Unlocking Resources for Life Sciences Innovation
The Biomedical Zone and Unity Health VPRI invite you to an exclusive gathering to explore the funding and resources available to support research and innovation in life sciences and medical technology.
Whether you’re a clinician, researcher, graduate student, or trainee, this event will connect you with leading organizations that provide funding, commercialization pathways, and entrepreneurial support to help bring medical innovations to life.
Hear from key players in Ontario’s life sciences ecosystem, including:
Velocity - Prototype, build, and bring your solution to market, all in one place.
Synapse - Creating clinical pathways to validate health and life science inventions.
OBIO - Empowering life sciences and health tech startups with funding, talent, and market access.
MaRS - Helping startups scale and entrepreneurs turn their IP into economic success
BioHubNet - Advancing life sciences and biomanufacturing innovation through funding and commercialization support for trainee-entrepreneurs.
Lab2Market - Creating commercial onramps for researchers to discover entrepreneurship and commercialize their inventions.
Mitacs - Closing the funding gap for Canadian researchers looking to commercialize their inventions.
Nucleate - Growing the pipeline of young biotech innovators.
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) - Grants to bring research and innovations to market.
Ontario Genomics - Propelling genomic discoveries in health and medicine.
OVPRI at TMU - Sparking research excellence and innovative partnerships at TMU.
Science Discovery Zone - Sparking entrepreneurial passion in STEM students to turn ideas into impact.
Innovation Boost Zone - Fuelling early-stage tech entrepreneurs with the support to launch and scale.
📌 This is also a direct opportunity to connect with each organization and build the relationships necessary to strategically leverage their resources—whether you're securing funding, looking for commercialization support, or exploring new research collaborations.
Event Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 2nd
⏰ Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Location: Li Ka Shing Centre in Healthcare Education (38 Shuter St. entrance)
🔗Registration required! Limited spots available!
Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there!