Programs & Initiatives
OCRI Life Sciences serves the Life Science and Biotechnology communities through programs and initiatives designed to impact the growth of our local industry and aid in supporting Ottawa and Eastern Ontario companies and institutions as a leader in the Global Marketplace. These programs and initiatives include professional development and networking events, business development networks in the cleantech, medical device, convergent and drug discovery areas, BioNorth, and other commercialization services.
OCRI Life Sciences has a number of initiatives focused on promoting, and developing specific sectors within Ottawa’s life science and biotechnology industries. The business development networks achieve this through connecting industry, academia and government to advance the cluster’s competitiveness and to support the creation of new business ventures.
The Ottawa Cleantech Initiative is committed to promoting and strengthening the clean technology industry in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region connecting suppliers, companies, communities, universities, research institutions, funding bodies and policy makers along the path from innovation to commercialization. For more information visit www.ottawacleantech.com.
OttawaMEDTECH – the Ottawa Medical Technology Initiative will continue to support the quickly advancing medical devices, assistive and convergent technology companies found in the greater Ottawa region. This network includes the areas of nanotechnology, imaging, photonics and applications of ICT technologies to traditional life science products. For more information visit www.ottawamedtech.com
The Ottawa Drug Discovery Network is in its early stages but will focus on supporting the development of new therapeutic products as well as systemic impacts that affect the ability to commercialize therapeutic products in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region.
Biojobs.ca provides a value added benefit for life science and Cleantech companies. A recruitment portal, Biojobs is dedicated to serving the life sciences industry in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario offering the ability to recruit sector-specific for talent both locally and nationally.
BioNorth began under the name "Ottawa Life Sciences National Conference and Exhibition" in 1994. It was the first Canadian conference that met the needs of the Life Sciences sector, blending both the business and science disciplines, and bringing together biotechnology and life science professionals from all facets of the industry—industry executives, regulators, investors, researchers, clinicians, academics and students. BioNorth provides a forum for the Biotechnology and Life Sciences community to discover, learn, network and partner in a truly unique environment—the nation's capital.
OCRI Life Sciences celebrates the success within the local sector through its Life Sciences Achievement Awards Program and promotes growth and investment nationally through the Canada’s Top 10 Competition.
If you have questions, or are looking for more information on any of the programs offered, please contact us at lifesciences@ocri.com. |
