Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia (BC) is one of Canada's ten Provinces, located on the west coast of the North American continent and at the north end of the life science corridor that stretches from San Diego in the South, through Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle to Vancouver, British Columbia in the North.

LifeSciences British Columbia (LSBC) supports and represents the biopharmaceutical, medical device, bioproducts and bioenergy, and greater life sciences community of British Columbia through leadership, advocacy and promotion of our world-class science and industry. Via active facilitation of partnering and investment into the life sciences sector, British Columbia is fast becoming a global life sciences leader.

LSBC members include: academic and research institutions; associations; government; and companies from the biopharmaceutical industry, agricultural biotechnology sector, bioinformatics, bioproducts, medical devices, international pharmaceutical multinationals, contract research and scientific services, communications, professional and legal services, human resources, systems and software; and consultants.

British Columbia is the seventh largest biotechnology centre in North America by number of companies, and one of the fastest growing in North America.

Strengths:

British Columbia is consistently ranked among the top places in the world to live and work. In addition, BC offers one of the best, most cost-effective R&D environments in North America with specific tax advantages for life sciences companies. As a result, BC has attracted some of the world's leading scientists.

British Columbia is home to numerous Centres of Excellence and world-class researchers working in a broad array of areas, from neuroscience at UBC's Brain Research Centre to the BC Cancer Agency, which is consistently ranked in the top five in the world, to name just a couple.

For more information please visit: www.lifescienesbc.ca.