With entrepreneurship gaining momentum in St. John’s, Memorial University of Newfoundland has promoted in-house to fill its new position of Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Paula Mendonça received her PhD in biology from MUN and she has been working in the university’s Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office, or TTCO, for several years.
In her new position, Mendonça aims to develop a greater entrepreneurial mindset throughout the institution, with a special focus on encouraging entrepreneurship among researchers.
“I see myself being this bridge and supporting the