Sponsors and Partners
Founding Sponsors
Faculty of Health, York University
The Faculty of Health is committed to creating positive change for our students, our communities, and the world around us through teaching and research excellence to keep more people healthier, longer.
Population Health Research Institute (PHRI)
Originally focused on cardiovascular disease and diabetes, PHRI’s research areas have broadened to include brain health, perioperative and surgery, stroke, thrombosis, renal, the environment and health, obesity, GI, health systems, and more. PHRI is a world leader in large clinical trials, population health studies, and epidemiology expertise, with the capacity to conduct several international studies concurrently, tens of thousands of participants in each study.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research / Insitute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada’s federal funding agency for health research. Composed of 13 Institutes, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system. Les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) sont l’organisme du gouvernement du Canada chargé d’investir dans la recherche en santé. Composés de 13 instituts, ils collaborent avec des partenaires et des chercheurs pour appuyer les découvertes et les innovations qui améliorent la santé de la population et le système de soins du Canada.
Silver Sponsors
International Development Research Centre
As part of Canada’s foreign affairs and development efforts, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) champions and funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions to drive global change. We invest in high-quality research in developing countries, share knowledge with researchers and policymakers for greater uptake and use, and mobilize our global alliances to build a more sustainable and inclusive world.
Bronze Sponsors
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Its activities focus on preventing disease and injuries, responding to public health threats, promoting good physical and mental health, and providing information to support informed decision making.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
President’s Fund
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada’s federal funding agency for health research. Composed of 13 Institutes, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system. Les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) sont l’organisme du gouvernement du Canada chargé d’investir dans la recherche en santé. Composés de 13 instituts, ils collaborent avec des partenaires et des chercheurs pour appuyer les découvertes et les innovations qui améliorent la santé de la population et le système de soins du Canada.
Eastern Virginia Medical School
and partners
At EVMS, we are dedicated to serving the community that created us. We educate the next generation of exceptional medical and healthcare professionals. We provide outstanding patient care for the residents of our region. We conduct research to improve healthcare outcomes for our local community and communities the world over. Our graduates, investigators and physicians are expanding our global influence. Learn how our impact benefits Hampton Roads.
Bayer Inc.
Bayer is a global enterprise committed to generating positive impact and sustainable development. With core competencies in the fields of health care and nutrition, the company’s products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
At Novartis Canada, we are committed to working with all stakeholders within the health care ecosystem to ensure that every Canadian has equitable access to the innovative medicines they need. We are determined to be a valued partner and advocate, with a deep understanding of patient needs along the entire care journey. Part of the way we are doing this is by leveraging data, technology, and partnerships. We focus on five core therapeutic areas: Hematology, Solid Tumors, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, and Immunology. We also develop and deliver treatments through other promoted and established brands, which today are helping millions of patients.
Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research uses critical problem-solving approaches to pursue effectiveness, equity, and excellence in global health. We are global health leaders, researchers, practitioners, and students working at the interface between research, policy, and practice to address 21st-century global health challenges. We conduct research, teach, and form partnerships in three thematic research areas.
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
GACD brings together major international research funding agencies to address the growing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries and vulnerable populations in high-income countries by building evidence to inform national and international NCD p
Canada India Foundation
The Canada India Foundation is a Canadian non-profit organisation established in 2007. The main stated objective of CIF comprises promoting Canada–India relations through their active intervention in public policy, which would cover domestic policies and bilateral issues affecting the Indo-Canadian community, including issues such as culture, education, trade and investment, immigration, diplomatic, political, and strategic relations.
Congress Support
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has flourished into one of Canada’s most distinguished heart health centres for the unparalleled care it provides to its patients, a world-renowned research Institute that brings science from bench to bedside, and the country’s main influencer when it comes to preventing heart disease. Its promise remains the very pillar on which it was built: Always putting patients first.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Institute of Cancer Research
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) funds cancer research in Canada based on internationally accepted standards of excellence, which bear on preventing and treating cancer, and improving the health and quality of life of cancer patients. CIHR is one of the leading cancer research funders in Canada.
FIND
FIND is accelerating equitable access to reliable diagnosis around the world. We are working to close critical testing gaps that leave people at risk from preventable and treatable illnesses, enable effective disease surveillance, and build sustainable, resilient health systems. In partnership with WHO, other global health agencies and the G20/G7, we are driving progress towards global health security and universal health coverage. We are a WHO Collaborating Centre for Laboratory Strengthening and Diagnostic Technology Evaluation.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research /
Institute of Population and Public Health
The mandate of the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) is to support research into the complex biological, social, cultural and environmental interactions that determine the health of individuals, communities and global populations; and to apply knowledge to improve the health of individuals and populations through strategic partnerships with population and public health stakeholders and innovative research funding programs. IPPH’s mission aims to improve the health of populations and promote health equity in Canada an
Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto
Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of its faculty, students, alumni and supporters.
Congress Partners
The World Bank Group
The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.