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A SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION BY MEDIAPLANET
Life Sciences BOOSTING CANADA’S LIFE SCIENCES:
Insights from Industry Leaders Life sciences leaders discuss the country’s commitment to advancing the sector through innovation, research, and job opportunities.
The Honourable François Philippe Champagne Minister of Innovation, Science, & Industry
How is the growth of the life sciences sector a top priority for the Government of Canada? We have committed over $2.2 billion through our Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy to strengthen domestic vaccine and therapeutics production, create high-skilled jobs, and support research collaborations. This has allowed us to enhance domestic capacity across diverse technology platforms and helped anchor Canadian leaders so that they are able to grow countrywide — maximizing benefits to Canadians from coast to coast.
How is Life Sciences Ontario supporting and advocating for advances in life sciences? Ontario is making commendable progress with the establishment of the Ontario Life Sciences Strategy and the creation of the Life Sciences Council. Building on this momentum, creating a dedicated Ontario Rare Disease Strategy will be another significant leap forward that will unlock funds that can genuinely impact Ontario patients and families affected by rare disease.
Jason Field President & CEO, Life Sciences Ontario
Durhane Wong-Rieger President & CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders What is the Canadian Rare Disease Drug Strategy (RDDS) and what does it aim to achieve in Ontario? The $1.5 billion Canadian Rare Disease Drug Strategy (RDDS) launched in March 2023 affords Ontario an unprecedented opportunity to surge to global excellence with a comprehensive rare disease program. It provides a framework for delivering on the RDDS promise to provide “access to new and emerging cutting-edge therapies” by linking Ontario’s diagnostic and clinical care.
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