Recognized as an important international scientific research hub, Québec provides an exceptional environment for the development of public and private health research.

In the public sector, hundreds of research teams are working in universities and hospitals. There are four faculties of medicine in Québec (McGill University, Université de Montréal, Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke), and research groups, research centres and thematic research networks afford researchers from across Québec the unique opportunity to collaborate in target areas such as cancer, aging, genetics, rehabilitation and more.

In the industrial sector, some twenty multinational pharmaceutical companies have chosen Montréal for their corporate headquarters. Québec is one of the rare places in the world where a company can carry out all of the drug development phases, from fundamental and clinical research to manufacturing and marketing.

The FRQS is the provincial funding agency that plans the development of the health research sector. Supporting students, researchers and research clusters, the Fonds works in close collaboration with its public, private and charity partners in Québec, Canada and abroad.

An all-encompassing mission
The FRQS aims to drive health research in Québec by:

-Planning, coordinating and supporting the development of all public health research sectors and mobilizing the main stakeholders;

-Fostering the emergence of research partnerships between the public sector, the industry and the charitable community;

-Maximizing health research benefits for citizens, economic development and the province’s standing in Canada and around the world.

The ultimate goal of Québec’s health research system is to make Québecers healthier. Through strong synergies between all stakeholders, the system aims to generate the following benefits:

-Many promising discoveries and innovations;

-Health professionals who are better trained and better informed;

-Increasingly effective health care and services;

-Highly-capable decision-makers and administrators;

-More competitive biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies;

-A province with a strong and active presence in the international arena.

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