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Why We Must Improve Patients’ Access to Innovative Medicines in Canada

Canada’s policy environment must improve to get innovative new medicines to the patients who need them. 

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  • Setting the Standard for Inclusion

    Setting the Standard for Inclusion

    As CEO of Accessibility Standards Canada, Dino Zuppa is helping shape a more accessible future through national standards that remove barriers and create greater opportunities…

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  • How KBH+ Is Connecting Neurodisability Research to Family Support

    How KBH+ Is Connecting Neurodisability Research to Family Support

    Kids Brain Health connects children and youth with neurodisabilities and their families to innovative solutions that help them reach their fullest potential. Every child deserves…

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  • From Discovery to Global Impact: Building Ontario’s Life Sciences Commercialization Pipeline

    From Discovery to Global Impact: Building Ontario’s Life Sciences Commercialization Pipeline

    Ontario has long been a global centre of excellence for scientific discovery. Our universities, hospitals, and research institutes continue to produce world-class breakthroughs in areas…

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  • Building a Stronger Health Care Workforce for Canada

    Building a Stronger Health Care Workforce for Canada

    Canada’s Minister of Health — Marjorie Michel discusses workforce challenges, health care careers, and the future of care delivery across Canada.  Q1. Canada’s healthcare workforce…

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  • Why GSK Is Changing How We Fight Disease

    Why GSK Is Changing How We Fight Disease

    From R&D to collaborations that help translate scientific breakthroughs into tangible outcomes, GSK Canada is contributing to a stronger health care system.  Canada’s health care…

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  • How UHN Is Driving Innovation, Economic Growth, and Global Impact 

    How UHN Is Driving Innovation, Economic Growth, and Global Impact 

    UHN is leading the way in next-generation early cancer detection research, innovation, commercialization, and talent recruitment to drive both patient outcomes and national economic growth.…

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  • How Dermatological Innovation Is Improving Patient Outcomes

    How Dermatological Innovation Is Improving Patient Outcomes

    Continued innovation by companies like Galderma Canada is resulting in new treatments for Canadians living with inflammatory skin conditions. Atopic dermatitis (AD) and prurigo nodularis…

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  • 7 Life Sciences Breakthroughs You Didn’t Know Came from New Brunswick

    7 Life Sciences Breakthroughs You Didn’t Know Came from New Brunswick

    In New Brunswick, big ideas don’t need a big address. 1. Underwater breathing was born here – Saint John  Long before Jacques Cousteau made scuba…

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  • Hamilton Health Sciences Experts Perform World-first Burn Treatment

    Hamilton Health Sciences Experts Perform World-first Burn Treatment

    This novel treatment takes research from discovery to impact, saving patient from life-altering skin grafts. A holiday mixer for fraternity and sorority members near London’s…

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  • Building a Life Sciences Ecosystem That Delivers for Canada

    Building a Life Sciences Ecosystem That Delivers for Canada

    Canada’s Life Sciences sector is ready to turn research excellence into patient access. Canada has a remarkable life sciences ecosystem that stands out on the…

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  • Cancer Screening Saves Lives — And It’s Closer Than You Think

    Cancer Screening Saves Lives — And It’s Closer Than You Think

    Regular screenings play a crucial role in detecting cancer early, improving health outcomes, and in many cases – saving lives.  When people need healthcare, knowing that leading…

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  • Research Discoveries Lead to Better Outcomes for Specific Type of Brain Cancer

    Research Discoveries Lead to Better Outcomes for Specific Type of Brain Cancer

    An innovative oral therapy represents the first major brain cancer advancement in nearly 25 years for a group of brain tumours known as low-grade gliomas. Sustained research is needed to drive…

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  • How The Princess Margaret Is Advancing Cancer Care Innovation in Canada  

    How The Princess Margaret Is Advancing Cancer Care Innovation in Canada  

    Thanks to The Princess Margaret, cancer care in Canada continues to evolve and improve.  Cancer care in Canada is among the best in the world. Princess…

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  • Rare Disease Treatment and Care Progress Is Worth Celebrating

    Rare Disease Treatment and Care Progress Is Worth Celebrating

    This Rare Disease Day 2026, Canadian families living with rare disease have much to celebrate — and even more to look forward to.  Through Canada’s National Strategy…

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  • How Technology is Creating Clearer Vision For Canadians 

    How Technology is Creating Clearer Vision For Canadians 

    This leading optics company is leveraging Nikon’s expertise in contrast evaluation, long used in its camera and optical lenses, to advance the design of eyeglass…

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  • Strengthening the Brain Economy for Sustainable Healthcare  

    Strengthening the Brain Economy for Sustainable Healthcare  

    Supporting AgeTech innovation improves aging outcomes and fuels Canada’s brain economy, paving the way for a stronger, more sustainable healthcare system. Preparing for demographic shifts…

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  • Value Over Volume: Why Canada Must Reinvent Patient Care

    Value Over Volume: Why Canada Must Reinvent Patient Care

    The crisis in Canadian healthcare isn’t cost, rather the lack of value. Rebuilding the system starts with bringing innovation into everyday care.  Canada’s healthcare system…

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  • Innovation That Puts Canadians First

    Innovation That Puts Canadians First

    Under the leadership of Minister Marjorie Michel, Canada is advancing AI-enabled clinical tools and interoperable health records to deliver more accessible, secure and patient-centred care.

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