As Vice-President for Industry Relations at BIOTECanada, Phil is responsible for managing the Agriculture and Nutrition, Health, and Industrial Biotechnology sector advisory boards as well as the Vaccine Industry Committee. Phil works with member companies to develop industry-wide responses to government initiatives and to communicate industry priorities to federal decision makers.
Prior to joining BIOTECanada, Phil served as Director of Programs at Genome Canada, where he coordinated the scientific review processes for competitive programs across the spectrum of genomics and proteomics research.
For over 6 years, Phil served as a Science Policy and Legislative Affairs Advisor at the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC where he was responsible for developing research and education policies and programs related to agricultural biotechnology, food safety, and natural resources. Prior to his appointment at USDA, Phil was a professional staff member on the US Senate Committee on Agriculture for Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, and a Legislative Aide in the Offices of Representative Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota and Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota.
Dr. Schwab received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Plant Breeding and Genetics with a minor in from the University of Minnesota a B.S. degree from Michigan State University.