Life sciences and health technologies

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From fundamental research to patient treatment to the prevention and early detection of diseases, the business environment in Québec City for the life sciences and health technology industry is hard to beat. As the nexus of decision making for provincial healthcare and an incubator for innovative techniques, Québec City is home to a wealth of expertise in biopharmaceutics and diagnostics, health related medical technologies, natural products, and wellness.

Groups and research centres

Québec VITAE: Cluster fostering the growth and development of Québec City’s life sciences and health technology (LSHT) ecosystem

CHU de Québec–Université Laval Research Centre

Infectious Disease Research Centre (CRI) — Université Laval

Québec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre (CRIUCPQ)

CERVO research centre

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)

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Life science events

2023: Canadian Association of Optometrists 38th Biennial Congress (CAO)
2023: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Scientific Symposium (ASOPRS)
2023: Canadian Society of Plant Biologists Annual Congress (CSPB)
2023: Canadian Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting and Exhibition (COS)
2023: Society of Wetland Scientists RE3 Conference (SWS)
2023: Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Annual Spring Conference (CCCN-CCIISC)
2023: 14th Symposium of the Society for Research on the Cerebellum and Ataxias & Joint ARFACS Meeting (SRCA)
2023: Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting (CIRA)
2023: Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Conference (CNS)
2023: International Society of Developmental Biology 11th Canadian Developmental Biology Conference (ISDB)
2023: Canadian Spine Society Annual Scientific Conference (CSS)
2023: Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting
2023: 23^rd International Symposium Fluorine Chemistry and 9^th International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies
2023: Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR)
2022: 16^th edition of the Forum de l’industrie de la santé de Québec (FISQ)
2022: 12^th International Conference on 3D dosimetry (IC3ddose)
2022: 9^th edition of the GOLD international conference
2022: Annual Meeting American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS)
2022: Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI)
2022: International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) Congress
2022: CDA Annual Conference
2022: Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) Annual Meeting
2022: Conférence internationale francophone sur l’agression sexuelle (CIFAS)
2022: Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting
2022: International Society for Vaccines (ISV) Annual Congress
2021 (virtual): Annual Meeting of the North Americain Primary Care Research Group (NAPCGR)
2021: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACDPDM) 75^th Annual Meeting
2021: 23^rd International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry and 9^th International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies
2021: Canadian Cardiovascular Congress
2021: IX^e Congrès international d’épidémiologie EPITER-ADELF
2019: 13^th Annual International CRISPR Congress
2019: 16^th Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care
2019: Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Conference
2019: 10^th Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD)

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