BIOTECanada Release: National Biotechnology Week Celebrates Canada’s Ecosystem of Innovation

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIOTECanada leads the organization of National Biotechnology Week running October 30 – November 6, 2015, joined together with National Accord partners celebrating of imaGENEnation with more than 50 events across Canada. Kicking off in Charlottetown on Friday October 30, at the PEI BioAlliance 10^th Anniversary Luncheon. With thousands of participants each year, National Biotech Week provides a forum to collaborate and showcase the impact of biotechnology having on the country’s economy and daily lives of Canadians.

“The industry is linked from coast to coast by regional expertise incorporating a partner based intricate and multi-level ecosystem comprised of research institutes, incubators, individual entrepreneurs; SME’s, multinationals, venture capital and angel investors all working in concert to drive biotech innovation forward”

“The industry is linked from coast to coast by regional expertise incorporating a partner based intricate and multi-level ecosystem comprised of research institutes, incubators, individual entrepreneurs; SME’s, multinationals, venture capital and angel investors all working in concert to drive biotech innovation forward,” commented Andrew Casey, President and CEO BIOTECanada. “The new Canadian ecosystem is now home to hundreds of biotech companies spread across the country, many of which are found in strong regional clusters often with universities at their centres.”

Canada has made its mark as a significant leader in the global ecosystem feeding biotechnology discovery and development. With public sector and private sector investment in biotechnology research and development at an all-time high, Canada has the next generation of economic modernization and growth at hand. With manufacturing, resource management, agriculture, health, chemistry and many other economic sectors facing increasing demands for improved outcomes, biotechnology crosses all sectors as a tool for true innovation.

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