Sunnybrook Research Institute

Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) is the research component of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It is one of the largest research centres in Canada and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. The institute employs over 300 scientists and clinician-scientists and has a total of over 1300 research staff.^[1]

Disciplines and Platforms

Each scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) belongs to a platform and a program.

Research Platforms

Biological sciences
Evaluative clinical sciences
Physical sciences

Research programs

Brain Sciences
Cancer (Odette Cancer Centre)
Heart (Schulich Heart Centre)
Musculoskeletal (Holland Musculoskeletal Centre)
St. John's Rehab Research
Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care
Veterans & Community
Women & Babies

Commercialization

Sunnybrook Research Institute has been issued a total of 64 patents and currently have 29 active licences.^[2] Several spinoff companies have emerged from SRI, including VisualSonics Inc., Sentinelle Medical Inc. and Profound Medical Inc.^[3]

References

^ "About Sunnybrook Research Institute". Sunnybrook Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
^ "Industry Partnerships". Sunnybrook Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
^ "Sunnybrook Research Institute: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Thunderbay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

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