Canadian industry and government partner for health research and innovation

Leading national health research and innovation organizations in Canada have come together to form Research 7 (R7), a partnership to work with Canadian governments to tackle the biggest health and health care challenges in the country and secure its place as a global leader in health innovation.

The federal government’s science and technology strategy, the Council of Canadian Academies and the Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC) have identified Canada’s Health and Life Sciences sector as an engine for economic growth and long-term prosperity that can close the innovation gap with Canada’s traditional competitors and emerging economies.

The recent Jenkins’ report, Innovation Canada: A Call to Action, called for Canada to take “a fundamentally new approach to building public–private research collaborations in areas of strategic importance and opportunity for the economy.” The report also called for a “whole lot of government leadership.”