Federal task force report marks important step for Canada’s life sciences sector
Ottawa, July 24, 2026 – Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) acknowledges today’s publication of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Sector Task […]
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IMC welcomes premiers’ call for sustainable healthcare funding
Ottawa, July 23, 2026 – Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) welcomes today’s call from Canada’s Premiers, issued at the Council of […]
Opinion: It’s faster to fly a human around the moon than to get a new drug to Canadians
By Dr. Bettina Hamelin Article originally published on Healthing.ca, July 21, 2026. This spring, Canada made history when astronaut Jeremy Hansen […]
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The value of the innovative pharmaceutical industry – A report summary
This summary of a study by Deloitte combines a traditional economic impact analysis with targeted assessments of health system impacts […]
Industry impact In Canada
Better health outcomes
$25 billion
Total yearly economic impact
$3.5 billion
Invested annually in research and development
150,000
High-quality Canadian jobs
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