Early Stage Clinical Trials is a vibrant R&D cluster in the Toronto Region
Specialized Labour • Pool of researchers specializing in diabetes, CNS, CV areas
• Pharma-sponsored degree programs • Strong graduate and technical grads, experience clinicians
Public Sector R&D • University of Toronto, McMaster • • • •
University Sunnybrook Health Centre, University Health Network Ontario Cancer Biomarker Network Ontario Tumour Bank Large, diverse population
Leading Customers Anchor Companies • Life Labs (formerly MDS Diagnostics)
• Bio-Rad Laboratories • Endpoint Research Inc. • Patheon Inc.
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Abbot Labs Amgen Canada AstraZeneca Biovail Corp. GlaxoSmithKline Wyeth Johnson & Johnson Eli Lilly
Sophisticated Suppliers • Base 4 Bioinformatics (partner with OpenText) • Access to 400 growing biotech companies in Mississauga • Mississauga Business Technology Accelerator
Supportive regulatory and public policy environment
© 2008 Toronto Region Research Alliance Based on research undertaken by The Boston Consulting Group