Press Releases

Stronger partnership to benefit research and improve health outcomes in Alberta

June 19, 2017

This strategic partnership will identify ways to attract investment, expand research, improve patient access to medicines and, ultimately…

Innovative Medicines Canada welcomes the Quebec Life Sciences Strategy

May 5, 2017

Innovative Medicines Canada welcomes the life sciences strategy, the positioning of Quebec and continued work to improve access to medicines for Quebec patients. Montreal, May 5, 2017 – Innovative Medicines Canada […]

Ontario Budget 2017: Innovative Medicines Canada commends the Ontario government on improving drug access

April 27, 2017

Toronto, April 27, 2017 – In response to the budget tabled by Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, Innovative Medicines Canada welcomes the Government of Ontario’s initiative to launch OHIP+, a […]

Quebec Budget 2017-18: Innovative Medicines Canada welcomes commitments to the Quebec Life Sciences Ecosystem

March 28, 2017

We welcome the commitments made to Quebec’s life sciences ecosystem in the 2017-2018 budget. [Available in French only.]

Innovative Medicines Canada welcomes focus on innovation in budget 2017

March 22, 2017

Ottawa, March 22, 2017– Innovative Medicines Canada President Pamela Fralick issued the following statement in response to the tabling of the federal budget: “Innovative Medicines Canada is pleased to see […]

Statement: U.S. Bill to Import Canadian drugs

March 7, 2017

Statement Ottawa, March 7, 2017 – The following statement can be attributed to Pamela Fralick, President, Innovative Medicines Canada. “Innovative Medicines Canada is concerned by recent legislative initiatives in the […]

A conversation on Big Pharma’s expenditures — with the facts

February 15, 2017

Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical companies invest more than $1-billion every year in research and development to create new innovative medicines and vaccines that save or improve the lives of Canadian patients.

Response to CBC’s the Fifth Estate on the cost of medicines

January 12, 2017

In response to CBC’s the fifth estate, Innovative Medicines Canada issued the following statement:

Letter to the Editor: Report on Business magazine (Globe and Mail)

December 14, 2016

Innovative Medicines Canada has sent a letter of concern to the publisher of the Report on Business magazine and the Globe and Mail regarding the incorrect and misleading article entitled […]