A recent article in The Logic had the headline “Nowhere to grow: Canada’s biotech sector is booming, but a lack of lab space has some companies looking south”
Investors both inside and outside Canada are increasingly interested in the technology being developed by our biotech sector. Recently the conversation has shifted from access to capital to access to space. According to Colliers there is approximately 3.5M SF of unmet lab space in Canada which begs the question, will Canadian companies that have the potential to scale be forced to move south when they outgrow the space they have here?
Join SVB’s Anne Woods, in discussion with David Stern & Matthew Johnson from Colliers International, to discuss where we are now and why we have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future of lab space in Canada.
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Since joining Colliers in 2017, David has established himself as a Tenant Rep market leader in Downtown Toronto. As a key member of the North American Life Sciences Practice Group, David specializes in meeting the unique facility needs of health care and innovation focused companies.
Notable clients that David has represented include Deep Genomics, Breakthrough Properties, Radiant Biotherapeutics, Synaptive Medical, iGan Partners, and Amplitude Ventures among others.
David has over 5 years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to joining Colliers, he worked at Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment and Sportbox as a sponsorship executive.
Senior Vice President
Lead, Life Science Practice Group
Co-Chair, Colliers Not-for-Profit Advisory Group
Colliers International Canada
Matt is a Senior Vice President and Canadian lead of Colliers North American Life Science Practice Group. Matt's team advises organizations with the development and implementation of comprehensive real estate strategies tailored to meet the specific needs of each unique organization that he works with.
Matt's team has developed a unique methodology for sector leaders that ensures that the real estate process fully engages their team, community and stakeholders. The results being fully defensible solutions built upon a foundation of knowledge that dives far deeper and is more comprehensive than the traditional real estate process.
Matt's team is aligned with best-in-class peers who delivery other high-quality professional service in fields such as banking, legal, accounting, design and other consulting services.
Anne Woods is the managing director of the Life Science and Healthcare practice for Silicon Valley Bank in Toronto where she is responsible for leading the bank’s efforts in this sector across Canada.
In this role, she focuses on strengthening the bank’s position with leading-edge companies in Canada’s life science field. Anne finds this sector rich with bold innovations, and she thrives on supporting these game-changers as they effect the next breakthrough.
Prior to joining SVB, Anne spent 6 years as a director of the Pangaea Group where she brought insights and strategic direction to life science and healthcare clients.
In 2018, Anne was appointed as a director of the board of Life Sciences Ontario. She holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill University, where she studied biology, and a master’s degree in leadership from the University of Guelph. She is also a CFA Charterholder.
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