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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2023. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Sarah ↗
In their words
I was in a room where the average age was 30 years old, and I was feeling so old and so awkward.
That was such a transformative experience for me. It was the experience that let me transition from academia to really becoming an entrepreneur — and after that there was no way back.
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Quick answers
Who is Sarah Jenna?
A Montréal scientist turned entrepreneur. After two decades in genomics research and a professorship at UQÀM she co-founded My Intelligent Machines in 2016, and she now runs QV Studio, a Sherbrooke venture studio for quantum-technology spinouts.
What did Sarah Jenna talk about at TechTO?
On TechTO's Montréal stage in April 2023 she described leaving academia for FounderFuel — walking into a room where she was well above the average age, feeling out of place, and finding the program to be the thing that turned a researcher into a founder.
What was My Intelligent Machines?
A Montréal company she co-founded in 2016 with Mickaël Camus and Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo, building software that combined AI and systems biology to help life-science companies pick therapeutic targets and biomarkers.