Health and Life Sciences

Revolutionizing Health Care and Life Sciences

Supporting health & life sciences research and innovation has never been more important.

Designing Better Healthcare

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the need for innovation in healthcare. Advances in biotechnology continue to drive groundbreaking solutions that benefit our collective health and wellness. From the development of new treatments, pharmaceuticals, and equipment, to improved predictive models and increased investment in clinical trials, new and exciting discoveries are happening all the time.

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The Need for Biotech Innovation

Whether you work in a lab or lead a pharmaceutical corporation, accessing the resources you need to create the next game-changing health-care product, service, or idea can be daunting. How do you attract and retain highly skilled research talent? How can your organization maintain the agility and flexibility needed to pivot and respond quickly to real-time insights? Meaningful health outcomes often require considerable research and investment.

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Reimagine the Future of Health

Mitacs has more than 25 years of experience in the innovation ecosystem, pairing organizations, hospitals, communities, and businesses, large and small, with top-level postsecondary R&D talent from colleges and universities across Canada and around the world. With Mitacs, you can tap into a vast network of highly skilled experts in health and life sciences, who possess the most up-to-date knowledge to help you bring your medical and healthcare innovation to life – and to market.

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How Mitacs supports the Health and Life Sciences ecosystem

How we help you achieve your goals

With a national presence and global reach, Mitacs advisors can help you:

  • Identify the right expertise to address your specific R&D challenges
  • Recruit highly skilled research talent
  • Leverage your budget for long-term success
  • Tap into our extensive research networks for local and international opportunities
Your Key Benefits

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Leverage your R&D budget and make your money go further 

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Develop the scope and roadmap of your innovation project

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Gain access to expertise not available in-house 

Innovation insights

Mitacs has fostered thousands of successful collaborations between organizations and researchers.

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The strong support from governments across Canada, international partners, universities, colleges, companies, and community organizations has enabled Mitacs to focus on the core idea that talent and partnerships power innovation — and innovation creates a better future.

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