Minutes

MedTech Task Force

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Thursday, November 07, 2024

4:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

WebEx Meeting - Remote

Members Present:

• Deputy Mayor H. Singh (Chair)
• Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, President, Toronto Metropolitan University (Vice-Chair)
• Regional Councillor R. Santos - Wards 1 and 5
• Jason Field, President and CEO, Life Sciences Ontario
• Brian Leahy, Director, External Community Relations, Algoma University
• Jaipaul Massey-Singh, CEO, Brampton Board of Trade
• Dr. Janet Morrison, President & Vice Chancellor, Sheridan College
• Peter Nikolakakos, Executive Vice President, Development & Planning, First Gulf
• John Sincerbox, Medtronic Canada
• Amy Swanson, Vice-President, MedTech Canada
• Andreas Wegner, General Manager, Taro Pharmaceuticals 
• Vincci Wilson, VP Development, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT
• David Wyatt, Senior Vice President, Morguard Investments Ltd

Members Absent:

• Regional Councillor M. Palleschi - Wards 2 and 6
• Regional Councillor G. Toor - Wards 9 and 10
• Tony Chahine, CEO, Myant Inc.
• Vito Ciciretto, President and CEO, Dynacare
• Anton Katipunan, Development with RioCan, RioCan
• Dr. Frank Martino, President & CEO, William Osler Health Systems
• Robert Marshall, The Stevens Company
• David Moores, Vice president, Development Engineering, Orlando Corporation
• Dr. Dante Morra, Chief of Medical Staff, Trillium Health Partners
• Carl Rodrigues, CEO, SOTI
• Ken Spears, General Manager / Vice-President, Boston Scientific Canada
• Darren Steedman, Vice-President, DG Group
• Jay Stevens, CEO, The Stevens Company
• Mahes Wickramasinghe, EVP & Chief Administrative Officer, Rogers
• Blair Wolk, President, Orlando Corporation

Staff Present:

• Genevieve Scharback, City Clerk
• Charlotte Gravlev, Deputy City Clerk
• Shawnica Hans, Program Manager, Elections
• Shauna Danton, Coordinator, Elections and Special Projects

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1.

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 4:15 p.m. and adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

2.

Approval of Agenda

The following motion was considered. 

• MTTF007-2024

  That the agenda for the MedTech Task Force Committee Meeting of November 7, 2024, be approved as published and circulated.

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.

Previous Minutes

The minutes were considered by Committee of Council on June 26, 2024, and were approved by Council on July 10, 2024.  The minutes were provided for Committee’s information.

5.

Presentations / Delegations

5.1

Opening Remarks by Deputy Mayor Singh and Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, President of Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).

Welcoming remarks and a brief overview of the MedTech Conference were provided by Chair Singh.

Vice-Chair Lachemi provided an update regarding Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine application process and advised the application portal is open. In addition, TMU has launched 16 new residential programs, these programs are designed to offer students top-tier training and will address urgent healthcare needs.  

5.2

Presentations by Stakeholders:

A presentation was provided William Osler Health Systems on the following points and questions of clarification were answered:

• Growing community, growing needs
• Osler's sites and numbers 
• Strategic plan and strategic direction 2024 - 2029
• System Leadership
• Innovation in action
• Medical education at Osler
• Medical education ecosystem and innovation
• Partnership pathways
• Celebrate research week schedule - November 18-22, 2024

A presentation was provided by Ontario Centre of Innovation on the following and questions of clarification were answered:

• What they do - accelerate, connect and de-risk
• Return on Innovation
• Supporting high-potential projects across Ontario
• Life Sciences innovation funds and ready for market co-investment fund
• Collaborate to commercialize
• Innovation digital health solutions - adoption of digital health solutions
• Critical Industry Technologies - advancement and adoption of critical technologies across key sectors
• Collaborating with regional partners, Co-Funded Business Development 

The following motion was considered. 

• MTTF008-2024

  1. That the following presentations to the MedTech Task Force Committee Meeting of November 7, 2024, re: 

  1. William Osler Health Systems
  2. Ontario Centre of Innovation

  be received; and, 

   

  2. That the City of Brampton and the post secondary and institutional partners on the Medtech Taskforce work together with Ontario Centre of Innovation to develop a business case for applying and obtaining support from the Ontario Centre of Innovation Life Sciences fund that will advance medical innovation in Brampton.

   

  Carried

6.

Other / New Business / Information Items

6.1

Follow-up on Key Projects:

Daniel Lacey, AVP, CBRE Life Sciences provided an update on the Wetlabs - feasibility study/consultation and answered questions of clarification.

The following motion was considered. 

• MTTF009-2024

  That the following Verbal Update on Key Projects to the MedTech Task Force Committee Meeting of November 7, 2024, re: Wet Labs - Feasibility Study / Consultation Update, be received. 

  Carried

6.2

MedTech Task Force - 2025 Meeting Schedule

The following motion was considered. 

• MTTF010-2024

  That the MedTechTask Force - 2025 Meeting Schedule, to the MedTech Task Force Meeting of November 7, 2024, be received.

  Carried

7.

Member Questions / Roundtable

Nil

8.

Correspondence

Nil

9.

Question Period

Nil

10.

Public Question Period

Nil

11.

Adjournment

The following motion was considered. 

• MTTF011-2024

  That the MedTech Task Force do now adjourn to meet again for a Regular Meeting of Committee on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair.

  Carried