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Life Sciences Forum

How to boost Canada’s life science industry

At a recent PPF member event, industry leaders joined a candid conversation about what’s needed to create a made-in-Canada health and life sciences sector 

How Canada could become a global life sciences leader

PPF CEO Inez Jabalpurwala writes in the Toronto Star about why, in the age of AI and big data, Canada should be focusing on clinical trails

The cutting edge

How to build a future-proofed, made-in-Canada health and life sciences sector

What is brain capital and why it matters in the age of AI

A ground-breaking report authored by two Canadian business leaders launched a concept that will be key to future growth

Why Canada needs more anchor companies

On this episode of WONK, host Amanda Lang talks to Gordon McCauley, CEO of adMare BioInnovations, about how to build a thriving biotech sector and the big benefits for Canada's economy 

Canada is missing a golden opportunity to lead a global movement

In the Toronto Star, Inez Jabalpurwala and Chris Hobson write that Canada is a highly desirable place for health research, but we’ve been moving in the wrong direction.

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Mining Canada’s Health Data

A roadmap to the ultimate nation-building project

Canada’s Code Red

Why Canada’s health security emergency demands a new sense of urgency around its life sciences sector — and how the fix could yield both health and economic returns

Past Event

Unlocking Health Data for Public Good

Virtual invitation-only member event

Measles is back. How did it come to this?

On this episode of WONK, Dr. Joss Reimer and Dr. Michael Gardam discuss the ‘devastating’ return of measles, the vaccination problem and hard COVID lessons

Exposed

The crucial lessons of the last pandemic are being forgotten. Here's how Canada can close its health security gaps.

An Olympic risk and bird flu blindness

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

An alarming H5N1 report and a DIY bioweapon

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

A prime cyber-attack target and Canadian-made vaccines

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.