Join Life Sciences Ontario for its annual road trip across the province! The Barrie virtual stop will showcase our city’s life sciences ecosystem, highlighting what makes Barrie unique and the resources, organizations and opportunities available to support the sector.
Online registration is now open here. Use promo code LSOBARRIE26 for free registration.
Discover Barrie’s Growing Health Innovation Ecosystem
Join Barrie for the virtual road trip stop and discover why our city is emerging as a destination for life sciences, health innovation, research and talent.
This session will showcase the growth, opportunities and partnerships shaping Barrie’s health and life sciences ecosystem, from significant healthcare and post-secondary investments to new business opportunities and municipal incentives designed to support growth.
Learn how the City of Barrie is preparing for continued economic growth through new development incentives and employment lands. Hear from Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre about its new Research Institute & Centre for Integrated Learning, new 119,000-square-foot healthcare services building and its strategic priorities for the future. Lakehead University will highlight the new Barrie STEM Hub and its collaboration with RVH to strengthen research, innovation and talent development in the region.
The session will also spotlight two local innovators—metricHEALTH Solutions Inc. and Falconfire Technologies Inc.—providing a firsthand look at the companies and technologies contributing to Barrie’s growing life sciences and health innovation community.
Whether you are an industry leader, entrepreneur, researcher, investor, post-secondary institution or community partner, join us to explore what’s happening in Barrie, where the opportunities are, and how you can be part of the next chapter of our life sciences ecosystem.
Use promo code LSOBARRIE26 for free registration.
Meet the Speakers
Stephannie Schlichter, Director, Invest Barrie
Jesse McLean, Director of Research & Innovation, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Rebecca Hefferan, Director of Economic Development & Research Support Orillia, Lakehead University
Ross Bigelow, Co-Founder & CTO, metricHEALTH Solutions Inc.
