International Business

Montreal's pharmaceutical research cluster is under further threat as global giants adjust to the loss of patent protection for blockbuster drugs and challenges in developing replacements.

Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre, has been appointed chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres for a two-year term.

Mineral notes and berry fruit abound in fresh reds from Domaine La Roquète

The use of generic prescription medicines has saved Canada's healthcare system nearly $26-billion since 2007, says the association representing the companies that make those drugs.

A few years back, Ontario’s McGuinty government used the Speech from the Throne to call for generating cash by leveraging the strengths of our public healthcare system beyond our borders. So if the ORNGE air ambulance service goes global, tells the world about Ontario and makes some money that gets pumped back into our public healthcare system, wouldn’t that be a good thing?

A new pre-market evaluation pilot program for medical technologies, the MaRS Excellence in Clinical Innovation and Technology Evaluation (EXCITE) program, was announced Dec. 6. It's expected to reduce Ontario healthcare costs in the long run and get new innovative technologies to patients faster.

Canada's public drug plans continue to provide a low level of access to new medicines and vaccines compared to 31 other developed nations.