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
- Richmond Hill Headquartered COMsolve Selected As A Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) Consultant By One of Canada’s Largest Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
COMsolve’s auditing of existing infrastructure and structured cabling capabilities, along with our handheld process for NG9-1-1 implementation, qualify us to support small to large PSAPs, and small to large telecommunication providers. - York Region Business Update // October 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 October edition now! - Vaughan Headquartered Miele Unveils Undercounter Washer-Disinfectors for Medical Instruments and Devices in Canada
Washer-disinfectors can help to fully disinfect medical instruments, while decreasing the staff’s risk of injury or contamination that might occur with hand washing or reprocessing.