OXBRIDGE TORONTO CHAPTER

LAUNCH OF OXBRIDGE TORONTO CHAPTER

OBR is excited about expanding to Canada with a chapter in Toronto, Ontario, in the summer of 2014. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is home to several first-class academic institutions which contributes to world-renowned research, including several Nobel laureates. In addition to being home to many biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies,theGTA is home to a staggering number of entrepreneurs and start-ups across many industries. We are looking forward to developing and fostering meaningful, long-term partnerships between academia and industry. – See more at: http://www.oxbridgebiotech.com/chapters/toronto-chapter/#sthash.9xhW4Tc0.dpuf

OBR is excited about expanding to Canada with a chapter in Toronto, Ontario, in the summer of 2014. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is home to several first-class academic institutions which contributes to world-renowned research, including several Nobel laureates. In addition to being home to many biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, the GTA is home to a staggering number of entrepreneurs and start-ups across many industries. We are looking forward to developing and fostering meaningful, long-term partnerships between academia and industry. – See more at: http://www.oxbridgebiotech.com/chapters/toronto-chapter/#sthash.9xhW4Tc0.dpuf

OBR is excited about expanding to Canada. Last night, Oxbridge Toronto Chapter was launched in the presence of Prof Aled Edwards (Toronto and Oxford), and representative of the Ministry of Research and Innovation, Bill Mantel, Connor Dickie co-founder of Synbiota, and Evelyn Pau of Bloomburton & Co at the Bitmakerlab space located in 220 King Street. The panel discussion was opened by Lise Eamer from Oxbridge Biotechnology. OBR is involved in a movement in support of biotech start ups. It seems there are all the right ingredients for Oxbridge Biotechnology to succeed in a grand scale.

Last night, the attendees identified several shortcomings for bio-entrepreneurship to succeed and grow in Canada. Conclusive remarks on the priority issues revolved around:

1- lack of advocacy and media attention – and some degree of ignorance on value proposition of bio-tech startups.

2- lack of seed funding and investment for scaling up by private sector.

An interactive Q and A resulted in some ideas emerging for Oxbridge to be creative, and different from other startup accelerators.

liseeamer@mail.utoronto.ca

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