COMMERCIALIZING WORLD-CLASS CANCER INNOVATION
Seeding and scaling Ontario’s premiere entrepreneurial ventures for patients and the economy.
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Our investments have resulted in significant partnerships, clinical trials, job creation and leveraged financing for the province.
RECENT NEWS
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FACIT joins strategic network to strengthen support for Ontario’s life science start-ups
December 5, 2025 – FACIT looks forward to working together with the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) and the consortium of strategic commercialization organizations to expand support for health innovators and start-ups across the province. The MOU brings together 11 key strategic commercialization partners in Ontario’s life sciences ecosystem. Read More from FACIT joins strategic…
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FACIT launches Feather to Flight competition to build entrepreneurship skills within Ontario’s cancer research community
November 20, 2025 – FACIT is pleased to announce the launch of Feather to Flight (‘F2F”), a competition for Ontario oncology scientists to gain exposure to entrepreneurial skills needed to advance their innovations towards research impact and patient benefit. F2F expands FACIT’s continuum of Ontario First commercialization support programs. Read More from FACIT launches Feather…
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Hamilton, Ontario startup NodeAI wins Falcons’ Fortunes 2025 for revolutionary lung cancer diagnostics using artificial intelligence
March 25, 2025 – The winning pitch at FACIT’s sold-out annual Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition and recipient of the $100,000 Ernsting Entrepreneurship award was delivered by Dr. Waël Hanna, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of NodeAI Diagnostics (“NodeAI”). The Hamilton, Ontario based start-up is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to improve the speed and…
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We were established by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) to support commercialization, technology transfer, and development activities. OICR conducts and enables world-class cancer research, filling a critical role as a pan-provincial connector of oncology researchers, resources and cancer innovation development. Together with OICR, we drive a shared vision to attract more R&D investment in Ontario and help the best oncology innovations reach the market and save lives.
FACIT is funded in part by the Government of Ontario through OICR