Paul Santerre, professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, has been named Baxter chair of health technology and commercialisation.

University of Toronto has appointed Paul Santerre (pictured), professor at the Faculty of Dentistry and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, as Baxter chair of health technology and commercialisation.

The position was created through a C$2.5m ($2m) investment from healthcare company Baxter to the University Health Network (UHN), a research hospital affiliated with Toronto.

He will be responsible for driving commercialisation efforts and entrepreneurship programs at Toronto and UHN, including leading courses for students and trainees and mentoring them in…