This article showcases our top picks for the best Toronto based Biotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Toronto Biotechnology Startups
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
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Creative Destruction Lab delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
BenchSci
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BenchSci uses AI to empower scientists to run more successful experiments to accelerate drug discovery.
BlueRock Therapeutics
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It is a regenerative medicine company.
Cyclica
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Cyclica is the partner of choice for data-driven drug discovery. We advance molecules that embrace the complexity of disease.
Cybin
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Cybin is a life sciences company dedicated in advancing psychedelic therapeutics with the goal of transforming mental healthcare.
BlueDot
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BlueDot protects people around the world from infectious diseases with human and artificial intelligence.
Notch Therapeutics
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The notch develops immune cell therapy developing a next-generation pipeline that is compatible and focuses on initial cancer cells.
Providence Therapeutics
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Providence Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine designed to treat ovarian cancer.
Phenomic AI
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Phenomic AI is a developer of a drug discovery platform designed to discovery and optimize therapeutics directly against phenotypic assays.
ProteinQure
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ProteinQure is a Toronto-based startup building a computational platform for design of protein therapeutics.
LifeLabs
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LifeLabs is a Canadian-owned company that has been serving the healthcare needs of Canadians for more than 50 years.
Geneseeq
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Geneseeq uses NGS technologies to help physicians make meaningful decisions for cancer treatment.
Trillium Therapeutics
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Trillium Therapeutics specializes in the discovery and development of protein therapeutics for the immune system and its regulation.
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals
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Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company that is leveraging its proprietary technology.
CleanSlate UV
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CleanSlate UV disinfects phones, tablets & other mobile devices in 30 seconds, preventing the spread of bacteria & keeping devices clean.
Avicanna
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Avicanna is a biotechnology company that focuses on the medical cannabis industry.
AmacaThera
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AmacaThera is a company commercializing hydrogel-based drug delivery platforms.
Antibe Therapeutics
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Antibe Therapeutics develops novel anti-inflammatory drugs that are improved versions of existing drugs.
Medicenna Therapeutics
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Medicenna is a clinical stage, privately held, immuno-oncology company.
ChipCare
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ChipCare develops a hand-held cell analyzer based on mobile technology.
Aptose Biosciences
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Aptose Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, research and development of novel, first-in-class
SQI Diagnostics
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SQI Diagnostics is a medical systems company that develops proprietary technologies in multiplexing, miniaturization and automation.
Northern Biologics Inc.
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Northern Biologics use state-of-the-art antibody discovery to tackle novel and challenging targets in oncology and fibrosis.
Mediphage Bioceuticals
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Developing safe and effective gene delivery platforms to unlock the therapeutic power of personalized, redoseable genetic medicine.
Deep Genomics
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Deep Genomics is using artificial intelligence to build a new universe of life-saving genetic therapies.
EcoPackers
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EcoPackers is transforms agricultural by-products into cost effective alternatives to plastic inputs.
ProMIS Neurosciences
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ProMIS Neurosciences develops therapeutic products and diagnostic devices targeting misfolded protein diseases.
Microbix Biosystems
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Microbix Biosystems develops biological products and technologies primarily for the diagnostics market.
Highland Therapeutics
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Highland Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company that uses technologies to optimize the delivery of previously approved drugs.
Treventis
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TREVENTIS™ Corporation is dedicated to treating and preventing protein misfolding diseases.
Spectral Medical
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Theranostics: Combining unique diagnostics followed by a targeted therapy
Transition Therapeutics
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Transition Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for disease indications with large markets.
CellAegis Devices
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CellAegis Devices offers autoRIC, an automated non-invasive device that provides point-of-care delivery of remote ischemic conditioning.
Intellipharmaceutics International
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Intellipharmaceutics International is engaged in the development of controlled-release and targeted pharmaceutical products.
MIMOSA Diagnostics
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MIMOSA Diagnostics is an connected care platform which allows physicians to remotely monitor and triage patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
Lumira Ventures
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Canada’s leading health care & life sciences venture capital firm with a 30-year reputation building companies across North America.
NONO
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NoNO is engaged in the development of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of common health disorders.
Cynapsus Therapeutics
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Cynapsus is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing a non-injectable drug for Parkinson’s disease.
PlantForm
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PlantForm Corporation is a privately-held Canadian biopharmaceutical company.
ScarX Therapeutics
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ScarX Therapeutics (ScarX) is a biotechnology company that discovers and develops innovative treatments for dermal scarring
Encycle Therapeutics
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Encycle Therapeutics is a Toronto-based biotech company
Portage Biotech
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Portage Biotech is a pharmaceutical company that identifies and develops best-in-class or first-in-class early-to-mid stage products.
Molecular Science
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Molecular Science is a lab services company delivering regulatory cannabis testing services .
Ardra Bio
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Ardra is engineering technologies to produce completely petroleum-free, high purity, and sustainable biochemicals.
Fibrocor Therapeutics
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Fibrocor Therapeutics focuses on developing disease modifying therapeutics in fibrosis.
Nuvo Research
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Nuvo Research is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on improving patient’s lives by developing and commercializing innovative
Tornado Spectral Systems
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Tornado Spectral Systems designs, manufactures, and sells dispersive optical spectrometers primarily for Raman spectroscopy.
Vasomune Inc
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Vasomune Therapeutics is a biotechnology company, developing therapies for blood vessel diseases – vascular dysfunction and destabilization.
Neurolytixs
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Neurolytixs is a biotechnology company that develops health care technology to aid biomarker discovery for the diagnosis of concussions.
