NGBiPlus S2.E3: SPEC Labs
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NGBiPlus S2.E3: SPEC Labs
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Based in Mississauga, Ontario, SPEC Labs is a not-for-profit organization providing shared, ready-to-use wet lab space for life sciences startups that need room to grow. Their all-inclusive model is designed to remove one of the biggest barriers facing Canadian biotech companies: access to affordable lab infrastructure.
In this episode, host Jim Wilson speaks with founder and CEO Doris Qamar about how a frustrating gap in the Canadian market sparked an idea that took years to bring to life. What started as a search for scalable lab space for a small biotech company became a 20,000 square foot facility in Sheridan Research Park, now open and welcoming its first clients.
Doris also makes a passionate case for why keeping innovation and intellectual property in Canada matters now more than ever.
With the Mississauga location now up and running, SPEC Labs has its sights set on a second location in Toronto in 2028.