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title: "BIONATION 2026 to Bring Canada’s Life Sciences Sector Together in Ottawa"
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description: "BIOTECanada will host BIONATION 2026 at Ottawa's National Arts Centre on September 22-23. The event convenes approximately 160 life sciences leaders, policymakers, and investors to discuss biotech growth, health security, and economic priorities. Key sessions include panels on capital mobilization, AI in healthcare, and dual-use opportunities, alongside the Gold Leaf Awards Reception."
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# BIONATION 2026 to Bring Canada’s Life Sciences Sector Together in Ottawa

**BIONATION 2026 to Bring Canada’s Life Sciences Sector Together in Ottawa**

BIOTECanada will host **BIONATION** at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, bringing together some 160 biotechnology and life sciences leaders, policymakers, elected officials, investors, researchers, and sector partners for two days of discussion on the issues shaping the future of Canadian biotech. 

At a time of significant economic, political, and geopolitical change, BIONATION brings the people shaping Canada’s biotechnology sector into one room to focus on what comes next: how more Canadian companies can grow and compete from Canada, and how biotechnology contributes to national priorities around health security, economic growth, domestic capacity, and skilled jobs. 

**Date: Tuesday, September 22** 

1:40 p.m. – Welcome remarks – Canada Room 

2:00 p.m. – BIONATION Panel: Reading the Room in Ottawa - Canada Room 

2:50 p.m. – BIONATION Panel: Capital Roundtable: Mobilizing Institutional Capital for Canadian Life Sciences – Canada Room 

4:10 p.m. – BIONATION Panel: Dual-Use Life Sciences: Defining the Opportunity for Canadian Biotech – Canada Room 

5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. – BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Awards Reception – O’Born Room 

**Date: Wednesday, September 23** 

8:20 a.m. – Welcome remarks 

9:00 a.m. – BIONATION Panel: How I Built My Company: Building Biotech in Canada – Canada Room 

10:35 a.m. – BIONATION Panel: From Discovery to Delivery: AI in Biotechnology and Healthcare – Canada Room 

12:00 – Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Inspirational Ultra-Marathon Runner and Explorer, Ray Zahab – O’Born Room 

2:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks – O’Born Room 

**Full schedule:** biotech.ca/BIONATION 

**Location:** National Arts Centre, Canada Room, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa 

**Notes for Media:** 

Open coverage of BIONATION. All times are local. Accredited media interested in covering the event should RSVP to Nina Lewis, nina.lewis@biotech.ca 

**Media:**  
Nina Lewis  
nina.lewis@biotech.ca 

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