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BAM acknowledges that we are located on Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

The Manitoba Life Sciences Strategy: Powering our Bioscience Future

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Total Industry Revenue

The total industry revenue for the bioscience industry in 2021 was estimated to be $9.9 billion. Manitoba's bioscience sector is a broad and diverse sector with businesses working in the areas of health biotech, ag-biotech, and clean biotech.

GDP

The bioscience industry contributes over $5.2 billion in direct provincial GDP, making the bioscience industry one of the province's top major industries with respect to Direct GDP Contribution.

Jobs in Bioscience

Jobs in bioscience create significant opportunities for Manitoba. Current estimates show that there are more than 14,300 full-time equivalents (FTE) working in Manitoba’s bioscience sector.

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The Industry in Manitoba

Winnipeg is a remarkable centre of discovery. When you delve into synergies among biotechnology, agriculture and biosciences, you’ll understand why. Winnipeg is home to the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, the only Level 4 bio-containment lab in the country. We’re also host to the Chronic Disease Innovation Centre, the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, and the Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research.

Winnipeg is the leading pharmaceutical manufacturing centre in Western Canada, and it’s also home to major informatics research organizations actively supporting e-health and data analytics.

All of this cost-effective innovation is built on a solid foundation comprised of the University of Manitoba, over 30 additional R&D institutions and a growing number of private-sector firms.

Manitoba remains one of the largest agricultural bioscience bases in Canada and there is vast potential to grow the sector here.

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PhD in pharmacology helps grad thrive in business

November 22, 2023

Dr. Waylon Hunt took an unusual path to co-founding and leading a lab-based business, Intrinsic Analytics.

Solnul: Scientific advances + international approvals prime prebiotic to ‘become a global household name’

November 16, 2023

With a burgeoning scientific portfolio showing a unique ability to boost Akkermansia and Bifidobacteria levels, new products launching before the end of 2023, and international regulatory approvals, Solnul resistant starch “is primed to further penetrate

Innovate, Protect, Thrive: New ElevateIP Program Plays Crucial Role in the Success of Canadian Start-ups

November 16, 2023

ElevateIP is a program funded by the Government of Canada aimed at equipping and supporting Canadian start-ups with the tools and knowledge to understand, strategize, protect, manage and leverage their intellectual property (IP)

Heal The World

Biotech is helping to heal the world and make it a healthier place by developing new medicines that dramatically reduce rates of infectious disease and save millions of lives.

Feed The World

With a global population of nearly 7 billion expanding every day, feeding the world with nutritious foods via sustainable agriculture is an intense challenge.

Fuel The World

Producing exciting new biofuels, and fueling the economy with new and better products, industrial and environmental biotechnology is creating a brighter and more sustainable future.