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.
- 350+ 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
350+ Life Science & Health Tech Firms
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17,000+ Grads in Life Science Fields
The Greater Toronto Area is a hotbed for talent; with more graduating each year.
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 // April 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 April edition now! - 2021 Year In Review // York Region Economic Development
On behalf of York Region Economic Strategy, I am pleased to present the 2021 Economic Development Year in Review. This is an overview of economic development activities undertaken this past year, highlights of business news from across the Region, and important economic indicators showing the strength and resilience of our business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. - ventureLAB Secures $2.5 million in Provincial Funding to Expand Semiconductor IncubatorMarkham, York Region-based ventureLab has received a $2.5 million investment from the Government of Ontario to establish a medical technology stream within its Hardware Catalyst Initiative (HCI)