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LIFE
Sciences
CANADIAN INNOVATION
AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

                PROMOTING ECONOMIC
                STRENGTHS TO MEET
                WITH PURPOSE IN CANADA

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CANADA                                                          DISCOVER CANADA
                                                                    FOR BUSINESS EVENTS

    IN FOCUS
                                                                    “
                                                                             Canada is one of the safest, affordable
                                                                             and most welcoming destinations.
                                                                    When you convene in Canada for meetings
                                                                    and conventions you’ll be connected with the
                                                                    innovators who are shaping the future, the
                                                                    thought leaders who are leading the way and the

    36.7
                                                                    business and research architects who elevate
                                                                    Canada’s position on the world stage across a
                                                                    spectrum of industries. Research tells us meeting
                                                                    in Canada makes delegate engagement soar;
    MILLION                                                         connecting with Business Events Canada is the
    TOTAL POPULATION                                                first step to your best conference ever.”

    18.4
                                CANADA RANKS                        — Chantal Sturk-Nadeau, Executive Director, Global
                                1ST IN THE G7 FOR                     Business Events Canada
                                                                      Business Events Canada is a division of Destination
                                                                       Canada, our national tourism marketing agency
                                Democracy                              charged with growing Canada’s share of

    MILLION

                                                                    “
                                (The Economist Intelligence Unit)      international business events.

    TOTAL WORKFORCE             Economic Freedom                            Canada is an alluring destination for

    1.3
                                (The Heritage Foundation)                   global meetings and business events.
                                                                    By showcasing our industry expertise, we
                                Social Progress                     provide meeting planners and decision
                                (The Social Progress Imperative)
                                                                    makers with important context to make

    MILLION                     Overall Reputation
                                (Reputation Institute)
                                                                    their case for meeting in Canada, and fresh
                                                                    content to augment their agenda that is only
    BUSINESSES
                                                                    available here. When you couple that with the

    $2.14
                                Quality of Life                     unique conference locations and experiences
                                (OECD)
                                                                    Canada is known for, it's a win for everyone.”

                                                                    — Virginie De Visscher, Director of Business Development
                                                                      Economic Sectors, Business Events Canada
    TRILLION
    TOTAL GDP

    SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA
                                CANADAʼS CLUSTER EXPERTISE

                                The Quebec-Ontario corridor                   The Montréal InVivo life sciences
    Canada offers               is North America's second-largest             and health technologies cluster is
    businesses the              in terms of the number of life sciences       comprised of more than:
    MOST EDUCATED               companies, and represents:
    talent pool among           • More than 1,100 companies                  11
    OECD countries              • 66,000 qualified people                    POST-SECONDARY
                                                                             INSTITUTIONS
                                • 490 undergraduate and graduate
                                  programs in biological and
                                  biomedicine sciences
                                                                             620
                                                                             ORGANIZATIONS
                                • The majority of Canadian sales
                                  and exports in life sciences               41,000
                                • Access to the majority of                  SKILLED WORKERS
                                  Canadian venture capital
                                                                                        1st in Canada for number
                                                                                        of research centres and total
                                                                                        university research funding

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BUSINESS
EVENTS
DRIVE
ECONOMIES
AND
INNOVATION
Business Events Canada is focused on attracting
conferences and business events from across the
key economic sectors in which Canada excels.
With more than $918 million in active R&D, the
life sciences sector is a key driver of Canada’s
economy and one of the country’s top priority
economic sectors.

By focusing on the whole           By converging diverse, creative and commercial
ecosystem, aligning Canada’s       interests across industries, global life sciences-focused
key economic drivers,              conferences have the power to transform communities
academia, vibrant destinations     with their subsequent legacy impacts, also known as
and conference infrastructure,     “beyond tourism benefits.” More than a marketing tool
Business Events Canada             to attract conferences, Business Events Canada's
creates a recipe for innovative,   priority sector strategy is a long-range economic
authentic and engaging             development strategy with far-reaching benefits that
conferences and events.            will last long after each conference has concluded.

