Why Canada is your investment location of choice

• Highly skilled workers



• Lowest business costs in the G7



• Vibrant R&D; community



• Leading research infrastructure



• Respected regulatory system

Highly skilled worker Biotechnology Human Resource Council Canadian Institutes of Health Research Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Queen's University Life Science Program University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine University of Ottawa Department of Biology University of Toronto Life Science Program Top Lowest business cost in the G7 Canada's competitiveness in overall cost KPMG Business Study 2004: Cost advantage in Biomedical R&D; KPMG Business Study 2004: Cost advantage in Clinical Trials KPMG Business Study 2004: Cost advantage in Pharmaceuticals KPMG Business Study 2004: Cost advantage in Medical Devices KPMG Biotechnology CFO Roundtable Summary Report Top Vibrant R&D; community Public sector National research institutes Networks of Centres of Excellence CIHR Chairs Program Private Sector Manitoba's Life Science Leading Private Sector Companies Apotex Sanofi Pasteur Bayer Eli Lilly Canada Genpharm Hermosol Janssen-Ortho Pfizer Canada Top Leading research infrastructure National Research Council Canada Life Science Parks & Incubators Top Respected regulatory system Patent Protection Sientific Research & Experimental Development Tax Credit Top If you require assistance or have questions, please contact: Audrey Turner Manager, Industry Development turner.audrey@ic.gc.ca (613)-957-4413 Tanya (Butt) Gadzos Trade and Investment Officer, US butt.tanya@ic.gc.ca (613)-948-1547 Krista Collins Industry Development Officer, Europe collins.krista@ic.gc.ca (613)-941-6479 Vicki Schouten Senior Industry Development Officer, Asia schouten.vicki@ic.gc.ca (613)-954-3068 Mary Boreskie Industry Development Officer, Medical Devices boreskie.mary@ic.gc.ca (613)-952-2022 John Jaworski Senior Industry Development Officer, BioIndustrial Products jaworski.john@ic.gc.ca (613)-954-1035 Saeed Khan Industry Development Officer, Bio-Products khan.saeed@ic.gc.ca (613)-941-9218 Created: 2005-06-01 Updated: 2006-11-27 Top of Page Important Notices