Robert Mackie

Chair and CEO
BioLytical Laboratories Inc.

As founder, chair and CEO of BioLytical Laboratories, Robert Mackie leads one of B.C.’s fastest-growing organizations. He has overseen the successful launch of the world’s fastest HIV, syphilis, hepatitis and COVID-19 antibody tests. With the newly added iStatis COVID-19 antigen test, Mackie foresees BioLytical surpassing $200 million in top-line annual revenue.

GREATEST SUCCESS: Testing over 35 million people worldwide for HIV and linking over one million people to care.
FAVOURITE QUOTE: “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” –Theodore Levitt
FAVOURITE MEAL: La Lupita tacos.
TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Managing federal politics across the globe.