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, Olympus, PerkinElmer, Piramal Pharma, Smiths Medical, and Teva Pharmaceuticals, 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
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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
- Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies selected by new municipal customer for net zero emissions building design and receives second USA patent
The Company has been awarded USA Patent No. 11,662,278. The Patent covers an air sampling system which includes an air inflow channel having an air inlet portion at a top end - Cardinal Health tops 1.1M sq. ft. with new GTA distribution centre in Vaughan
The 163,000-square-foot distribution centre in Vaughan is to be fully operational in late 2023 to early 2024. It will be Cardinal’s ninth regional distribution centre. - Mackenzie Health named recipient of the 2023 Excellence in Patient Safety Award
This Excellence in Patient Safety Award recognizes individuals and teams that are committed to improving patient safety practices within the healthcare environment, through leadership, culture, best practices, innovation and change management expertise.