# Elias Farah

> Elias Farah is the Laval-based co-founder, president and CEO of MEDFAR. Trained in engineering at Polytechnique Montréal and formerly part of Bombardier’s product lifecycle management team, he founded MEDFAR with Patrick Issid in 2010 and has led its expansion through product development, acquisitions and investment partnerships.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President & CEO at MEDFAR
- **Organizations:** MEDFAR, Bombardier Aerospace
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering; aeronautical engineering identified in public biographies, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering; thesis submitted December 2009, École Polytechnique de Montréal
- **Known for:** Co-founded MEDFAR in 2010., Led MEDFAR as it received Anges Québec’s 2020 Company of the Year recognition., Led MEDFAR at the time of its CAD$30 million Series C announcement in April 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Completed a master’s thesis at École Polytechnique de Montréal on the viscoplastic behaviour of an FCC material.
- **2010** — Co-founded MEDFAR with Patrick Issid.
- **2013** — MEDFAR launched MYLE, its web-based platform certified in Quebec.
- **2015** — Anges Québec members participated in a CAD$695,000 investment; 19 angels contributed CAD$530,000.
- **2019** — MEDFAR acquired the Purkinje customer base.
- **2020** — MEDFAR acquired Plexia in British Columbia and received Anges Québec’s Company of the Year recognition.
- **2023** — MEDFAR announced a CAD$30 million Series C investment from Investissement Québec.
- **2024** — Discussed MEDFAR on Hypercroissance; the company reported COMTRON integration, refreshed its brand, and received Deloitte growth rankings.
- **2025** — MEDFAR announced its CoeurWay acquisition; Farah introduced The Lab Entrepreneur podcast.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MEDFAR in 2010.
- Led MEDFAR as it received Anges Québec’s 2020 Company of the Year recognition.
- Led MEDFAR at the time of its CAD$30 million Series C announcement in April 2023.
- MEDFAR ranked 47th on Canada’s 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and 271st on North America’s Technology Fast 500 with 423% revenue growth over four years.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — MEDFAR announced the acquisition of CoeurWay on March 5.
- **2025-04** — The Lab Entrepreneur feed lists Farah as host of an April 2 episode with Alex Alvarez.
- **2026-10** — A current MEDFAR executive-assistant recruitment page continues to identify Farah as CEO; checked October 7, 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.medfarsolutions.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-farah-65929818/

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