Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

MDS Inc / Stephen DeFalco, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: MDS Inc
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen DeFalco, President & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777265-5089

Version 4 of 4 (2007-04-13 to 2007-12-13)

Version 4 of 4 (2007-04-13 to 2007-12-13) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: MDS Inc
2700 Matheson Blvd. E.
Suite 300, West Tower
Mississauga, ON  L4W 4V9
Canada
Telephone number: 416-213-4727
Fax number: 416-675-4095  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Stephen DeFalco, President & CEO  
Description of activities: MDS Inc. is a global life sciences company that provides market-leading products and services that our customers need for the development of drugs and diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading global provider of pharmaceutical contract research, medical isotopes for molecular imaging, radiotherapeutics, and analytical instruments. MDS has more than 6,200 highly skilled people in 28 countries.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Lucy Gervasi
Position title: Manager, Sales Tax
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Kenneth Horton
Position title: Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Grant Malkoske
Position title: Vice-President Strategic Technology (MDS Nordion)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Edward Martell
Position title: Senior Vice-President, Quality & Regulatory Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Mayberry
Position title: Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David McInnes
Position title: Vice-President, International Relations (MDS Nordion)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mary Mogford
Position title: Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Douglas Prince
Position title: Executive Vice-President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Guadalupe Seoane
Position title: Manager, Tax Reporting and Compliance
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Steven West
Position title: President, MDS Nordion, a division of MDS (Canada) Inc.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mark Witkowski
Position title: Vice-President, Global Taxation
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lu Zhang
Position title: Director, Tax Planning
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) - Foreign Affairs- International Trade- Transport Canada- Canada Border Services Agency- Privy Council Office- Natural Resoures Canada- Industry Canada- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission- Canada International Development Agency- Health Canada- Science & Technology- Health Protection Branch
Subject Matter: Prospective: - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) - Foreign Affairs- International Trade- Transport Canada- Canada Border Services Agency- Privy Council Office- Natural Resoures Canada- Industry Canada- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission- Canada International Development Agency- Health Canada- Science & Technology- Health Protection Branch- Canada Revenue Agency- Department of Finance
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
Policy or Program Canada Border Services Agency
Policy or Program Canada International Development Agency
Policy or Program Canadian Nuclear Industry Policy
Policy or Program Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Policy or Program Cross-border action plan
Policy or Program Foreign Affiars
Policy or Program Health Canada, Science & Technology (Health Protection Branch)
Policy or Program Health Policy in the Developing World
Policy or Program Industry Canada
Policy or Program International Nuclear Policy
Policy or Program International standards and policy relating to nuclear materials
Policy or Program International Trade
Policy or Program International transport practices
Policy or Program Natural Resources Canada
Policy or Program Oversight of clinical trials
Policy or Program Privy Council Office
Policy or Program Product registrations
Policy or Program Promotion of life sciences sector
Policy or Program Trade promotion
Policy or Program Trans-border Transportation Policy
Policy or Program Transport Canada




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