Item - 2017.ED24.3
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Economic Development Committee on October 11, 2017 and was adopted with amendments.
ED24.3 - TOHealth! Update
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Economic Development Committee:
1. Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report to the Economic Development Committee on March 1, 2018 on possible City of Toronto resources available to support TOHealth! initiatives.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Ella Korets-Smith, Executive Director, TOHealth! gave a presentation on the evolution of TOHealth!
Summary
TOHealth! is an industry-led marketing cooperative raising the profile of the Toronto Region’s Health Sciences cluster to make it globally renowned as a hub for health science innovation. Ella Korets-Smith will provide an update on the evolution of TOHealth! since its spin-out from the Toronto Region Board of Trade in 2016 and its activities and accomplishments in the past two years. She will present the next evolution of the TOHealth! strategy, including the first Cluster Action Plan for the region’s health sciences cluster, and the program of activities for 2018.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-107718.pdf
Motions
Request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report to the Economic Development Committee on March 1, 2018 on possible City of Toronto resources available to support TOHealth! initiatives.