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the success of the competition in bringing “the Synapse Consortium is built around
together anchor institutions led to the creation amazing anchor organizations that laid the
of the one-of-a-kind Synapse life Science groundwork for the life sciences cluster
Consortium in 2016. in Hamilton”, says David Carter, Executive
Director at innovation Factory. “now they are
the Consortium acts as a single voice for collaborating in such a way that removes
the life sciences sector in Hamilton, offering barriers and creates a path of least resistance
a strategic broker to investors, researchers, that makes things happen quickly and
clinicians, and entrepreneurs. efficiently.”
“the power of the Synapse Consortium is
bringing those players together to act as one,
telling the great story that is Hamilton and
what is happening here, and taking a concierge
approach to helping start-up companies find
what they need and scale-up companies to
grow.”

“the consortium opens doors to big institutions
for entrepreneurs in a way that doesn’t happen
in other cities”, says Carter.

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