What is Holding Back Alberta's Precision Health Innovation and Commercialization EcoSystem

Now, more than ever, governments and the public are recognizing the importance of health innovation. Precision health (PH) is the next frontier in medicine, enabling individually tailored ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease in place of today’s one-size-fits-all approach. Exploring new opportunities for economic growth is a priority in Alberta given the roller-coaster in recent years from reliance on hydrocarbon royalties coupled with resource-based economic divestment. PH offers Alberta the chance to diversify its economy by developing technology, attracting investment and creating a new health-care industry.

Keywords: health innovation, innovation and commercialization, governance, precision health

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Scott, Craig and Eng, Hubert and Dubyk, Alexander and Zwicker, Jennifer, What is Holding Back Alberta's Precision Health Innovation and Commercialization EcoSystem (April 9, 2020). The School of Public Policy Publications, Volume 13:5, April 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3575028