Helping the Canadian Isotope Sector Hire Smarter: Forget The Name Joins the CNIC

Toronto, ON – January 13, 2026 – Behind every breakthrough in nuclear medicine and isotope innovation is a team of engineers, scientists, chemists, clinicians, technologists, and highly trained technical experts. Bringing together the right people with the right skills and expertise is an ongoing challenge across Canada’s isotope ecosystem.

Today, Forget The Name, a boutique talent advisory consultancy, joins the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) to support more efficient and effective talent acquisition across the isotope sector. As demand for skilled professionals grows across the isotope supply chain building a robust talent pipeline has become a strategic priority. Forget The Name focuses on working with technical organizations to improve recruitment performance, train effective hiring teams, and design talent strategies that reduce hiring delays and support long-term retention.

Founded and led by Clarisse Lièvre, a recruitment strategist with deep experience in Canada’s nuclear and isotope sectors, Forget The Name brings over a decade of experience in nuclear recruitment. Today, the organization helps clients stop relying solely on external recruiters and instead become confident, capable hirers internally. Forget The Name offers several services to support organizations’ hiring needs such as e-coaching hiring managers, refining employer value propositions, building internal recruitment tools, and aligning talent practices with each client’s mission and culture.

“People often think of Canada’s isotope leadership in terms of infrastructure, supply chains, academic institutions, and research advancements. But the major strength of this industry historically stems from people,” said Melody Greaves, Executive Director of the CNIC.  “Forget The Name helps organizations treat talent as a strategic asset to be built, invested in, and sustained. As our sector continues to grow, the work of advisors like Forget The Name will be invaluable in securing Canada’s future in the isotope sector.”

“Stop outsourcing your hiring thinking. Build the capability. Keep the talent,” said Clarisse Lièvre, Founder of Forget The Name.

To learn more about Forget The Name, visit forgetthename.ca.

About the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council

The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) is an independent, not-for-profit advocacy and member services organization. The CNIC supports over 115 members from across science, academia, healthcare, and nuclear-sector organizations dedicated to maintaining Canada’s position as a global leader in the production of life-saving isotopes. The CNIC raises awareness and advocates for long-term policies that support health-care innovation and will save countless lives for decades to come. 

To learn more about the CNIC, visit www.CanadianIsotopes.ca and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or please contact:

Evan Cameron
Manager, Public Affairs and Communications
Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council
evan.cameron@canadianisotopes.ca