Ontario's life sciences industry includes global giants and Canadian-based market leaders. Some examples?
- Agfa Healthcare
- Apotex
- Amgen
- AstraZeneca
- Baxter
- Eli Lilly
- Gamma-Dynacare
- Genzyme
- GlaxoSmithKline
- GE Healthcare
- Johnson and Johnson Medical Products
- Kendle
- Nordion
- Nucro-Technics
- Patheon
- Pfizer
- Teva
- Therapure Biopharma
- Trudell Medical International
We also have an exceptional research community. The University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, along with its hospital partners, is the largest life sciences research entity in Canada and the fourth largest in North America. Several other world-renowned organizations - Princess Margaret Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children, the Ottawa Heart Institute - call Ontario home.
Looking for more information? The following links can get you started.
Industry organizations
Research centres
Ontario is a biomedical research powerhouse, with specialized centres across the province conducting investigations into virtually every area of the life sciences. Follow these links to find out more about the wide range of research now underway.
