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Pharmaceuticals

With an 9% annual growth rate, Canada is the third fastest growing market in the world for pharmaceuticals . The sector benefits from Canada’s thriving biotechnology industry, which also fuels pharmaceutical companies’ growth. Add to these advantages a well-educated workforce with highly-trained scientists and technicians, as well as business-friendly government policies, and it’s not surprising that nearly every major pharmaceutical company has manufacturing and/or R&D operations in Canada.

Discover why Canada provides a great business environment for all aspects of the pharmaceutical industry:

Globally-recognized industry
A vital, proactive approach to R&D
Facilitated access to export markets

Companies in the Know Choose Canada

Abbott Point of Care
AstraZeneca
Amgen
Apotex
Bristol-Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson

Merck Frosst
Novopharm
Novartis
Pfizer
Roche
Sanofi-Aventis
Schering-Plough

“ Canada ’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) commends the federal government on its commitment to ensure Canadian industries have an improved environment to commercialize new products they research and develop and create jobs through its new program Advantage Canada . Rx&D also supports the announcement to ‘develop and implement a new, comprehensive, excellence-based science and technology strategy’ policy for Canada .”

November, 2006