Home to Canada’s first ‘Smart Hospital’
York Region’s life science and health tech companies include global and Canadian industry leaders such as AB Sciex, Allergan, Astellas, Bausch & Lomb, Cardinal Health, Canon Medical, Johnson & Johnson, Leo Pharma, Olympus, PerkinElmer, Philips, Smiths Medical, and Teva, just to name a few.
- 300+ life sciences and health tech companies
- Leading Canadian companies include: Apotex, Amico Group, Elastic Care, Extendicare, Prollenium Medical, Impopharma, Nexia Health Technologies, and Platinum Naturals
- Home to four world-class hospitals including Canada’s first ‘Smart Hospital, Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, opened in early 2021
- Several hospital-affiliated health tech innovation and accelerator programs in York Region include Mackenzie Innovation Institute, ventureLAB Health Ecosphere, CreateIT Now Southlake, and Seneca HELIX
- Central access to over 17,000 life sciences graduate students annually across the Greater Toronto Area
Data sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts December 2018; Census 2016
300+ Life Science & Health Tech Firms
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17,000+ Grads in Life Science Fields
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4 World-Class Tech Driven Hospitals
Vaughan Cortellucci Hospital is Canada’s first fully ‘smart’ hospital.
Latest York Region Life Science News
- York Region Business Update // January 2022
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more. Check out the January edition now! - York Region’s New Investment Aims to Attract Global Tech Firms and Create New Jobs in the Region
Regional Municipality of York today announced a five-year, $1.5 million investment in ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative – a Canadian lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor companies. - ventureLAB Receives $1.5 Million From Municipal Government to Expand Hardware, Semiconductor Incubator
ventureLAB has received $1.5 million from the Regional Municipality of York to expand its hardware and semiconductor-focused incubator.