Pharmaceutical Executive-12-01-2013

Pharmaceutical Executive

Country Report: Canada

December 01, 2013

Country Report

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"Science powers commerce," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked in 2010. In those three words, the Prime Minister summarizes a massive effort by various stakeholders to create a "brain gain" in Canada to strengthen its positioning in the world of research and technology. Despite declining investments by big pharma in recent years, the country has created a number of innovative ways to incentivize R&D and leverage its geographic reach in the North American Market.