Canadian innovation is getting a major boost with York University’s exciting new initiative: The YSpace Network.
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Life Sciences & Health Technology
15 York Region-based companies make Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies 2025
For the seventh year, Report on Business has produced a ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, measuring businesses on three-year revenue growth. As a cohort, the 400 companies on this year’s list incontestably bear the scars of the hard yards behind them.
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Canada’s York Region in Greater Toronto positioned as a prime tech destination for Taiwanese investment
While Canada’s technological strengths are often under-estimated, York Region, located in the Greater Toronto Area and home to a burgeoning technology ecosystem, is actively positioning itself as a key partner for Taiwanese tech companies looking to expand into the North American market.
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LGC Group opens $100M Organic Chemistry Synthesis Centre of Excellence in Vaughan, strengthening Canada’s role in global life sciences
The new facility expands the capabilities of Toronto Research Chemicals (TRC), an organization founded at the University of Toronto more than 40 years ago and acquired by LGC Group in 2019.
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Province Launching Protect Ontario Financing Program to Support Sectors Impacted by U.S. Tariffs
Ontario-based businesses in these sectors that are facing tariff-related challenges, such as payroll, lease payments and utility payments, will be able to access the Protect Ontario Financing Program in addition to federal government supports, such as loans and loan guarantees, and would undergo rigorous assessment and due diligence to determine eligibility and ensure taxpayer funds are used responsibly.
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YSpace is turning Toronto and York Region into a springboard for Hong Kong startups
With support from Cyberport and YSpace, York University’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, Ip is now leading RaSpect’s expansion into North America, tapping into a market that’s home to the thousands of high-rise buildings. And Toronto and York Region are their first stops outside of Asia.
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York University unveils new School of Medicine sign and new OCI partnership at VHCP
York University unveiled its new sign today at the site of its future School of Medicine building next to Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct. The University also signed a new partnership agreement with the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) toward fostering health-care innovation through collaboration with partners within the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct.
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Richmond Hill’s SEIU Healthcare recipient of $2 million from the Province of Ontario to support its Workersfirst Platform
Through this funding, healthcare workers will have new opportunities for continuous education and learning to improve upon their existing skills.
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Richmond Hill headquartered Olympus Canada announces expansion of exclusive distribution agreement with EndoClot Plus
Olympus Canada announced today the expansion of Olympus’ commercial partnership with EndoClot® Plus, Inc. to include distribution of EndoClot Adhesive to Canada. This agreement follows a successful commercialization of the EndoClot portfolio in the United States and in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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Prollenium, headquartered in Richmond Hill, unveils a state-of-the-art training facility for medical aesthetics in Richmond Hill.
Prollenium announced the launch of PACE Academy (Prollenium Advanced Clinical Education), a 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to advanced training and education in medical aesthetics. This initiative marks a first-of-its-kind partnership with Harley Academy, a world leader in higher education for aesthetic medicine.
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Announcing the 2024 Winners of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund
ventureLAB, in partnership with York Region, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund, dedicated to supporting organizations that encourage innovation and cultivate diversity.
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Canadian drug manufacturer Apotex expanding Richmond Hill plant as city says more businesses are choosing locations there
The largest Canadian-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Apotex, says it will expand its Richmond Hill facility, a move the company says will create more than 70 jobs.
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