Claude Belleville has been Vice President R & D, Medical Sector and Director of Opsens since its creation on August 19, 2003. His principal tasks consist in leading research activities in the medical sector by orienting the main lines of commercial and intellectual property development, planning the works and looking after the execution of the action plan of the company. In May 1994, he co-founded a company specialized in manufacturing fiber optic sensors, for which he held the position of President, from May 1994 until December 2002, and thereafter the position of Vice-President Research and Development until August 2003. In addition to taking care of the management of the company, Mr. Belleville was in charge of the development of fiber optic gauges. He contributed to the development of many products and technologies of fiber optic sensors. Since July 1986, he has been a member of Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. Mr. Belleville holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Engineering (optic and photonic) from Université Laval obtained in May 1986. He also holds a Master’s degree in Optic obtained in May 1988 from the same university.