This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Biopharma companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biopharma 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
Top Canada Biopharma Startups
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BlueRock Therapeutics
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It is a regenerative medicine company.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals
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Fusion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals.
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
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Aurinia develops and commercializes therapies to treat targeted patient populations suffering from serious auto-immune diseases.
Arbutus Biopharma
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Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals operates as a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company.
Hyasynth Bio
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Hyasynth Bio is inventing new ways to make products using industrial microorganisms.
ESSA Pharma
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ESSA Pharma is a biotechnology company that develops new drugs for prostate cancer.
Trillium Therapeutics
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Trillium Therapeutics specializes in the discovery and development of protein therapeutics for the immune system and its regulation.
ZYUS
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ZYUS is a biopharmaceutical company that offers patients cannabinoid and other phyto-therapeutic medical solutions.
Avro
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Avro Life Science is developing skin patches for generic drug delivery, focusing on therapeutics for children and the elderly.
AmacaThera
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AmacaThera is a company commercializing hydrogel-based drug delivery platforms.
Sunshine Biopharma
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Sunshine Biopharma focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer.
PHEMI Systems Corp.
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PHEMI has developed a proprietary data privacy & governance platform that enables health organizations to unlock their data for innovation.
Resverlogix
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Resverlogix is a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of therapeutics in cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer’s disease.
Aptose Biosciences
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Aptose Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, research and development of novel, first-in-class
Inversago Pharma
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Inversago Pharma is a specialized, preclinical-stage biotech company.
AEterna Zentaris
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AEterna Zentaris is a drug development company that specializes in oncology and endocrine therapy.
Giiant Pharma
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Giiant Pharma is a preclinical-stage biotech company.
Clementia Pharmaceuticals
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Clementia is a clinical-stage company innovating treatments for people with ultra-rare bone disorders.
Arch Biopartners
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Arch Biopartners acquires and develops products and technology for sale to pharmaceutical and industrial companies.
MethylGene
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MethylGene is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cancer therapeutics.
Transition Therapeutics
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Transition Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for disease indications with large markets.
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.
Cardiome Pharma
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Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization.
Novelion Therapeutics
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Novelion Therapeutics Inc, formerly QLT Inc., is a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company
OncoQuest
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OncoQuest is a Edmonton-based biopharmaceutical company.
Sitka Biopharma
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Transforming chemotherapies to further benefit patients by enhancing efficacy and improving tolerability.
Bioniche Pharma Group
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Bioniche Pharma Group manufactures and markets sterile injectable pharmaceutical products.
Xortx Therapeutics
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XORTX Therapeutics is a BioPharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat progressive kidney disease
Fibrocor Therapeutics
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Fibrocor Therapeutics focuses on developing disease modifying therapeutics in fibrosis.
NuVessl
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NuVessl is a nanotechnology company that specializes in pharmaceutical, product development, and research development.
PnuVax
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An organization dedicated to the production of high quality vaccines and biopharmaceuticals
Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.
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A multifaceted biotech company spanning many industries surrounding hemp. People, Planet, & Profit!
Somru Bioscience
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Somru Bioscience is an emerging biotechnology company dedicated to developing breakthrough antibody technology for research.
PlantExt
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PlantExt develops medical cannabis products intended to provide anti-inflammatory remedies.
Entheon Biomedical
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Entheon is a addiction recovery solution that harnesses and optimizes the therapeutic potential of the DMT molecule.
MedGenesis Therapeutix
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MedGenesis Therapeutix is a biopharmaceutical company developing life-enhancing therapeutics for patients with serious neurologic diseases.
Prairie Plant Systems
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Prairie Plant Systems Inc. (PPS) is a biotechnology company with Canadian and US facilities dedicated to the principle of manufacturing.
EGF Theramed Health
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EGF Theramed Health is a consumer technology company engaged in the provision of biomedical online services.
Fedora Pharmaceuticals
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Fedora Pharmaceuticals engages in the discovery and development of antibiotics for life-threatening microbial drug resistance needs.