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CANADA’S
       LIFE SCIENCES CENTRES

    VANCOUVER

    • Cardiology                  EDMONTON
    • Dermatology                                                                         TORONTO
                                  • Cardiology              SASKATOON
    • Genomics
                                  • Diabetes                                              • Biopharmaceuticals
    • Infectious Diseases                                   • Biotechnology Research
                                  • Health Training &                                     • Health Research
    • Metabolic Diseases            Simulation              • Cyclotron Sciences          • Imaging & Medical Devices
    • Nanomedicines               • Medical Imaging         • Reproductive Health         • Neuroscience
    • Neuroscience                • Medical Technologies/   • Patient-oriented Medicine   • Oncology
    • Oncology                      Biotechnology           • Synchrotron                 • Pharmaceuticals
    • Patient-oriented Medicine   • Oncology                • Tele-robotics Health        • Regenerative Medicine/
    • Pharmaceuticals             • Organ Transplantation   • Vaccines and                  Stem cells
    • Regenerative Medicine       • Virology                  Infectious Diseases

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OTTAWA                 MONTRÉAL                  QUÉBEC CITY                HALIFAX

• Biopharmaceuticals   • Biotechnology           • Biopharmaceuticals       • Medical Technologies
• Cardiology           • Cardiology              • Cosmeceuticals           • Digital Health
• E-Health             • Contractual Research/   • E-Health                 • Pharmaceuticals &
• Medical Devices        Medical Technology      • Medical Technologies       Vaccines
• Oncology             • Endocrinology           • Nutraceuticals           • BioProducts
                       • Immunology              • Pharmaceuticals          • Natural Health Products
                       • Neurology               • Vaccines & Diagnostics
                       • Oncology
                       • Pharmaceuticals

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LIFE
SCIENCES
INNOVATION IS IN OUR DNA
Canada’s life sciences sector boasts a solid track record of health-care
innovation characterized by cutting-edge research, innovative thinking
and cross-industry collaboration.

$918.2                                  NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
                                        OF CANADA CAPABILITIES

MILLION
TOTAL R&D BY PATENTEES
                                        BIOLOGICS                   MEDICAL DEVICES
THE NUMBER OF R&D
PATENTEES INCREASED

5.7%                                    VACCINES                    IMPLANTABLE
                                                                    BIOMATERIALS
                                                                                                            COMPANIES
BETWEEN 2015 AND 2016
SOURCE: PMPRB 2016 ANNUAL REPORT                                                                            PER SECTOR
                                                                                                            IN CANADA
CANADA’S LIFE SCIENCES SECTOR                                                                               • Supplier & Engineering
                                                                                                              1,239 companies (29.1%)
Focused on life sciences R&D, manufacturing medical                                                         • Public/Non-profit Organizations/
devices and diagnostic equipment, and developing                                                              Medical Facilities
                                                                                                              726 companies (17.1%)
pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.
                                                                                                            • Professional Services & Consulting
Segments/subsectors include:                                              Canada is the                       564 companies (13.2%)
• Biopharmaceuticals               • Medical Technologies                 lowest-cost                       • Biotechnology/R&D Services
• Biotechnology                    • Medical Technologies/Biotech                                             380 companies (8.9%)
• Cardiology                       • Metabolic Diseases                   G7 country in                     • Medical Technology
                                                                                                              370 companies (8.7%)
• Contractual Research/Medical
  Technology
                                   • Nanomedicines                        biotechnology,
                                   • Natural Health Products                                                • Biotechnology–Other
• Cosmeceuticals                   • Neurology/Neuroscience               product testing                     312 companies (7.3%)
• Cyclotron Sciences
• Dermatology
                                   • Nutraceuticals                       and clinical                      • Biotechnology–
                                                                                                              Therapeutics & Diagnostics
                                   • Oncology
                                                                                                              247 companies (5.8%)
• Digital Health                   • Organ Transplantation                trials industries
• Drug Reformulation                                                                                        • HealthTech
                                   • Patient-oriented Medicine                                                205 companies (4.8%)
• E-Health                         • Pharmaceuticals
• Endocrinology                                                                                             • Pharma
                                   • Regenerative Medicine/            Did you know...                        112 companies (2.6%)
• Genomics                           Stem Cells
                                                                       Frederick Banting and Charles Best   • Investor
• Health Research                  • Reproductive Health
                                                                       revolutionized diabetes treatment      83 companies (1.9%)
• Health Training and Simulation   • Synchrotron
                                                                       in the 1920s by developing           • Media
• Immunology                       • Tele-robotics Health
                                                                       a method to extract insulin from       20 companies (0.5%)
• Infectious Diseases              • Vaccines & Diagnostic
                                                                       a donor pancreas.                    Total # companies: 4,258
• Medical Devices                  • Virology
• Medical Imaging

