Commercialization at UHN

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Commercialization at UHN - where the future of life-saving medicine comes to life

Do you dream of seeing research discoveries become life-saving reality?

Do you have what it takes to drive winning partnerships with industry to help create a  healthier world?

Do you aspire to be at the very heart of Toronto’s thriving life sciences ecosystem?

Join Canada's leader in medical research commercialization and work with some of the best and brightest in the field!

Why join the Commercialization at UHN team?

Canada’s largest academic research hospital complex, UHN has been ranked #1 in Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals* since 2011, and our four hospitals are among the top ranking globally.   

Over a number of years, UHN ranked as Canada's leading research commercialization institution*. Licensing income generated is fully re-invested into UHN's hospitals and research institutes to fuel and sustain innovation and discovery – for a brighter future.    

Commercialization is one of UHN’s top 5 Strategic Priorities. You will have an opportunity to deliver on that strategic goal by becoming involved with some of the most cutting-edge research and medical innovations in the world – right from their inception.  

Groundbreaking technologies discovered and developed at UHN have formed the basis for many global products and services including pharmaceuticals, biologics, devices, and diagnostics.

*AUTM Licensing Survey, based on gross licensing revenue

Dream Big with Commercialization at UHN

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The business professionals working within Commercialization at UHN shepherd our world-class science and discovery toward maximum patient impact – with medical products, devices and therapies that change lives globally.  You’ll play a critical role in taking groundbreaking discoveries one big step closer to actively changing patient lives.  

Together with the world-class UHN research community, your work will deliver on our recently-launched Commercialization Lives Here strategy, elevating Canada as a world destination for life science commercialization.   

You will be working with some of North America's leading life science organizations – adding to our impressive lineup of start-ups including BlueRock Therapeutics, Trillium Therapeutics, Adela Bio Inc., Treadwell Therapeutics, AvroBio, and more.  These companies, first incubated within UHN, are among many others that have collectively injected more than $5 billion into the economy.

What are you waiting for?

Become a part of our growing success story.

Together, we can create a healthier world.

Careers at UHN Commercialization

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