Canada needs to catch up in the biotech sector

Currently, our scientists have to look outside of the country to take their work to the next level, which means that Canada is not benefitting fully from Canadian ideas.

Canada is well behind most developed nations in research investment, so we need to catch up in direct and indirect ways, writes Richard Cannings. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

September 18, 2024

Countries around the world have long known that investments in research are the key to future prosperity, and one of the leading sectors in that drive is biotech. Unfortunately, Canada is well behind most developed nations in research investment, so we need to catch up, both...

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