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IMPROVING
GLOBAL HEALTH
ONE BREAKTHROUGH
AT A TIME

Innovative lifesaving treatment protocols, pharmaceutical drug      The world’s 2nd highest number of biotechnology companies
therapies and medical devices developed here contribute             are concentrated in Canada. The 10th largest market for
to Canada’s place as a world leader in health sciences.             pharmaceutical sales, it is Canada’s infrastructure, talent and
From creating the world’s first pacemaker and discovering the       ready access to key markets that draw the world’s largest
potential of stem cells in revolutionary therapies, to battling     life sciences companies here. Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Gilead,
some of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, Canadian         Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and others are among the
researchers forge a path toward a healthier world. Canada’s         global leaders conducting research, running clinical trials and
leadership in digital technology and robotics is changing patient   manufacturing new drugs in Canada.
care through future-focused advancements in everything from
medtech to medical manufacturing.                                   Canada is home to North America’s 2nd largest life sciences
                                                                    corridor. With hotspots for cancer research, radiation therapies,
                                                                    regenerative treatments, brain and vascular health across the
                                                                    country, multinational organizations recognize that incredible
                                                                    advancements in patient care are happening here.
      In Canada, sparks of inspiration often
      become life-changing discoveries and
      treatments. It’s also where life sciences
      leaders connect people and purpose in
      conferences from coast to coast.

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SUBSECTOR
SPOTLIGHT
PHARMACEUTICALS &
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
HOTSPOTS

     VANCOUVER

                                                   QUÉBEC CITY
                                                    MONTRÉAL

                                              OTTAWA
                                             TORONTO

                                                                       Emerging fields:

$1.1
                                   LEADING PHARMACEUTICAL
                                   COMPANIES IN CANADA                 biologics and
                                                                       subsequent entry
BILLION                                                                biologics (SEBs)
ANNUAL R&D CANADA

                                                                         SUCCESS STORIES

$15.5
                                                                                                             Canada is the world’s
                                                                       With 45 resident companies,
                                                                                                             10TH LARGEST market
                                                                       Johnson & Johnson
                                                                                                             for pharmaceutical sales
                                                                       Innovation’s JLABS incubator
BILLION                                                                in Toronto is the largest of its      2% share of the global market
ANNUAL REVENUE CANADA                                                  kind, offering 45 emerging
                                                                       companies the environment to          50% of Canadian production
                                                                       catalyze growth and optimize          is exported to the US
SOURCE: PMPRB 2016 ANNUAL REPORT   SOURCE: IMS PHARMAFOCUS 2021        their R&D.

ONCOLOGY
                                                                      SUCCESS STORIES

                                                                     Canada's global leadership in         The test identifies roughly one-third
                                                                     stem cell and regenerative            of early breast cancer patients
         HOTSPOTS                                                    medicine research goes back           whose tumours are of a low-risk
                                                                     more than 50 years to when Drs.       subtype, thus helping patients
                                                                     James Till and Ernest McCulloch       avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.
                        EDMONTON
                                                                     first proved the existence of stem    The University of Saskatchewanʼs
         VANCOUVER                                                   cells (hematopoietic). Their Lasker   state-of-the-art cyclotron is being
                                                       QUÉBEC CITY   Prize-winning work contributed        used to produce the radioactive
                                                       MONTRÉAL      to the development of several
                                    OTTAWA                                                                 tracer FDG for cancer diagnosis
                                   TORONTO                           lifesaving therapies, from            and treatment. This breakthrough
                                                                     bone-marrow transplantation           allows more patients to receive
                                                                     to cancer treatment.                  PET/CT scans close to their homes
                                                                     PAM50 is a test developed by          and families instead of travelling out
                                                                     Dr. Torsten Nielsen to measure key    of province for treatment.
                                                                     genes expressed by breast cancer.

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INFECTIOUS                                                                 IMAGING &
DISEASES                                                                   MEDICAL DEVICES

                                                                           7TH
HOTSPOTS
                                                                                                                   Did you know...
   VANCOUVER
                                                                                                                   The world’s first practical

         SASKATOON
                                       QU ÉBEC CITY
                                                                           LARGEST                                 artificial pacemaker was
                                                                                                                   developed in Canada in
                                                                           IN THE WORLD                            1950 thanks to the efforts
                                                                                                                   of John Hopps, an electrical

                                                                           $3.1
                                        ACCURATE AND                                                               engineer with the National
 SUCCESS STORIES                        RAPID DIAGNOSES                                                            Research Council.
The University of Saskatchewan's

                                                                           BILLION
Vaccine and Infectious Disease                                                                                    CANADA’S LEADING
Organization–International                                                                                        MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
                                        BD Diagnostics GeneOhm             EXPORTS                                COMPANIES*
Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac)
                                        produces in vitro polymerase
was the first to develop a swine
                                        chain reaction (PCR) tests                                                • 3M Canada

