Biotechnology & Life Sciences in Canada

AbCellera Biologics

Vancouver, BC

Vancouver-based clinical-stage biotechnology company that uses its in-house antibody discovery and characterization platform to find and develop antibody-based medicines.

Toronto company selling IPRO, an AI model that generates survival predictions from routine CT scans to accelerate drug efficacy evaluation in oncology clinical trials.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Edmonton, AB

Edmonton-based biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for autoimmune diseases, marketing LUPKYNIS (voclosporin) for active lupus nephritis.

Montréal company whose AIMO software uses deep learning and image recognition to identify pathogens and microorganisms from photos of culture colonies within seconds, sold as SaaS alongside its MicroSelect culture medium.

Toronto biopharma company that uses large language models to identify failed drug candidates worth reviving, then runs its own clinical trials to bring them to approval for new indications.