Life Sciences Industries in Hamilton, ontario
Snapshot of the Life Sciences Industries in Hamilton
Life sciences industries in Hamilton are a significant part of the research and innovation landscape, supporting improved healthcare products and services as well as bioengineering and cellular research.
#1 in research intensity for both McMaster University and Mohawk College.
2nd largest hospital network in Canada with over $4B healthcare spend.
WORLD-CLASS COMPANIES IN LIFE SCIENCES
CANADA’S LEADING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CLUSTER
Hamilton’s life sciences sector constitutes an intersection of innovation, research and business.
The life sciences sector is now one of the largest employers in Hamilton with one of the strongest hospital networks in Canada.
Between Hamilton Health Services, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Bay Area Health Trust, Innovation Factory, McMaster University and Mohawk College, among other innovators, a collaborative cluster utilizes technology to improve healthcare services. The Synapse Consortium supports the health sciences cluster by facilitating collaboration, accelerating commercialization, and promoting the impact of this valuable sector.
A preeminent, internationally renowned research park exists in the west end of Hamilton – McMaster Innovation Park (MIP).
Launching pad for international companies to enter Canadian and other North American markets.
- MIP is gaining international recognition as a thriving campus for innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship.
- The heart of Ontario’s Life Sciences Corridor, MIP is a 50+ acre community of forward-thinkers coming together in a common space to work, live, play, and CREATE.
- Currently comprised of 700,000 sq. ft. of laboratories and offices, MIP is breaking ground and renovating an additional 1.8M sq. ft. of mixed-use facilities focused on Life Sciences, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, and ICT.
Mohawk College IDEAWORKS
With strong partnerships between academia and industry, Hamilton has the post-secondary programs that can quickly help investments thrive. One example is Mohawk College IDEAWORKS
The mHealth and eHealth Development and Innovation Centre (MEDIC) helps companies, start-ups, not-for-profits, and government organizations develop and implement innovative digital health solutions to improve patient care.
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International investments like the Fraunhofer Project Centre are building life sciences capacity in Hamilton and positioning the city as an international leader.
The Fraunhofer Project Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM) is accelerating the commercialization of research with a focus on T-cell therapies, point-of-care diagnostics and ophthalmics.
Commercialization support exists for companies large and small throughout the health sciences industries in Hamilton.
“Not only has the city seen investments in the hundreds of millions, but more internationally acclaimed researchers continue to come to this city because of the ground-breaking work being done in so many areas of life sciences. Join them and put your innovation to work.”
Asmaa Al-Hashimi,
Life Sciences Lead, City of Hamilton
Life Sciences Documents
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Hamilton Life Sciences Sector Strategy (PDF) -
MIP Brochure 2020 (PDF) -
Synapse Consortium – Hamilton’s Life Sciences Cluster (PDF)
Latest News in Life Sciences
For the Full Picture, Contact City of Hamilton’s Life Sciences Lead: Asmaa Al-Hashimi
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