101 Top Pharmaceutical Startups and Companies in Canada

August 7, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Pharmaceutical companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Pharmaceutical industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Canada Pharmaceutical Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Cybin

Cybin

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Cybin is a life sciences company dedicated in advancing psychedelic therapeutics with the goal of transforming mental healthcare.

Canopy Growth

Canopy Growth

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Canopy Growth is a cannabis consumer product company, driven by a passion to improve lives, end prohibition, and strengthen communities.

Canopy Growth

Bausch Health

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Bausch Health is a develops and markets medications used in the fields of neurology, dermatology and infectious diseases.

Canopy Growth

BenchSci

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BenchSci uses AI to empower scientists to run more successful experiments to accelerate drug discovery.

Canopy Growth

Aurora Cannabis

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Aurora Cannabis is a medical marijuana producer.

Canopy Growth

Fusion Pharmaceuticals

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Fusion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals.

Canopy Growth

Aphria

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Aphria is a Canada-based company committed to providing accessible medical cannabis.

Canopy Growth

Cronos Group

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Geographically diversified and vertically integrated cannabis company .

Canopy Growth

TerrAscend

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TerrAscend is a Canadian cannabis company engaged in providing products, brands, and services to the cannabinoid market.

Canopy Growth

Cyclica

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Cyclica is the partner of choice for data-driven drug discovery. We advance molecules that embrace the complexity of disease.

Canopy Growth

Sol Global investments

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SOL is an international cannabis company that offers strategic investments and partnerships.

Canopy Growth

Arbutus Biopharma

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Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

PocketPills

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PocketPills is a tech-driven pharmacy that delivers medication by the dose straight to customer’s door.

Canopy Growth

Repare Therapeutics

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Repare Therapeutics is a developer of oncology drugs designed to target specific vulnerabilities of tumor cells.

Canopy Growth

HEXO Corp

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HEXO Corp is a consumer packaged goods cannabis company that creates and distributes prize-winning products to serve the global.

Canopy Growth

Precision NanoSystem

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Precision NanoSystem provides Neuro9Kit for the study of gene function in neurons and glia cells.

Canopy Growth

Xenon Pharmaceuticals

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Xenon Pharmaceuticals operates as a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

Nymi

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Workplace wearables built on a connected worker platform with enterprise applications for security, productivity, and health & safety.

Canopy Growth

CannTrust

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CannTrust is a federally regulated licensed producer of medical cannabis.

Canopy Growth

Apotex Inc.

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APOTEX is a pharmaceutical company committed to R&D, affordable medicines to patients.

Canopy Growth

Tetra Bio-Pharma

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Tetra Bio-Pharma is a producer and seller of medical marijuana in Canada.

Canopy Growth

Hyasynth Bio

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Hyasynth Bio is inventing new ways to make products using industrial microorganisms.

Canopy Growth

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings

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TGOD grows high quality, organic cannabis with sustainable, all-natural principles. TGOD has a funded capacity of 116,000 kg.

Canopy Growth

Ironshore Pharmaceuticals

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Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company that is leveraging its proprietary technology.

Canopy Growth

IntelGenX

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IntelGenX is a oral drug delivery company primarily focused on the development and manufacturing of innovative pharmaceutical oral films.

Canopy Growth

ESSA Pharma

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ESSA Pharma is a biotechnology company that develops new drugs for prostate cancer.

Canopy Growth

InMed Pharmaceuticals

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InMed Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company developing cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical drug candidates.

Canopy Growth

Cansortium

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Cansortium utilizes capital and expertise in making strategic investments to help launch mature and professional cannabis markets.

Canopy Growth

ZYUS

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ZYUS is a biopharmaceutical company that offers patients cannabinoid and other phyto-therapeutic medical solutions.

Canopy Growth

Ayogo Health

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Ayogo is a Vancouver-based digital health company .

Canopy Growth

KalGene Pharmaceuticals

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KalGene Pharmaceuticals is a biotech company that develops precision medicine therapeutics for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Canopy Growth

Rx Drug Mart

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A pharmacy retail organization.

Canopy Growth

MediPharm Labs

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MediPharm Labs has cannabis extraction services to suit every pharmaceutical need.

