Inserting events under Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23 in media advisory dated September 16, 2026.
The updated release reads:
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
4:00 p.m. Remarks by Senator Flordeliz Osler – 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 – with remarks and presentations from: Karina Gould, MP; Raquel Dancho, MP; Wade Chang, MP; Jenny Kwan, MP O’Born Room
Date: Wednesday, September 23
8:30 a.m. – Opening remarks by Maggie Chi, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health – Canada Room
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 p.m. – Lunch and Remarks from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Taleeb Noormohamed – O’Born Room
12:45 p.m. – 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
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916639939/en/
Media:
Nina Lewis
nina.lewis@biotech.ca