                                                                           $8.6
model for the study of Zika virus
                                        used to identify infectious                                               • Agfa-HealthCare
infection. In 2013, when the
                                        agents in record time.                                                    • Bausch & Lomb Canada
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus
                                                                                                                  • Bio-Rad Laboratories
spread to North America, VIDO-
InterVac developed an improved                                             BILLION                                • Getinge Canada
                                                                                                                  • Merge Healthcare
vaccine before the virus infected                                          IMPORTS
Canada. A commercial partner is         DiagnoCure develops                                                       • Siemens Canada
                                                                           SOURCE: GLOBAL TRADE ATLAS
manufacturing the vaccine and           molecular diagnostic                                                      • Sparton Electronics
seeking regulatory approval for         tests for detecting and                                                   • STEMCELL Technologies
use in the US and Canada.               monitoring cancer.                 HOTSPOTS
                                                                                                                  * Revenue over $100 million
Appili Therapeutics is                                                                                            SOURCE: CONTACT CANADA AND MEDEC
working with the National
Research Council to develop
                                        GenePOC's “lab on a chip”                         EDMONTON
the ATI-1701 vaccine to protect
                                        carries out diagnostic tests for
against tularemia, a highly
                                        pathogen genes in a doctor’s
infectious disease and a                                                                                          QU ÉBEC CITY
                                        office within 70 minutes.
potential bioterror threat.                                                                                   OTTAWA
                                                                                                                                        HALIFAX
                                                                                                              TORONTO

                                                                            SUCCESS STORIES

                                                                           Robert Burrell, a University of Alberta engineering professor,
Québec City ̓s Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDRC)                   invented Acticoat, a nanotech silver-coated wound dressing
at Laval University is 1st in Canada and 5th worldwide. As part            that creates an optimal antimicrobial environment and is
of an international consortium, IDRC has completed all stages in           remarkably effective with burn patients.
the FDA regulatory approval process and is conducting the first
clinical trials for its Zika vaccine.

  Did you know...
  bioLytical Laboratories Inc., based in Richmond, British
  Columbia, developed the INSTI® HIV Self Test used in the
  diagnosis of HIV infection. It is the fastest HIV diagnostic test
  in the world at 60 seconds.

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VANCOUVER                                                                      EDMONTON
The Vancouver region has developed a reputation for research                   Edmonton is the headquarters for Alberta Health Services (AHS),
excellence in oncology, infectious diseases (such as HIV, SARS and             Canada's largest province-wide, fully integrated health system,
prions), neuroscience and regenerative medicine and is home to the             responsible for delivering health services to more than four million
world's only quantum computer.                                                 residents. AHS is the largest contributor to Alberta's GDP.

“
                                                                               LIFE SCIENCES IN EDMONTON
       Vancouver-based University of British Columbia is home to the
       largest academic life sciences institute in Canada. We can help         66,000 4,500                                           $13.6
your organization tap into Vancouver’s world-leading community of Life
Science researchers working in academia, government and industry.”
                                                                               PEOPLE WORKING
                                                                               IN HEALTH
                                                                                                             HEALTH AND
                                                                                                             LIFE SCIENCES
                                                                                                                                      BILLION
                                                                                                                                      ALBERTA GDP
                                                                                                             COMPANIES
—Andrea Heaney, Manager, Meetings and Conventions, Tourism Vancouver

                                                                               SOURCE: EDMONTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (EEDC); HEALTH
LIFE SCIENCES                     Did you know...                              SECTOR ANALYSIS, EDMONTON GLOBAL

IN BRITISH                        The Vancouver-based Centre for
COLUMBIA                          Drug Research and Development is
$14.4

                                                                                “
                                  Canada’s national drug development

BILLION
                                  and commercialization engine.                             Edmonton’s success in health innovation is the result
                                                                                           of a number of interrelated strengths at work. With an
SECTOR GDP
                                                                                   intellectual edge, an ecosystem ripe for growth and strong
                                     INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
178,000                                                                            partnerships in place, Edmonton is a leader in health innovation.”
                                                                                   —Edmonton, Health City
EMPLOYED

