Partner
Damian Lamb
Co-founder, Managing Director, Genesys Capital
- Firm
- Genesys Capital
- Title
- Co-founder, Managing Director
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 29 September 2026
About
Mr. Lamb is co-Founder and Managing Director of Genesys Capital. With over 20 years’ experience in life sciences venture capital, he is one of Canada’s most experienced investors and company builders. Since co-founding Genesys Capital in 2000, Mr. Lamb has been instrumental in raising over $400 million in venture capital funds and has been instrumental in deploying capital across 41 investments. He currently serves on the Boards of Cryostasis, Flosonics Medical and the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization at McMaster University. Mr. Lamb has served on the Board of Affinium Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Debiopharm), Ionalytics Corporation (acquired by Thermo Electron Corp.), Millenium Biologix (acquired by Medtronic) and was Chairman of the Board of Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (acquired by AstraZeneca), Profound Medical Corp. and DELEX Therapeutics Inc. when it was sold to YM BioSciences (now Gilead).
Background
- Education
- Mr. Lamb graduated from McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, with a Master of Science in Molecular Neurobiology and holds an MBA from Queen’s University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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