Biomanufacturing: Advancing life sciences industry in Canada

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Biomanufacturing in Canada

Ensuring access to critical vaccines, therapeutics and other health products is a priority for the Government of Canada. At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada took early and decisive action to strengthen Canada's biomanufacturing capacity to protect Canadians. We continue to invest in domestic biomanufacturing capabilities and secure medical countermeasures.

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Advancing the life sciences industry

Since March 2020, the government has taken a multifaceted approach including over $1 billion in advance purchase agreements to secure a domestic supply of up to 429 million doses of promising COVID-19 vaccines. The Government of Canada has also committed $792 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), to support research and development, clinical trials, and the manufacturing of vaccines and therapeutic drugs to fight COVID-19.

Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada – in partnership with Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and partner departments and agencies – is actively engaging with stakeholders. This engagement is to explore ways that the Government of Canada can support future pandemic preparedness, including through vaccine and therapeutic manufacturing in Canada.

Related links:

• Backgrounder – Government of Canada investments in biomanufacturing, development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, and research
• Government of Canada announces agreement with leading COVID­-19 vaccine developer Moderna, Inc. to build mRNA vaccine facility in Canada
• Major investments in domestic firms to rebuild Canada's biomanufacturing sector
• Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers discuss rebuilding biomanufacturing in Canada
• New support to produce COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in Canada

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