450+                                 University of British Columbia-
                                     Broadway Corridor: A world-class
COMPANIES
                                     life sciences cluster.                     COMPANIES
SOURCE: THE LIFE SCIENCES SEC-
TOR IN BC REPORT, OCTOBER 2015,
PwC AND LIFESCIENCES BRITISH
                                                                                • Aris MD
COLUMBIA                                                                        • DrugBank
                                     Innovation Boulevard: A partnership        • Exciton
                                                                                  Technologies
                                     between Fraser Health, Simon Fraser
COMPANIES                                                                       • MagnetTx
                                     University and the City of Surrey to
                                     develop a life sciences cluster.           • Metabolomic
• ABM Applied Biological                                                          Technologies
  Materials Inc.
                                                                                • Nanostics
• Arbutus Biopharma
                                                                                • Pri-Med
• Celator Pharmaceuticals
                                     Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator:      • Tevosol
• Kardium Inc.
• Merck                              A national organization created to help
• Neovasc Inc.
                                     new health sciences companies obtain
                                     the resources for success.
• Response Biomedical                                                           SUCCESS STORIES
  Corp.
• STEMCELL Technologies
• Xenon Pharmaceuticals                                                        University of Alberta
                                                                               breakthroughs:                                  Northern Alberta Institute
• Zymeworks
                                                                                                                               of Technology (NAIT)
                                              AMERICAN SOCIETY OF              • A new heart transplant
                                                HUMAN GENETICS                                                                 is home to the
                                                                                 protocol for children
                                                                                                                               Nanotechnology Systems
                                                October 20–24, 2026            • The world’s first oral anti-viral treatment
                                                                                 for Hepatitis B                               program—the first such
                                                Est. 8,000 attendees
                                                                               • The Edmonton Protocol, a                      diploma in Canada.
 SUCCESS STORIES                                                                 revolutionary treatment for                   NAIT is one of only
                                                                                 Type 1 diabetes                               three certified CAE
                                                                               • Robotic-assisted beating                      Healthcare Centres of
Augurex and its partners developed a 14-3-3 eta blood test called                heart surgery
                                                                                                                               Excellence worldwide.
JOINTstat that looks for extracellular protein, which can lead to early        • Clarity DX, a blood test to diagnose and
diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and improve clinical             predict prostate cancer
outcomes. Clinical labs worldwide have adopted JOINTstat.                      • Discovering the Nodal protein, a key
                                                                                 identifier in treating ovarian cancer
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SASKATOON                                                                            TORONTO
                            This Prairie city is among the top biotechnology centres                             Situated at the midpoint of the Quebec-Ontario Life Sciences
                            in the world, attracting more than 30% of biotechnology                              Corridor, Toronto is an industry trailblazer and home to nearly 50
                            research spending in Canada.                                                         global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as 16
                                                                                                                 of the world's top 25 medical device companies.

                                       LIFE SCIENCES
                                       RESEARCH
                                                                            VIDO-InterVac is responsible
                                                                            for several world firsts in animal   36,000                                          LIFE SCIENCES
                                                                                                                                                                 IN TORONTO
                                       CLUSTER                              vaccines                             EMPLOYED

                            Innovation Place Saskatoon
                                                                            8 commercialized vaccines
                                                                                                                 55%
                                                                            $200+ million in biocontainment      OF CANADA’S                                     Canada's LARGEST
                            Canadian Light Source
                                                                            infrastructure                       PHARMACEUTICAL                                  biotech cluster
                            University of Saskatchewan                                                           COMPANIES
                                                                            150 infectious disease and
                            VIDO-InterVac                                   vaccine studies annually             65%
                                                                                                                 OF CANADA’S                                     Canada's LARGEST

                            “
                                                                                                                 PHARMACEUTICAL JOBS
                                                                                                                                                                 pharmaceutical cluster
                                   Saskatchewan is recognized as a world leader in
                                   biotechnology and life sciences with some of the most
                                                                                                                 $1 BILLION+
                                                                                                                 IN R&D
                            advanced facilities in Canada. Saskatoon’s research infrastructure                                                                   North America's
                            and talent pool is among our city’s strategic competitive advantages.
                            Hosting your congress here will foster further sharing and                           1,400+                                          SECOND LARGEST
                                                                                                                                                                 life sciences cluster
                            advancement in this area.”                                                           CLINICAL TRIALS
                                                                                                                 SOURCE: TOURISM TORONTO
                            — Brad Peters, Director International Sales, Tourism Saskatoon

                                                                                                                 Did you know...
                                                                                                                                                                                 INTERNATIONAL
                                                                                                                 Toronto’s Discovery District is Canada’s                       ASSOCIATION FOR
                                                                                                                 largest concentration of hospitals, research                  THE STUDY OF LUNG
PHOTO: TOURISM SASKATOON,

                                                                                                                                                                                     CANCER
                                                                                                                 institutes, business incubators and
CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE

                                                                                                                 business support services. The district is                    September 23–26, 2018
                                                                                                                 home to a network of 22,000 medical-                             7,000 attendees
                                                                                                                 related professionals and more than 30
                                                                                                                 medical and related research centres.
                                                                                         Canadian Light Source

