Cal Strode

Cal Strode is a communications specialist with experience across the health, science, and emerging technologies sectors in the UK, Canada, and US.

He was previously Manager of Communications at the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), where he also led communications for subsidiary OmniaBio, Canada’s largest facility manufacturing for cell and gene therapies.

Earlier in his career, he spent five years in public health communications, delivering national campaigns with measurable impact in mental and sexual health, including leading PR for UK Mental Health Awareness Week.

With a longstanding interest in how communications can catalyse change, his undergraduate thesis on the topic won the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) award and was presented at the association’s congress in Brussels.

Outside of work, he enjoys surfing and open-water swimming.

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