Leveraging the $7 Million Fund – Designated ...

During the fall of 2009, with Ontario’s bioscience industry fighting for survival due to an inability to raise capital in the midst of a world-wide economic crisis, OBIO mobilized industry CEOs to take action. With a sense of urgency derived from the need for a plan to ensure the survival of the industry, OBIO organized its first province-wide consultation process ultimately generating a set of recommendations for industry...

New strategy, special financing to advance disease...

Province responds to recommendations of Ontario Bioscience Industry Organization (OBIO) council of life-science sector chief executive officers TORONTO, April 30 – A new commercialization strategy providing access to an initial round of special financing from the Government of Ontario will help the province’s bioscience companies fund advancement of their programs to treat, prevent and diagnose disease. Ontario...

OBIO Releases Biotechnology Industry Consultation ...

OBIO Biotechnology Industry Consultation Report November 2009 (Download PDF / View Online) Executive Summary The Ontario government has recognized the importance of the emerging knowledge economy to the province’s future prosperity. The biotechnology industry is an important part of a knowledge economy. The confluence of external and internal factors has converged to create an unprecedented crisis in this sector. The...

The Canadian Blueprint: Beyond Moose and Mountains...

Biotechnology is creating products and processes that improve our quality of life. Just as importantly, biotechnology is also creating high-quality jobs for Canadians in every part of the country; rewarding, knowledge economy jobs. No matter where we live, we all have a stake in the bio-based economy. The “Canadian Blueprint” is a strategy that will enable us to take full advantage of all the opportunities biotechnology...