Canopy Growth

Valence Discovery

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Machine learning team out of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms unlocking new directions in AI-enabled drug design

Canopy Growth

Zenabis Global

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Zenabis Global is a licensed producer of medical and recreational cannabis, and employs staff coast-to-coast.

Canopy Growth

PharmaCielo

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PharmaCielo Ltd. is a global company privately held and headquartered in Canada.

Canopy Growth

PHEMI Systems Corp.

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PHEMI has developed a proprietary data privacy & governance platform that enables health organizations to unlock their data for innovation.

Canopy Growth

Rubicon Organics

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Rubicon Organics is at the forefront of advancements with the production of clean, craft-style, affordable, organic cannabis products.

Canopy Growth

Avicanna

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Avicanna is a biotechnology company that focuses on the medical cannabis industry.

Canopy Growth

DalCor Pharmaceuticals

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DalCor is developing precision treatments for cardiovascular disease by genetically targeting patients that will derive clinical benefits

Canopy Growth

Knight Therapeutics

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Knight Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing

Canopy Growth

Bioasis Technologies

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Bioasis Technologies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

Revive Therapeutics

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Revive Therapeutics is focused on the research, development and commercialization ofnovel therapies and technologies company.

Canopy Growth

Endoceutics

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A private Quebec City based biopharma company .

Canopy Growth

FSD Pharma

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FSD Pharma’s management’s mission is to transform the facility into the largest hydroponic indoor cannabis facility.

Canopy Growth

Supreme Cannabis

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Supreme Cannabis is a publicly-traded company that is engaged in the production and sale of medical and recreational cannabis.

Canopy Growth

Zucara Therapeutics

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Zucara Therapeutics is developing the first once-daily therapeutic to prevent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in patients with diabetes.

Canopy Growth

Medicure

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Medicure is a specialty pharmaceutical Company engaged in the research, clinical development and commercialization of human therapeutics.

Canopy Growth

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals

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Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals develops drugs for prevalent diseases through R&D and collaboration with medical experts.

Canopy Growth

Lexaria Bioscience

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Lexaria Bioscience Is developes it’s DehydraTECH technology that promotes healthy administration methods.

Canopy Growth

Pillway (a Simpill Health Group Inc. Company)

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Pillway is a full-service digital pharmacy company.

Canopy Growth

Mednow.ca

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Mednow.ca is a virtual pharmacy and healthcare platform.

Canopy Growth

Inversago Pharma

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Inversago Pharma is a specialized, preclinical-stage biotech company.

Canopy Growth

Radient Technologies

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Radient Technologies engages in the extraction, purification, and isolation of naturally-derived compounds and ingredients.

Canopy Growth

Alpha Cognition

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Alpha Cognition utilizes a portfolio approach to identify, validate, and develop bioactives for neuroprotection and the early treatment.

Canopy Growth

HLS Therapeutics

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HLS is dedicated to the stewardship of branded pharmaceuticals through their life cycles post – exclusivity.

Canopy Growth

Pacylex

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Pacylex Pharmaceuticals develops a precision medicine solution for multiple common cancers.

Canopy Growth

Highland Therapeutics

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Highland Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company that uses technologies to optimize the delivery of previously approved drugs.

Canopy Growth

Intellipharmaceutics International

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Intellipharmaceutics International is engaged in the development of controlled-release and targeted pharmaceutical products.

Canopy Growth

Nanology Labs

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Nanology Labs is a pharmaceutical company that harnesses ​advanced nanotechnology to detect and treat cancers at the early stages.

Canopy Growth

Acerus Pharmaceuticals

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Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a Canadian-based specialty pharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

Satellos Bioscience

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Satellos Bioscience is a private, Canadian-based regenerative medicine company.

Canopy Growth

Immune Biosolutions

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Immune Biosolutions is a pharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

DrugBank

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Global provider of structured drug information and insight generation tools that accelerate drug research and improve healthcare delivery.

Canopy Growth

Brains Bioceutical

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Brains Bioceutical engages in GMP – certified production of naturally sourced active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Canopy Growth

Medzy

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Medzy enables its affiliated pharmacies to build strong relationships with their customers remotely.

Canopy Growth

Emblem

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Emblem is a fully integrated licensed producer and distributor of medical cannabis and cannabis derivatives.

