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Life Sciences Ontario

The voice of Life Sciences in Ontario

Mission
To represent and promote the benefits of life science technologies and encourage their commercial success including related organizations that support this community. We do this through advocacy, facilitation of economic development and promotion of our industry locally and nationally.

Vision
The Voice of Life Sciences in Ontario. As companies and stakeholders look for a definitive voice on the bioscience arena in Ontario they will look to LSO not only for the directions and resolutions to public policy issues, but be the conduit between the many organizations in Ontario and the governments that operate in our space. LSO will work in concert with BioScience companies and organizations to grow the sector in Ontario and maintain our position on the global arena. LSO as the only community based organization will maintain their status of no government funding and will continue to grow through its value proposition to members, stakeholders and governments. We will not compete but complement the stakeholders. TBI is the place to be, and events are targeted to specific stakeholders groups and are must attend. Organizations want to partner with TBI due to its commitment to the sector and its ability to deliver.

"Diversity of Members, Unity of Voice"
     
•     Be representative of the community, have members of all sizes from the Pharmaceutical, research, commercialization, support, manufacturing and services sectors. Members will be corporations, organizations and individuals including students across the province.

•     A full secretariat of staff including a full time President and CEO to be in place during fiscal 2010 and bring synergies with like organizations in the GTR.

•     Board members, Advisory Board members and committee members represent the various sectors of the bioscience industry including health, agri- technologies, the environment, bio chemicals, bio products and bio fuels.

TBI/LSO Structure
•     TBI
–     The premier networking and mentoring organization for the Greater Toronto Region     
–     Focus is mainly individual practitioners, students and service providers in biotechnology
–     Responsible for gala, events, individual membership

•     LSO
–     The entity that catalyzes all biotechnology organizations in Ontario to form one coalition
–     Charged with achieving a broad spectrum of representation of Ontario biotechnology to come together as one voice
–     Focus is policy, government relations, secretariat
–     Facilitates transfer of knowledge and best practices on networking, mentorship, events, and membership through TBI

Please click here to review some key Q&As about this process moving forward.

Please direct all questions about this TBI transition to lso@tbi.org or to Mr. Lorne Meikle, President The Biotechnology Initiative.