Fueling Life Sciences Growth: Toronto’s Capital Ecosystem

Canada’s life sciences sector is gaining ground, ranking 1st globally among G7 countries in the number of clinical trials per population, and home to over 3,500 life sciences companies in Ontario alone. But despite this success, we are missing one key ingredient - the capital to scale these firms at home. Despite more than $3 trillion in Canadian pension assets, fewer than 40% of startups receive funding from domestic sources What will it take to fuel the growth we need to anchor this critical sector and compete on a global scale?

If you’re building, funding, or shaping innovation, this conversation is for you.

Join investors, founders, and policymakers for a high-impact breakfast focused on one of the sector’s most pressing barriers: access to domestic growth capital. Walk away with the insights and connections needed to move from potential to scale.

With U.S. protectionism on the rise and global alliances shifting, it’s more important than ever for the Toronto region to build a stronger domestic investment environment.

We have the talent, research strength, and global demand but without a stronger homegrown capital base, we risk losing innovation, IP, and opportunity to foreign markets.

Don’t miss this critical discussion on how to align Canada’s capital with its innovation ecosystem to unlock growth: scaling companies, creating jobs, and strengthening economic resilience.

You’ll hear:

• What Canadian investors are looking for in the life sciences space
• Policy changes that could unlock new growth
• How to connect early-stage science with the funding needed to scale

It’s Worth Your Morning

This high-impact session brings the right people into the room to spark the next phase of growth for Canada’s life sciences economy.

• Investors & VCs: Hear what’s needed to unlock returns and connect with founders ready to scale.
• Corporate Venture Arms: Discover promising innovations and explore new partnership pathways.
• Founders & Scale-Ups: Learn how to access domestic capital and scale on home soil.
• Policymakers & Ecosystem Leaders: Understand what’s holding capital back and how smart policy can change that.
• Business Leaders Across Sectors: Get insight into capital trends and investment strategies that shape Canada’s broader innovation economy.

Canada has the capital now we need the will. If we want to lead in life sciences, we need to invest like it. Join us to help shape the strategies that will unlock Canada’s innovation economy and fuel the sector’s next era of growth.