian has 2 granted US patents, 6 pending US patent applications, 4 pending PCT patent application and 7 pending international patent applications along with a robust pipeline of provisional patent applications in process. Ian is an author of 5 peer-reviewed journal articles and recipient of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Industrial R&D Fellowship.