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Kitchener and Waterloo’s life sciences industries will benefit from Ontario’s investment in a new innovative hub

Abdur Rahman Khan

$7.5 million investment will support a new state-of-the-art Innovation Arena for start-ups

A cutting-edge Innovation Arena at the University of Waterloo will be constructed with assistance from $7.5 million from the Ontario government. The new $35 million facility in Kitchener and Waterloo will serve as a hub for innovation in the life sciences sector of Ontario, encouraging investment and job creation, supporting the commercialization of intellectual property, and supporting the creation of new health technologies.

Premier Doug Ford said, “It’s great to see the spirit of Team Ontario in action with the University of Waterloo, the private sector, and all levels of government coming together to build this world-class facility.” The new Innovation Arena will accelerate the development and commercialization of innovations made in Ontario, create new jobs, and assist in attracting investments to Kitchener and Waterloo as we continue to expand our province’s life sciences sector.

The College of Waterloo and the City of Kitchener are joining forces to assemble the new 90,000 square-foot Development Field. A health-tech incubator and a small business center with a shared wet lab for local startups will be part of the facility. In Southwestern Ontario, the Innovation Arena will become a hub for innovation partnerships, industry collaboration, and research.

Global biomanufacturers have invested nearly $3 billion in Ontario over the past two and a half years. The new Innovation Arena will support the discovery of cutting-edge new health technologies and build on this success.

“Ontario has a long history of development in the existence sciences area, and the Advancement Field will assist a lot more Ontario with beginning ups, business people and developments rejuvenate their thoughts and to showcase,” said Priest Fedeli. ” We are guaranteeing that Ontario will continue to be a global innovator and leader in the life sciences industry for generations to come with this investment.

Minister of Colleges and Universities Jill Dunlop stated, “Ontario has a world-class postsecondary education system and is home to innovative start-ups and scale-up firms.” The University of Waterloo’s Innovation Arena will accelerate the discovery, development, and commercialization of made-in-Ontario research by fostering collaboration among businesses, researchers, and community partners. This will help bring ideas from the lab to market sooner, which is an essential component of our government’s strategy to maximize the value of Ontario-grown innovation.

Taking Life Sciences to the Next Level, the province’s first life sciences strategy in a decade, is supported by the Innovation Arena. Ontario launched a $15 million Life Sciences Innovation Fund as part of this strategy to assist entrepreneurs in bringing their ideas from the lab to the market. Companies will be able to advance made-in-Ontario solutions like vaccines and medical treatments with the assistance of this early-stage fund, which will be managed by the Ontario Centre of Innovation.

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