Addressing the needs of the next generation of companies developing innovative human health products
OBIO® supports early-stage and venture-backed life sciences and health tech companies enabling them to raise capital, hire and train industry-ready talent, facilitate the commercialization and market adoption of their technologies in health systems, and access infrastructure. Through the OBIO® membership, we offer companies and their teams access to mentorship & expert resources, grants and experiential learning opportunities.
WE SUPPORT COMPANIES WITH:
Capital Access & Adoption
We support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) at each stage of their journey:
Early-seed stage of venture financing with access to capital
Seed and post-Seed stage
Commercial stage and procurement programs
Skills Development & Training
Through our Skills Development and Training offerings, we help life sciences and health tech companies recruit and develop industry-ready talent, offer entrepreneurship programs to ensure the continuum of talent from early career to leadership and the C-suite, and collaborate with partners in the academic ecosystem to develop and nurture an industry-ready workforce.
OBIO® Job Board and Talent Network: connects Canadian companies with highly skilled talent in health science.
WE HAVE SPECIAL AREAS OF FOCUS IN:
Women in Health
Women in Health Initiative (WiHI): supports women entering and advancing their careers in business development roles in the health science industry. Among other initiatives, the WiHI Seed Program addresses the significant barriers that women-led health science companies face in accessing financing.
Critical Technologies
Life Sciences Critical Technologies & Commercialization (LSCTC) Centre of Excellence: provides infrastructure, commercialization, technology adoption and talent programming to accelerate the use of critical technologies: 5G and advanced networks, ethical artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, quantum and robotics