Canopy Growth

AgraFlora

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AgraFlora is a growth oriented cannabis company that focuses on the international cannabis sector.

Canopy Growth

Portage Biotech

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Portage Biotech is a pharmaceutical company that identifies and develops best-in-class or first-in-class early-to-mid stage products.

Canopy Growth

INTEGA Skin Sciences

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INTEGA Skin Sciences is a dermatology company.

Canopy Growth

iCo Therapeutics

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ICo Therapeutics is focused on the research and development of drug delivery technologies.

Canopy Growth

MYND Life Sciences

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MYND Life Sciences is a life sciences company focused on novel psychedelic drug development and pharmaceuticals.

Canopy Growth

WPD Pharmaceuticals

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WPD Pharmaceuticals focuses on oncology, research, and development of medicinal products involving biological compounds and small molecules.

Canopy Growth

Zenith Epigenetics

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Zenith Epigenetics is a research and development biotechnology company focused on new and innovative drugs.

Canopy Growth

Valeo Pharma

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Valeo Pharma Inc. is committed to provide healthcare professionals and patients with therapeutic solutions.

Canopy Growth

PreciThera

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PreciThera, Inc. is a biotechnology company

Canopy Growth

Indiva

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Indiva provide access to medical cannabis.

Canopy Growth

Cipher Pharmaceuticals

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A rapidly growing specialty pharmaceutical dermatology company with a diversified portfolio of commercial-stage products

Canopy Growth

Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization

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CPDC focuses on the discovery, development, distribution, and commercialization of molecular imaging probes and targeted radiotherapeutics.

Canopy Growth

Laurent Pharmaceuticals

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Laurent Pharmaceuticals is a private biopharmaceutical company developing a clinical stage, orally-active drug candidate.

Canopy Growth

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation

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Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nymox) is a biopharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

Lumira Ventures

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Canada’s leading health care & life sciences venture capital firm with a 30-year reputation building companies across North America.

Canopy Growth

BC Green Pharmaceuticals

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BC Green Pharmaceuticals is a family-operated company focused on cultivating and distributing a diverse range of cannabis products.

Canopy Growth

STI Technologies

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STI Technologies is a healthcare company that supports patient programs.

Canopy Growth

Core One Labs

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Core One Labs produces cannabis for oral consumption.

Canopy Growth

MYM Nutraceuticals

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MYM Nutraceuticals is an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company and distributor of medical marijuana products.

Canopy Growth

CareRx

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CareRx is a provider of pharmacy services to seniors communities.

Canopy Growth

BirchBioMed

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BirchBioMed is a clinical-stage biomedical company.

Canopy Growth

Miravo Healthcare

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Nuvo Research is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on improving patient’s lives by developing and commercializing innovative

Canopy Growth

PlantForm

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PlantForm Corporation is a privately-held Canadian biopharmaceutical company.

Canopy Growth

Aequus Pharmaceuticals

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Aequus Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on therapeutic areas, including neurology, ophthalmology, and transplant.

Canopy Growth

Membio

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Membio is a company that develops biomanufacturing technologies that produce red blood cells in the lab with no donor requirement.

Canopy Growth

ShiftPosts

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ShiftPosts is an on-demand platform that provides shift workers to the healthcare sector.

Canopy Growth

Information Mediary Corp

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Information Mediary Corp offers innovative adherence data tools to improve clinical trials, reduce costs and speed up market introduction

Canopy Growth

Cynapsus Therapeutics

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Cynapsus is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing a non-injectable drug for Parkinson’s disease.

Canopy Growth

Medicalis

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Medicalis captures clinical knowledge and delivers it to healthcare workers directly involved in patient care decisions.

Canopy Growth

Aurin Biotech

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Aurin Biotech Inc. is a private company established to advance the development of a remarkable collection of small molecules.

Canopy Growth

Microdermics

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Unlocking continuous biochemical data for clinically relevant insights.

Canopy Growth

Allied Corp.

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Allied creates and provides targeted cannabinoid health solutions.

Canopy Growth

Neomed Institute

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NEOMED Institute is a not-for-profit R&D organization building an innovation ecosystem in Montréal.

Canopy Growth

Sitka Biopharma

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Transforming chemotherapies to further benefit patients by enhancing efficacy and improving tolerability.

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