Synapse Life Science Competition
Awards cash and in-kind prizes to Ontario life-science innovators who pitch a plan.
The Synapse Life Science Competition, now in its 13th year, pairs each life-science innovator with an upper-year student, recent graduate, or Master's or PhD student who has business, engineering, science or commercialization experience, matching the innovator's technical idea with the student's strategic and business skills. After applications close and finalists are notified, teams go through a …
Looking for early-stage life-science innovators, scientists or researchers based in Southern Ontario with a product, service or idea ready to commercialize. Companies must be incorporated in Canada (or complete incorporation by the deadline), and past top finishers at this competition or LiONS LAIR are excluded.
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