                                                                                                                 “
                                                                                                                       Toronto is known for its dedication to innovation and
                                                                         COMPANIES
                                                                                                                       commitment to R&D in the life sciences. As the largest
                                 5TH INTERNATIONAL
                                                                         • Fytokem                               combined life sciences sector in Canada, employing more than
                                    ONE HEALTH
                                      CONGRESS                           • Med-Life Discoveries                  36,000 people in areas such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals,
                                    June 22–25, 2018                     • Prairie Plant Systems                 meetings benefit from the conversations that are happening in
                                    1,000 attendees
                                                                                                                 `Canada’s Downtown.´ ”
                                                                         • Quantum Genetix
                                                                                                                 — Tara Gordon, VP, Sales & Service, Business Events Toronto

                             SUCCESS STORIES                                                                      SUCCESS STORIES                                                COMPANIES

                            The Canadian Light Source is a cutting-edge synchrotron                              Leading tissue engineering researchers at                       • Amgen
                                                                                                                 the University of Toronto have developed a                      • AstraZeneca
                            radiation facility. Used by scientists from around the globe,
                                                                                                                 biodegradable “scaffold” that facilitates and
                            research ranges from mine tailing remediation to cancer                                                                                              • Baxter
                                                                                                                 speeds regeneration of human bone tissue.
                            research and materials development.                                                                                                                  • Bayer
                                                                                                                 Researchers at Toronto General Hospital's Lung
                                                                                                                                                                                 • Gilead Sciences
                            The radioactive tracer FDG is being produced for the diagnosis                       Transplant Program have devised a method to test
                                                                                                                 the viability of a donor lung before transplantation.           • GlaxoSmithKline
                            and treatment of cancer, allowing patients to receive PET/CT scans
                                                                                                                 The XVIVO Lung Perfusion System mimics the                      • Johnson & Johnson
                            closer to their homes and families instead of travelling to health
                                                                                                                 human body temperature and environment.                         • McKesson
                            centres in other provinces.
                                                                                                                 Toronto-based eSight has created the only                       • Pfizer
                                                                                                                 clinically validated electronic eyeglasses that
                                                                                                                                                                                 • Roche
                                                                                                                 restore functional sight to the visually impaired.
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OTTAWA                                                                         MONTRÉAL
A hub for discovery, development and commercialization                         With a critical mass of industry leaders, workers and students, plus
in the life sciences sector, Ottawa’s proximity to federal                     cutting-edge facilities, Montréal is an innovation hotspot. Montréal
government bodies and world-class research partners                            ranks sixth among 20 of North America's largest cities in terms of
make this an ideal location for innovation                                     life sciences and health technologies employment.

LIFE SCIENCES                              R&D ACHIEVEMENTS                    LIFE SCIENCES IN MONTRÉAL
IN OTTAWA
                                                                               $5.6                        56,000 650
35                                                                             BILLION                     EMPLOYED                    COMPANIES
CANADA                                     World-leading clinical trials       SECTOR GDP
RESEARCH CHAIRS
                                           including stem cell therapy for

5                                          septic shock and double-virus
                                           therapy for cancer
                                                                               10,000 300
                                                                               GRADUATES                   RESEARCH
MAJOR RESEARCH                                                                                             ORGANIZATIONS
HOSPITALS                                                                      ANNUALLY

3,900                                      Nerve transfer
                                                                               SOURCES: MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL; MINISTÈRE DE L’ÉCONOMIE, DE LA SCIENCE ET
                                                                               DE L’INNOVATION, 2017; INVIVO 2017; STATISTICS CANADA, 2016 AND BUREAU OF LABOR
                                                                               STATISTICS (BLS), 2016, KPMG, 2017
EMPLOYED
                                           surgery in Canada

140

                                                                               “
COMPANIES                                                                                When it comes to R&D, the competition is global. We
                                                                                         have to make a business case to headquarters for each
                                           In Canada for high-tech
SOURCES: INVEST OTTAWA;                                                           project to explain why we should invest in North America instead
                                           surgical suites for less-invasive
TOURISM OTTAWA                                                                    of a fast-growing emerging economy. What gives our new clinical
                                           vascular surgery
                                                                                  research centre its advantage is the fact that Greater Montréal
                                                                                  has a one-of-a-kind life sciences ecosystem.”
                                                                                  —Frédéric Fasano, CEO, Servier Canada

   ANNUAL MEETING OF
   THE INTERNATIONAL
  SOCIETY OF PAEDIATRIC                                                        COMPANIES
       ONCOLOGY
                                                                                                                            INTERNATIONAL
                                                                               • Bristol-Myers Squibb                         SOCIETY FOR
      October 14–17, 2020
                                                                               • GlaxoSmithKline                          MAGNETIC RESONANCE
      Est. 1,500 attendees
                                                                               • Merck Frosst                                 IN MEDICINE