Tiger Johnson Holdings
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Advanced algorithms analyzing trillions of data points to stay one step ahead of the market.
Laboratoire PhytoChemia inc
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PhytoChemia inc is an expert in plant chemistry and offers standardization and chemical quality control solutions for plant based products.
Soricimed
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Soricimed Biopharma operates as a clinical-stage drug and diagnostic development company.
Pharmascience
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Pharmascience is a leading manufacturer of generic drugs in Canada.
Altis Labs
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Altis is a clinical information company helping biopharma harness AI to accelerate R&D
Betterlife Pharma
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Betterlife is a bio-pharma corporation engaged in the production and commercialization of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
Agri-Neo
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Agri-Neo is a bio-pesticide company that helps safely feed the world.
Mindset Pharma
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Mindset Pharma is a drug discovery business focused on creating novel and patentable psychedelic compounds.
Applied Biological Materials
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Applied Biological Materials provides research reagents and custom services at low prices.
Thallion Pharmaceuticals
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Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing new pharmaceutical products in the areas of infectious
Bio-K+ International
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Bio-K+ International is a company located in Laval.
CSTS Health Care
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CSTS Health Care Inc. is a Toronto based next-generation oncology biotech founded in 2014.
Salvation Labs
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Salvation Labs is a multifaceted, tech-forward cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) company.
Biotech Square
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AI-powered regulatory intelligence for drug development teams
Neuromed Pharmaceuticals
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Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, develops, produces, markets, and sells pain therapies.
Pivot Pharmaceuticals
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Pivot Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic pharmaceuticals.
Canadian National Pharma Group
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Canadian National Pharma Group is a Vancouver based pharmaceutical manufacturing company.
AnthoBio
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AnthoBio develops plant-derived neuroprotective compositions for people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases
Pegasus Biotech
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Our mission at Pegasus Biotech is to work with our clients to bring cutting edge innovation to the global human and animal health markets.
Biocure Technology
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Developing Biosimilars and CAR-T Cell Pharmaceuticals
Exzell Pharma
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Exzell Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that produces and supplies medicines, healthcare and biopharma-based products.
Medair Time Critical Express
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Medair Time Critical Express is a logistics company located in Mississauga.
Cuprous Pharmaceuticals
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Cuprous Pharmaceuticals is Providing partners with technologies to create best-in-class nano medicines.
TATUM bioscience
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TATUM Bioscience develops synthetic live biotherapeutics
Bionetix
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Bionetix is a Canadian-based company that produces biological products that are used in thousands of field applications worldwide.
MangoGen Pharma
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MangoGen is a biotechnology company that engages in the research and development of gene delivering cardiac stents and wound healing creams.
Precision Biomonitoring
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Precision Biomonitoring is a biotechnology and research company that specializes in various types of DNA and testing services.
Canadawide Scientific
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Canadawide Scientific is a biotehno company.
Northern Therapeutics
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Northern Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company
D-Mark Biosciences
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D-Mark Biosciences is a life science biopharma company located in Toronto.
lntelliSyn
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lntelliSyn is a drug discovery services company.
Jefo
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Jefo is a Biotechnology company located in St-Hyacinthe.
Portage Pharmaceuticals
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Portage Pharmaceuticals is developing innovative cell permeable peptide (CPP) therapies to normalize gene expression.
MedC Biopharma
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MedC develops medical cannabis solutions and derived pharmaceutical products.
AEF Global Inc
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AEF Global specializes in the development and marketing of biopesticides.
Opti-Tech Scientific
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Opti-Tech Scientific is a biotechnology company located in Pickering.
Neova Technologies
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Neova Technologies is a Bioseutica Group company.
BioDiem
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BioDiem is an Australian biopharmaceutical company.
Interomex BioPharmaceuticals
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Interomex develops and commercializes technologies for functional analysis of genes and proteins.
Mondias Natural Products
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Mondias Natural Products specializes in the commercialization and development of evidence.
Griffon Pharmaceuticals
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Pharmaceutical company developing a new bifunctional peptide growth hormone releasing factor and vasoactive intestinal peptide analog.