Impediments to Health Innovation in Canada: Identifying Policy Barriers in Alberta’s Precision Health Innovation and Commercialization Ecosystem

Now, more than ever, governments and the public are recognizing the importance of health innovation. Precision health (PH) is the next frontier in medicine, enabling individually tailored ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease in place of today’s one-size-fits-all approach. Exploring new opport...

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Published inThe School of Public Policy publications (Online) Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 1 - 33
Main Authors Craig Scott, Hubert Eng, Alexander Dubyk, Jennifer Zwicker
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Calgary 01.04.2020
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governance
health innovation
innovation and commercialization
precision health
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Summary:Now, more than ever, governments and the public are recognizing the importance of health innovation. Precision health (PH) is the next frontier in medicine, enabling individually tailored ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease in place of today’s one-size-fits-all approach. Exploring new opportunities for economic growth is a priority in Alberta given the roller-coaster in recent years from reliance on hydrocarbon royalties coupled with resource-based economic divestment. PH offers Alberta the chance to diversify its economy by developing technology, attracting investment and creating a new health-care industry.
ISSN:2560-8312
2560-8320
DOI:10.11575/sppp.v13i0.68605