                                                                               • Novartis                                     May 11–16, 2019
                                                                               • Pfizer                                      7,000 attendees
COMPANIES                                   SUCCESS STORIES                    • Pharmascience
• Abbott                                                                       • Roche Diagnostics
                                           Abbott Point of Care has
• Clearwater Clinical                                                          • Sanofi-Aventis
                                           pioneered portable handheld                                                                1ST IN CANADA
• DNA Genotek                                                                  • Servier
                                           technology for rapid blood                                                                 for R&D investments
• Dynacare                                 analysis. A boon in multiple        • Valeant Pharmaceuticals
                                                                                                                                      and research centres
• Montfort                                 scenarios—emergency
• Nordion                                  care, operating rooms,                                                          North America̓s 3RD LARGEST
• Spartan                                  hospital bedside or physician                                                   RESEARCH HUB after Boston
• Thermo Fisher                            office—the i-STAT System                                                        and San Francisco
• Turnstone Biologics                      delivers lab-quality results         SUCCESS STORIES
                                           within minutes.
                                                                               During the 1980s, McGill

“
                                                                               University grad and renowned
        The nation’s capital is a global leader in the life sciences sector,   chemist Dr. Bernard Belleau
        offering access to world-class hospitals, research centres             discovered an anti-AIDS
and federal government departments directly responsible for health             molecule that ultimately led
regulation, protection and promotion. Combined with the country’s              to the commercialization of
most intelligent meeting facility, Ottawa is the ideal meeting destination     3TC with Montréal company
for organizations involved in health and life sciences.”                       Biochem Pharma. Today,
—Nina Kressler, President & CEO, Shaw Centre                                  3TC is included in most HIV
                                                                               drug treatments.
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QUÉBEC CITY                                                                  HALIFAX
The presence of leading players in the biopharmaceutical, medical            Home to a significant life sciences community, Halifax is a leader
equipment and technology, cosmeceutical and natural health product           in Ocean based Natural Health Products. Local players include
sectors has enabled the region to develop advanced niches in these           Acadian Seaplants, the world’s largest manufacturer of seaweed-
high-potential industries. A hub for vaccine R&D, Québec City also           based specialty products; DSM, the world’s largest producer of
boasts several successful firms specializing in the development of           Omega-3 supplements; and Nature's Way Canada, which has the
medical diagnostic tools.                                                    largest share of Canada's omega-3 market and is headquartered
                                                                             in Halifax.
LIFE SCIENCES IN                        The province of
QUÉBEC CITY                                                                  LIFE SCIENCES IN                           COMPANIES
                                        Quebec is 4th in North               HALIFAX
$1.3                                    America for number of
                                                                             $300
                                                                                                                        • Acadian Seaplants

BILLION
                                                                                                                        • Appili Therapeutics
                                        biotechnology firms
ANNUAL REVENUE
                                                                             MILLION                                    • Nature's Way Canada
                                                                                                                        • BlueLight Analytics
                                                                             ANNUAL EXPORT SALES
                                          SUCCESS STORIES
6,370                                                                        (NOVA SCOTIA)                              • Adaptiiv
                                                                                                                        • Densitas
JOBS                                    The Quebec Heart and Lung
                                        Institute Research Centre has        15,000                                     • BioVectra

121                                     achieved a major breakthrough in
                                        C. difficile management strategy
                                                                             EMPLOYED
                                                                             (NOVA SCOTIA)
                                                                                                                        • Panag Pharmaceuticals
                                                                                                                        • Alentic Microscience
COMPANIES                                                                                                               • BioMedica Diagnostics

                                                                             100+
                                        by using DNA technology
SOURCES: CENTRE DE RECHERCHE            to reduce the time it takes
INDUSTRIELLE DU QUÉBEC; INSTITUT DE                                          COMPANIES
LA STATISTIQUE DU QUÉBEC, 2016
                                        to identify microbes to one
                                        hour, compared to 48 hours           SOURCE: BIONOVA AND HALIFAX
                                                                             PARTNERSHIP
                                                                                                                          SUCCESS STORIES
                                        previously.

