PPRC Membership

Dr. Gagnon is an expert on the political economy of pharmaceutical innovation, pharmaceutical promotion, and the commercialization of medical research. In his current research, he compares national models of pharmaceutical innovation, and analyzes the efficiency of different types of public drug coverage policies. Since 2008, he has regularly given workshops and lectures to physicians, professors and students in Medicine Faculties, and to the College of Physicians about corporate strategies to influence medical research and practice. Dr. Gagnon is an Assistant Professor with the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, and he is also a Research Fellow with the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Centre for Ethics at Harvard University for a research project on the political economy of pharmaceutical corruption.