Induce Biologics
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Induce is a regenerative medicine company focused on developing devices combining growth factors.
16 Bit
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Augmenting physician diagnostic ability with robust and intelligent medical image analysis systems.
Interface Biologics, Inc.
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Interface Biologics develops transformative biomedical polymer technology to improve the safety and effectiveness of medical devices.
Deep Biologics
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Deep Biologics specializes in AI enhanced discovery of biologics to fast track therapeutic and diagnostic product development.
Merus Labs
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The Merus corporate growth strategy is driven by a product acquisition plan which employs an opportunistic approach to source product
Stem Cell Therapeutics
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Stem Cell Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical development company engaged in cancer stem cell discoveries to be used for cancer therapies.
Spartan Finance
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Everything you need to succeed in Biotech. Evening the playing field between retail investors and hedge funds.
Phycus Biotechnologies
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Phycus Biotechnologies provides a bio-conversion platform intended to convert CO2 and diverting GHG emissions from large scale emitters.
BIOSA Technologies
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BIOSA Technologies is an enzymatic biotechnology company headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
VivaVax
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VivaVax creates technologies that protect sensitive medicines during transport, and formulations that enhance drug delivery into the body.
Enrich Bioscience
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Enrich Bioscience provides a technology that could detect cancer earlier by non-invasive genetic testing.
PlantExt
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PlantExt develops medical cannabis products intended to provide anti-inflammatory remedies.
Natrix Separations
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Natrix Separations delivers multi-cycle disposable chromatography products to the life science, food, beverage and water markets.
NeurAxon
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NeurAxon discovers and develops pain therapeutics targeted on neuronal nitric oxide synthase.
Propellon Therapeutics
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Propellon Therapeutics is developing and commercializing novel cancer therapies targeting the WDR5 protein.
JADE Healthcare Group Inc.
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Intelligent Cloud Computed Health Monitoring
Inolife Sciences
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Inolife is an emerging and ambitious specialty medical device company f
Arch Biopartners
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Arch Biopartners acquires and develops products and technology for sale to pharmaceutical and industrial companies.
InDanio Bioscience
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InDanio Bioscience Inc is a privately-held in vivo drug discovery company.
Micromensio
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Developing a platform technology for low-cost, disposable, wireless biosensor microchips for bacterial identification.
ACGT Corporation
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ACGT Corporation offers oligonucleotide synthesis and DNA sequencing services.
Synex Medical
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Synex Medical develops non-invasive blood testing technology.
BioExx Specialty Proteins
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BioExx develops and commercializes Canola or Rapeseed protein, a novel protein resource that is functional and nutritionally complete.
Polumiros
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Polumiros is a is a biomaterials company specializing in the development of a novel immunomodulatory polymer platform technology.
OzoneBio
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OzoneBio is a cleantech company that focuses on lignocellulosic waste-derived bio-plastics production.
Multi-Health Systems
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Multi-Health Systems operates as a developer of innovative scientific technology solutions.
BioBox Analytics
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BioBox Analytics develops a unified genomic data analytics platform.
Easton Pharmaceuticals
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Easton Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company that designs, develops, and markets various topically therapeutic products.
Altis Labs
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Altis is a clinical information company helping biopharma harness AI to accelerate R&D
Index Biosystems
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Index is a genetic food system traceability solutions provider specializing in source-of-origin traceability and identity preservation.
Oncoustics AI
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Oncoustics applies AI to raw ultrasound signals for low cost diagnostics and treatment monitoring of structural diseases.
CELL AG TECH
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Our mission is to become the global leader in the production of sustainable cell-based seafood.
Structura Biotechnology
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Fast, accurate and automated cryo-EM software for drug discovery and research
PhenoTips
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PhenoTips is a computer software company that provides solution for clinical genetics, phenotyping, and human phenotype ontology.
MDS
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MDS is an international health and life sciences company.
NGTronix Industries
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Their mission is to develop cutting edge biomedical sensors that enhance fitness, athletics and healthcare.
Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine
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CCRM is dedicated to supporting foundational technologies that accelerate the commercialization of stem cell- and biomaterials-based.
Agri-Neo
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Agri-Neo is a bio-pesticide company that helps safely feed the world.
Genuine Health
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A proudly certified B Corporation that develops researched-based natural health supplements to help nourish your body.
Divergence Neuro
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Neurotech, SaaS, ML, AI, EEG, Healthcare, Mental Health, Neurofeedback, Neural Health, Biomarker, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelic Research
Liberum Biotech
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Liberum Biotech is a next generation protein manufacturing company.
Mindset Pharma
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Mindset Pharma is a drug discovery business focused on creating novel and patentable psychedelic compounds.
Nutrigenomix
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Nutrigenomix is a biotechnology company that empowers healthcare professionals and their clients with genomic information.
Future Fertility
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Future Fertility is a provider of artificial intelligence tools for reproductive medicine.
CSTS Health Care
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CSTS Health Care Inc. is a Toronto based next-generation oncology biotech founded in 2014.
Lobo Genetics
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Lobo Genetics enables safer cannabis use through DNA testing
Affinite Instruments
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Affinite instruments are providing biosensing innovations in label-free sensing combining global challenges and their solutions.
Mannin Research
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Mannin Research is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery.
Translatum Medicus
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Translatum Medicus is a biotechnology company that fixates on preclinical drug development to treat irreversible blindness.
Pattern Pharma
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Pattern Pharma develops novel therapeutics that use the innate immune system to fight cancer and infectious disease.
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