Members
| Location: | Summerland, British Columbia |
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| Industry Sector: | Biotechnology - other |
| Website: | www.okspecialtyfruits.com |
| Contact: |
Neal Carter (info@okspecialtyfruits.com) 1 250 4040101 |
| Description: | Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (OSF) specializes in developing tree fruit varieties with novel attributes that benefit fruit producers and consumers alike. |
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Industry Sector: | Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics |
| Website: | www.oncogenex.ca |
| Contact: |
Susan Specht (sspecht@oncogenex.ca) 1 604 7363678 |
| Ownership: | Subsidiary - : |
| Description: | OncoGenex is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of new cancer therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer patients. Their lead product Custirsen is designed to block production of clusterin, a cell survival protein that is over-produced in several cancer types of cancer and in response to many cancer treatments, including hormone ablation therapy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. |
| Location: | Calgary, Alberta |
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| Industry Sector: | Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics |
| Website: | www.oncolyticsbiotech.com |
| Contact: |
Brad Thompson (Info@oncolyticsbiotech.com) 1 403 6707377 |
| Ownership: | Public - Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): ONC.TO |
| Description: | Oncolytics Biotech Inc. is focused on the development of oncolytic viruses for use as cancer therapeutics. The Company’s lead product, REOLYSIN®, a proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, is currently in late stage (Phase III) clinical testing in head and neck cancers. |
| Location: | Guelph, Ontario |
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| Industry Sector: | Public / Non-Profit Organizations |
| Website: | www.oaft.org |
| Contact: |
Gord Surgeoner (info@oaft.org) 1 519 8264195 |
| Description: | Ontario Agri-Food Technologies (OAFT) is a non-profit organization comprised of members from grower associations, universities, industry and governments. Organization focuses on ensuring that Ontario producers have access to the latest technologies to compete globally and to develop new market opportunities, may of which are beyond food. |
| Location: | Guelph, Ontario |
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| Industry Sector: | Public / Non-Profit Organizations |
| Website: | www.bioautocouncil.com |
| Contact: |
Craig Crawford (ccrawford@bioautocouncil.com) 1 519 8271118 |
| Description: | The Ontario BioAuto Council has a mission to position the province first in the race to meet the growing demand for affordable, sustainable bio-based products. The council brings together Ontario’s distinct advantages in the growing bio-based economy, and helps ensure participants have every opportunity to succeed. The council’s focus is biomaterials, such as flexible bio-based foams for car seats and woodfibre composites for automotive and construction applications.With a $5-million investment fund from the Government of Ontario, the council is providing support for biomaterials ventures and commercialization. |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Industry Sector: | Public / Non-Profit Organizations |
| Website: | obio.ca |
| Contact: |
Gail Garland (gailgarland@obio.ca) 1 416 673-6619 |
| Description: | The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization that is Ontario's leading advocate for its human health life science sector. OBIO is engaged in advocacy to enable development and commercialization in Ontario of life science technology through investment, strategic alliances, stakeholder engagement and industry promotion. The company's goal is to build a leading bioscience cluster in Ontario to deliver innovative products/services to a global market. |
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Industry Sector: | Professional Services and Consulting |
| Website: | www.osler.com |
| Contact: |
Robert Anton (messages@osler.com) 1 416 3622111 |
| Description: | Osler is a business law firm practising nationally and internationally from its offices across Canada and in New York. |
