Leadership Team

Robert Lim is a dynamic, results-driven business leader dedicated to advancing iSpecimen’s mission of revolutionizing healthcare research by streamlining access to high-quality biospecimens. With a strategic vision and a diverse professional background, Robert focuses on driving operational excellence, fostering innovation, and expanding iSpecimen’s impact within the biotechnology and life sciences industries.

Robert brings extensive experience in corporate leadership, legal strategy, and business development. As a seasoned commercial litigator, he has significant expertise in resolving complex business disputes for numerous public companies and approaches legal disputes with a business forward approach. Before joining iSpecimen, Robert co-founded and served as the principal of a boutique law firm in downtown Vancouver, Canada, specializing in corporate law, commercial law, real estate law, and civil litigation.

Beyond his legal practice, Robert has a proven track record in corporate governance, having served on the boards of numerous publicly traded companies, including a technology services company and a therapeutics company. In these roles, he has been a key contributor to audit, compensation, and governance committees, where his strategic insights have guided corporate decision-making, ensured regulatory compliance, and enhanced shareholder value.

Before pursuing a legal career, Robert excelled in business marketing, serving as a marketing coordinator for a regional environmental consulting firm before establishing his own digital marketing agency, where he developed tailored solutions that helped clients across British Columbia expand their reach and profitability.

Robert holds a Juris Doctor from Thompson Rivers University and a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in marketing from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He is a licensed and practicing lawyer in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.