The Thera-Business Team
Meet the Team
We are driven and know that our work is of utmost importance to patient care! Our consultants are detail-oriented team players with the ability to work to tight deadlines. We are committed to understanding your needs and providing solutions that contribute to your success.
Dr. Isabella Steffensen
President
Dr. Steffensen is a biomedical scientist with a B.Sc. Honours Biology (cum laude) and Ph.D. in Cellular Biology from the University of Ottawa. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship with a leading neurologist at the Ottawa Health Research Institute where she performed research on stroke and spinal cord injury.
Over the past 25+ years, Dr. Steffensen has assisted pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology and diagnostic companies with regulatory, marketing, technical, and business development issues. She has widespread experience preparing regulatory documents, as well as other evidence-based reports such as practice guidelines and systematic reviews. Dr. Steffensen has completed hundreds of projects in the life sciences sector, embracing biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology and diagnostics. Dr. Steffensen is responsible for the overall operations and performance of Thera-Business, where she mentors a highly-skilled group of executives and staff. She is a well-respected leader with the strategic foresight to develop and promote a compelling vision for the future of Thera-Business.
Dr. Red Thaddeus Miguel
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Miguel has completed an MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care at the University of Oxford, earning a Distinction. He also holds a BSc in Health Sciences from Ateneo de Manila University, and dual degrees of MD and MBA from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health and the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. He also holds the leading credentials of Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) in Drugs and the Regulatory Compliance Certification (RCC) for Medical Device Regulation from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), highlighting his extensive expertise in regulatory standards for both pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Dr. Miguel began his career as a University Researcher at the Health Policy Hub and the National Institutes of Health at the University of the Philippines. In this role, he was a key researcher and investigator for several important studies including the national valuation of EQ-5D-5L, the national baseline study on child restraints, the modelling of the burden and cost for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and the national evaluation of a health insurance package for catastrophic illnesses. Concurrently, he served as a Research Fellow for the Asia Pacific Center for Evidence-Based Healthcare and as a Researcher for Kalusugan ng Mag-Ina, Inc. (Health of Mother and Child), focusing on the methodology of clinical practice guidelines and health insurance packages.
Currently, Dr. Miguel provides leadership at Thera-Business, building roadmaps for health research projects. His work focuses on using resources at Thera-Business to create customized solutions to best meet the clients’ diverse needs. As a specialist in evidence-based practices and health research methodologies, Dr. Miguel oversees a broad range of initiatives at Thera-Business, such as developing regulatory documents, and conducting complex health research analyses, health economics and outcomes research, and real-world evidence studies.
His extensive experience has led to numerous published papers and awards. Notably, he was recently honored as one of the recipients of the prestigious Forty Under 40 award from the Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade, recognizing his exceptional business achievements, professional expertise, and impactful community involvement.
Mr. Michael Grimes
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Grimes serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Thera-Business, bringing a wealth of financial leadership and strategic acumen to the organization. In his role, Michael oversees all aspects of the company’s financial strategy, governance, and operational excellence, ensuring alignment with Thera-Business’s mission of delivering cutting-edge solutions in the health research and regulatory sectors. His leadership is instrumental in fostering fiscal discipline, driving operational efficiencies, and supporting the company’s long-term growth initiatives.
Michael holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa and is a member in good standing of several distinguished professional organizations, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, the UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and CPA Ontario. He also holds the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Vladimir Kuznetsov
Director of Software Development
Mr. Kuznetsov received his B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University in 2015. Mr. Kuznetsov is an expert with programming languages such as JavaScript, SQL, and PHP. Mr. Kuznetsov has performed multiple subcontracting projects which has allowed him to diversify his knowledge with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node frameworks. During his time at Carleton University studying electrical engineering, Mr. Kuznetsov participated in an internship at Ericsson in Ottawa working on product debugging, as well as testing of logic circuits. In addition to his academic credentials, he has taken multiple courses to update and improve his knowledge on various topics relating to software languages.