Highest proportion of R&D employment in Canada
Nearly 40,000 employed in life sciences and R&D, half in R&D
Nearly 30,000 university students
3 of the world’s top 50 universities
Public spending on education is highest per capita in Canada
50% lower labour costs than most European life sciences hubs
One-stop shop - From basic research, clinical research to contract manufacturing
Canada’s highest concentration of head offices of large pharmaceutical companies
5 major pharmaceutical research centres
The less expensive place to do R&D
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More than 100 private companies in MedTech
Strong deal activity in Venture Capital (VC) Market
Competitive tax incentives
Custom-tailored financial solutions
Nearly 70 international destinations served from Quebec Airports
In North America - # 1 region for pharmaceuticals for Foreign Direct Investments*
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In North America - # 3 region for life sciences for Foreign Direct Investments*
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In North America - 1/3 of all beds available for phase I clinical studies in North America are located in the province of Quebec
In Canada - # 1 region in Canada for life sciences for Foreign Direct Investments*
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In Canada - More than 70% of the Canadian R&D expenditures of innovative pharmaceutical companies*
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In Québec - 4 major science parks
In Québec - 6 major universities (4 with medical schools)
In Québec - More than 120M$ to support the development of Quebec biotech and pharmaceutical firms
Network with other firms – over 1,500 life science and R&D companies
19 research centres (hospital-based, large critical mass, complementary, strategically oriented)
14 research groups
18 Thematic Research Networks such as :
- Québec Bioimaging Network
- Applied Genetic Medicine Network
- Québec Pain Research Network
- Québec Aging Research Network
- AIDS and Infectious Diseases Network
Highest proportion of R&D employment in Canada*
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Nearly 300 US patents in life sciences*
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3/4 of the life sciences companies are in R&D*
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11 blockbuster drugs discovered in Québec over the last 100 years such as Premarin, Singulair, Fluvarix and Egrifta
AIDS breakthroughs : 3TC (Lamivudine) was invented by Bernard Belleau while at work at McGill University and Nghe Nguyen-Ga at the Laval-based IAF Bio-Chem International, Inc. laboratories in 1989
A new model in accelerating the drug discovery process: the Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)!
