Latest News
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Interview with Paul Lévesque on ICI RDI’s “Zone Économie” – June 15, 2026
Watch an interview our president, Paul Lévesque, gave to Gérald Filion on his show Zone Économie on ICI RDI.
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Fonds de solidarité FTQ Invests in CELYSTRA Pharma
To support the launch of CELYSTRA Pharma, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ has joined the company’s founders and other investors in a $20 million financing round.
Health Canada-approved
In rare and specialty diseases, unmet need isn’t just a gap in treatment — it’s families waiting, patients hoping, and time we cannot afford to lose. We built this company to ensure that innovative science doesn’t sit on a shelf, but reaches the people whose lives depend on it.
— Paul Lévesque, President, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Our Focus
Bringing much needed innovative treatments to Canadian patients.
Leadership Team
Decades of Expertise. One Shared Mission.
CELYSTRA was founded by Paul Lévesque, John Leasure and Philippe Dubuc, three executives with extensive pharmaceutical industry experience, particularly in drug development, commercialization and financing.

Partnerships
Accelerating access to patients.
We bring the know-how to effectively navigate partnered medicines through regulatory approval and Canada’s complex market access environment with a focus on commercial availability.


