Fasken is delighted to announce that Christine Elliott, former Ontario Minister of Health and Deputy Premier, and Counsel with the firm’s Health Law Group in Toronto, will be a featured guest at Life Sciences Ontario annual Ideas to Action Forum on September 23 in Toronto.
Her panel, “Health System Readiness & Technology Adoption” will explore how Ontario can lead and compete on the global stage.
Life Sciences Ontario’s Ideas to Action Forum is the premier gathering for life sciences leaders from industry, academia, and government to shape the future of Ontario’s health innovation ecosystem. The event offers its audience high-impact sessions, with a sharp focus on Ontario’s global advantage, the future of collaboration, and navigating science in a new world order.
In addition to this featured session, participants will also have the opportunity to hear conferences, including:
- Competing Visions for Canada’s Life Sciences
- In the Trenches: Building a Life Sciences Company
- Ontario’s Health Innovation Pathway Panel
- Cell and Gene Therapies: The Future is Here—Is Canada Ready?
- How Fiscal Turmoil Can Open the Door—for Real Innovation & Collaboration
- Political Pundits—Inside the Policy Machine
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Event: IDEAS TO ACTION LIFE SCIENCES FORUM 2025, presented by Life Sciences Ontario
When: Tuesday, September 23rd, 8:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
Where: The Arcadian, Toronto, Ontario
For more information and to register, click here.
About Fasken’s Life Sciences Team
Fasken’s Life Sciences team provides comprehensive support to life sciences clients throughout their lifecycle. Whether you’re a biotech startup, entering clinical trials, scaling up, expanding to new markets or exploring exit strategies, our team speaks your language.
We know the unique challenges biotech and pharma companies face in securing and enforcing your patent portfolio, bringing a product to market, complying with Canada’s regulations, or raising funds across a competitive landscape. We have knowledgeable practitioners with advanced degrees in pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacology, toxicology, and genetics. We know the sector.
Fasken lawyers and agents collaborate with our clients to provide advice tailored to your needs including marketing and product labelling, IP drafting and enforcement, competition, tax, litigation, contracts and agreements and a full range of corporate services from financings to M&A. Navigate complex challenges and bring your products to market in Canada with a team dedicated to your success. With a strong legal network in 47 countries, we also continue to be at the forefront of life sciences advancement and interests globally.
Fasken is ranked Band 1 by Chambers for life sciences and is the most recognized Firm on The Globe & Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025, including in every category of corporate law and in healthcare & life sciences and intellectual property.
Find out more about Fasken’s Life Sciences team.
