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Top 25 Biotech nonprofits based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 213 biotech nonprofits headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 4,396 professional contacts across them, including 2,202 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers biotech nonprofits headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
213Companies
4,396Contacts tracked
2,202Verified emails
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The 25 largest biotech nonprofits based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 213 biotech nonprofits based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to biotech nonprofits: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,818 contacts →

Partial evidence

“STEMCELL Technologies is a Canadian biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500266 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200163 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“API is one of Canada’s largest not-for-profit life sciences commercialization organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20088 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With offices in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto, adMare is building Canada’s life science industry from sea to sea.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nous sommes une organisation indépendante à but non lucratif créée pour mettre en œuvre le Centre de production de produits biologiques.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Partial evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5067 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Aramis Biotechnologies is a Canadian company founded in 2023 and based in Quebec City, specializing in the production of innovative vaccines in plants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Genome British Columbia leads genomics innovation on Canada’s West Coast and facilitates the integration of genomics into society.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceLondon, ON, Canada51-20054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our vision is a world transformed by insect technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) is a recognized international leader in genomics, bioinformatics, and genome technology innovation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BioTalent Canada supports the people behind life-changing science.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceCharlottetown, PE, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) is Canada’s national biomanufacturing training partner, dedicated to developing skilled talent to drive the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceDelta, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“THINK BIG.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Envisioned by Dr.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Future Fields is pioneering the next generation of biomanufacturing-using nature’s most efficient bioreactor to lead the way in complex protein expression.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceSt-mathieu-de-beloeil, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Le Centre de recherche sur les grains (CEROM) Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Partial evidenceWaterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Due to technology’s role in shaping the future of healthcare and medicine, the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Conference (BioTEC) aims to showcase cutting-edge developments and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Facilitator of biopharma innovation // Facilitateur d'innovation biopharma.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Renaissance BioScience is an environmental impact company whose bioengineering platform technologies develop innovative, market-ready, functional microorganisms that provide…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceRimouski, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Le CRBM se définit par une vocation de recherche et développement (R-D) orientée et appliquée ainsi que de services de recherche industrielle en biotechnologies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-1026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CDL-Montreal is a nonprofit organization powered by HEC Montréal that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TransBIOTech is a center for research and transfer of biotechnology for companies working in life sciences and biotechnology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Life science at the service of the earth, Earth Alive is a biotech addressing environmental challenges in agriculture, mining and industry with a portfolio of innovative and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceSt John’s, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“eDNAtec is a global leader in environmental genomics, dedicated to advancing environmental stewardship by analyzing biodiversity and ecological health across all offshore…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ontario Genomics is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the province of Ontario.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PlantForm Corporation is a Canadian biopharmaceutical company focused on the low-cost production of high-value antibody and protein drugs and vaccines using our proprietary…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Biotech nonprofits based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
50.1%Verified-email coverage
20.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
20.7%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
109
11-50
77
51-200
20
201-500
4
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 213 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among biotech nonprofits, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “biotech nonprofits”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names biotech nonprofits), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among biotech nonprofits, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,202 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Biotech nonprofits by metro

  • Biotech nonprofits in Toronto44
  • Biotech nonprofits in Montreal28

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names biotech nonprofits, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many biotech nonprofits are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 213 biotech nonprofits headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stemcell Technologies, headquartered in Vancouver, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most biotech nonprofits?

Toronto leads with 44 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (28) and Vancouver (22).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,202 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 213 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.