Toronto's Life Sciences sector ranked among the best in the world
Canada is the second largest nation in the world for biotech with more than 583 companies (source BIOTECanada).
The Toronto/Ontario biotech cluster is the largest in Canada with 163 companies.
Nearly 50 global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have their Canadian headquarters in the Toronto region, including Amgen, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche and Teva (Source: Toronto Region Research Alliance, December 2011).
Toronto is positioned in the middle of the newly formed Québec-Ontario Life Sciences Corridor - the second largest life sciences cluster in North America. The Corridor plays a major role in the advancement of life sciences discovery and its related commercialization.
More than 11,000 principal researchers and technicians operate out of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 37 research institutes and 9 teaching hospitals.
With eight universities and colleges, nine teaching hospitals and numerous private sector research facilities, Toronto offers a wide range of research and business development opportunities.
Annual public and private medical research investments exceed $1 billion.
Toronto's researchers rank with the very best in the world.