“
                                                                                                                        Adaptiiv
                                                                                                                        This Halifax-based company
       We want to maintain Québec City as our headquarters
                                                                                                                        is taking on the fight against
       because we can do everything here: research, production
                                                                                                                        cancer with their advanced
and commercialization. Québec City’s core strength is its specialized
                                                                             The Brain Repair Centre                    software solution that enables
and highly educated workforce, which makes it one of the most
                                                                             is internationally renowned                the creation of customized
competitive cities in which to do business.”
                                                                             for Parkinson’s treatment                  3D personal medical devices,
—Fernand Labrie, Founder & CEO, Endoceutics                                                                             effectively improving treatment
                                                                                                                        outcomes and patient
                                                                                                                        experience.
COMPANIES                             LAVAL UNIVERSITY                       Highest number of
                                      RESEARCH LEADERSHIP                    neuroscientists per
• BD Diagnostics                                                             capita in Canada
• Feldan Therapeutics                 IUCPQ, Québec Heart and Lung

                                                                             “
• GenePOC                             University Institute, is the leading
• GlaxoSmithKline                     research centre for the treatment
• IFF - Lucas Meyer                   of heart, lung and obesity-related              With access to some of the world’s best researchers,
  Cosmetics                           diseases, with 545 clinical studies             universities and government labs such as Dalhousie and
• Medicago                            currently underway.                     The Brain Repair Centre, Halifax continues to make significant
• Nestle/Atrium Innovations                                                   investment in R&D specifically in the areas of neuroscience, marine
                                      Laboratoire d'organogénèse
• PetalMD                                                                     biotech, biochemistry and biomedical engineering. This and our
                                      expérimentale (LOEX), is one of
• SiliCycle                                                                   reputation for being exceptional hosts
                                      the first laboratories in the world
• Syneos Health                                                               of major conferences makes
                                      to perform organ reconstruction
• Steris                                                                      Halifax an ideal location
                                      through tissue engineering with
                                                                              to bring a conference
                                      normal human cells.
                                                                              focused on life sciences.”
The world's top 10                    The L’Oréal Innovation &                                                                          SOCIETY FOR
                                                                              — Michelle Brenton, VP, Sales, Discover Halifax            OBSTETRIC
pharmaceutical                        Research Chair in Digital Biology
                                                                                                                                      ANESTHESIA AND
companies all                         is the first bioinformatics research                                                             PERINATOLOGY
                                      chair at Laval University. It will
have operations                       be a centre of excellence in the
                                                                                                                                      June 12–18, 2020
                                                                                                                                     Est. 700+ attendees
in Quebec                             development of Omics technologies.

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WHY
CANADA
FOR LIFE SCIENCES
CONFERENCES

Canada excels in life sciences and leads
the world in research and innovation in
pharmaceuticals, infectious disease therapies,
medical devices, medtech and more.

            Attracted by Canadian infrastructure, talent
            and ready access to key markets, the largest
            pharmaceutical companies in the world conduct
research and clinical trials, and manufacture their products in
Canada.

                The corridor running between the provinces
                of Quebec and Ontario is North America’s
2nd largest cluster of life sciences research and manufacturing
activities. The region boasts internationally acclaimed meeting
locations including Québec City, Montréal, Ottawa and Toronto.

         Academia thrives here, including
         in Toronto, North America’s
         3rd largest research hub after
         Boston and San Francisco.

                                                                          Toronto, Ontario
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In the Canadian Prairies, Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac
                                                conducts some 150 infectious disease and vaccine
                                                studies annually, which has led to advanced
                                                vaccination protocols and several world firsts.

                                                Some of Canada’s most innovative urban centres are also
                                                favourites of world travellers—from the European flair of Montréal
                                                and Québec City to Toronto’s dynamic downtown waterfront and
                                                Vancouver’s coastal mountain vibe. Announcing Canada
                                                as a host destination always fuels attendance.

                A uniquely Canadian
                concept, national Biotech       17 medical schools, 100+ teaching hospitals and
                Week began here in 2003         countless institutions conducting envelope-pushing
                and subsequently expanded
                into Global Biotech             research equals plenty of local expertise to champion
                Week, raising awareness         your conference, aid in membership recruitment and
                of biotech industries
                among policy-makers and
                                                sponsorship, and provide expert guest speakers.
                influencers across North
                America, Europe and Asia.

                Advancements in Canada’s
                artificial intelligence, deep
                learning and reinforcement
                learning technologies
                are steering the future
                of medtech, including
                robot-assisted surgeries.

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NO ONE KNOWS CANADA LIKE WE DO!
The Business Events Canada team offers in-depth
knowledge of all Canadian destinations from industry
content to conference facilities. Contact us for solutions and
support on the fundamentals of meeting in Canada, including
introductions to our extensive cross-country network of
meeting and event partners.
Business Events Canada is your first point of contact when
considering Canada for your group!

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                         #meetincanada

                         Virginie De Visscher
                         Director of Business Development, Economic Sectors
                         virginie.devisscher@businesseventscanada.ca
                         +1 204-802-0920

October 2019
This document is a collaborative effort between Destination Canada,
Business Events Canada, Canadian tourism and economic development agencies
and partners, and MNP. For more information on data and sources, contact
Destination Canada Research at: research@destinationcanada.com.
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