The 2023 Research Infosource rankings highlight a strong research and innovation sector in Ottawa, with five local hospitals, two universities, two colleges and multiple corporations making the list of the top institutions in Canada for research and development.
The Ottawa Hospital / University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) ranked as the top research hospital in Ottawa, with $153 million in research activity in 2021-22, up from $150 million the previous year. With their results being combined, The Ottawa Hospital / UOHI ranked fourth nationally for research activity among comparable hospitals, or sixth when provincial health authorities are included.
“We’re very proud to be ranked as one of the top research hospitals in Canada,” said Dr. Duncan Stewart, Executive Vice-President of Research at The Ottawa Hospital and professor at the University of Ottawa. “Research provides our patients with new and potentially life-saving treatment options and gives us the tools to continuously improve care. Research is also a major driver of economic growth in our city and beyond.” Learn more about how The Ottawa Hospital’s Strategic Plan will accelerate discovery and reshape the future of health care.
“It is through rigorous scientific inquiry, and the investments that support it, that we continue to be ranked amongst Canada’s most productive and influential research institutions year after year,” said Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice-President of Research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. “Cardiovascular research paves the way for a brighter—and healthier—future for all Canadians.” Learn more as Dr. Liu shares UOHI research highlights in this video.
The University of Ottawa ranked eighth nationally for research universities, with $432 million in sponsored research income. This includes research income administered at affiliated local hospitals such as The Ottawa Hospital and UOHI.
“The National Capital Region’s health sciences ecosystem is too often overlooked,” said Sylvain Charbonneau, Vice President of Research and Innovation at the University of Ottawa. “The University of Ottawa and the six affiliated hospital research institutes generate breakthrough discoveries which are transforming the health of Canadians and creating new lifesaving treatments. We are leaders in the Canadian medical research and innovation sectors.”
Research hospitals and universities are embarking on a number of exciting projects that will further strengthen Ottawa’s research and innovation sector, including The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus development (which will include a world-class discovery centre), uOttawa’s Advanced Medical Research Centre and the Brain-Heart lnterconnectome program, which brings together long-standing areas of priority and excellence from uOttawa and the UOHI.
About The Ottawa Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is one of Canada’s top learning and research hospitals where we are guided by our vision to provide the world-class and compassionate care we would all want for our loved ones. Our multi-campus hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa, is home to the Regional Trauma Centre and Cancer Centre, and to discoveries that are adopted globally. Backed by generous support from the community, we are focused on reshaping the future of health care to improve the health of our diverse population of patients from Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and Nunavut.
About the 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.
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