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CONNECT WITH CANADA'S LEADING HEALTH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM SYNAPSE LIFE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM

Leading Canadian Life Old City, New Industry

Built to power steel mills,
Science Innovation Hamilton’s advanced industrial
infrastructure, research
capacity, and manufacturing
expertise, now drives
More than a city of industry, Hamilton is innovative tech discovery
Canada’s most-exciting life sciences destination and development.

Trials & Opportunities
Canada’s fourth-largest
It’s a great time to be in Hamilton. and sizes are flocking to Hamilton: hospital network, serving
between its access to world-class
Once defined by its steel plants research institutions, one of the a diverse population of
and heavy manufacturing industry, largest health networks in Canada, 2.2 million offers incredible
a decade of shifts - cultural, economic, and prime supply chain infrastructure, opportunities for clinical trials
and product evaluation
and industrial - have changed Hamilton is proving to be an incredible
Hamilton’s landscape and primed destination for emerging start-ups
new opportunities for explosive and scale-ups looking to go through Emerging Clusters
growth. No sector is more ready clinical trials and bring their research
for expansion than the life sciences to market. Hamilton is a national leader
in cell and gene therapy,
industry. Now one of Hamilton’s radiopharmaceutical and
leading industries, the life sciences It is this unique combination of factors infectious disease research and
sector today employs 46,900 people that led Hamilton’s leading life sciences commercialization activity.
across 217 companies, clinical and institutions to create the Synapse
academic organizations, accounting Consortium. A facilitator and promoter,
for $5.5 billion in annual activity. Synapse is Hamilton’s “life sciences
concierge,” creating connections
It’s a sector anchored by the presence between members of the ecosystem
of multinational companies such and advocating for the industry
as Stryker Canada - one of the municipally, provincially and nationally. Hamilton’s As Dr. Leyla Soleymani, Associate Vice-President,
foremost producers of medical life sciences Research (Commercialization & Entrepreneurship)
technology and devices in the country Synapse shows that the life sciences ecosystem is at McMaster University says: “We want synergy.
- as well as burgeoning companies anchors of Hamilton mean business: more connected We want to amplify the work being done.”
like Fusion Pharmaceuticals, actively working to create a than ever before.
OmniaBio, and AtomVie that connected, sustainable ecosystem It’s one of the The result is a city that is ready and capable of
represent exciting advancements in and leverage all of Hamilton’s many things that growing and supporting the life science sector in
radiopharmaceuticals as well as assets towards creating new growth make Hamilton ways few others can. A city that is big enough to
cell and gene therapy. through a robust network of granting, an incredible provide the needed support, facilities, resources,
construction, and clinical support. destination for talent, infrastructure, and expertise organizations
And yet, the life sciences sector is still need, without being so big as to swallow all but the
on the rise. It’s easy to see why more businesses of all largest companies.
and more companies of all shapes shapes and sizes.
Yes, it is a great time to be in Hamilton.

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