Canada’s life sciences sector has come a long way

Since 2020, the Liberal government has provided $1.8-billion across 32 projects to strengthen biotech research systems and the talent pipeline, writes Grit MP Andy Fillmore.

The federal government has already successfully supported projects that are adding capacity across a range of vaccine and therapeutic platforms and production processes, such as RNA, protein-based and viral vector vaccine development and production, says Liberal MP Andy Fillmore.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY Liberal MP Andy Fillmore

September 14, 2022

Canada’s life sciences sector has a long and impressive history of international leadership: we invented the world’s first pacemaker, discovered insulin, first identified stem cells, and the list goes on. We have world-leading health institutions and incubators, recognized leadership in pharmace...

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