Anne Woods—Managing Director, Life Science and Healthcare Silicon Valley Bank Canada| Perspectives on Canadian Life Sciences [Ep.20]

In episode 20 of ReBootHealth, I speak with Anne Woods, Managing Director of Life Sciences and Healthcare, Silicon Valley Bank Canada. Anne is also a Board member at Life Sciences Ontario and has a bird’s eye view of the life sciences ecosystem across the country as well as our neighbours down south (…think chowder). We talk about how she meandered into the industry having an open mind, the role of SVB for ventures, the four pillars of life sciences, regional variation in innovation and her three top picks for our life sciences technology. Anne proves that you don’t have to be only at the bench or bedside to make an impact in this industry!! Just keep yourself open to the prospects and you might just find yourself in the life sciences industry. As always, I hope you find the episode valuable. Please write a review on Apple Podcast. For other episodes or to learn more you can visit us at ReBootHealth or follow us on Twitter: @Reboothealth1 Episode recorded on August ###, 2022. 07:45—The role of Silicon Valley Bank Canada for ventures. 14:20—Measuring ourselves against big brother in life sciences (yes, again). 25:54—Exploring the “T” word…talent. 33:00—Touching on infrastructure and IP. 47:00—Focusing on funding for ventures. 50:00—Upping our game in Ontario. 60:00—Anne’s future picks for Canadian life sciences. Here’s a link to SVB reports on healthcare for some great data!