Canadian-born of Czech parents, raised in both Europe and Canada, fluent in five languages with a Ph.D. from Stanford University (U.S.), Dr. Barbara Paldus considers herself a global citizen. As a scientist, she believes in data and biotechnology.

She draws on her experience in the biotech industry to drive the industry forward and is currently focused on Codex Beauty Labs, a Silicon Valley based company that has proven clinical results and is founded on sustainability, from formulation to packaging.

Barb holds over 40 US patents and is an investor and serial entrepreneur, having started companies like Picarro, which detects greenhouse gas for climate change and Finesse Solutions, which specializes in biotechnology equipment for vaccines, cancer therapeutics and cell therapy.