London isn’t waiting for the future of health innovation; it’s building it right now. With more than 25,000 people employed across 100+ organizations, 2025 was the year London established itself as a leader in Canada’s life sciences story. The difference? Real commercial wins, real jobs, and real patient impact.
London’s Vessl Prosthetics kicked off the year with an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round followed by provincial commercialization funding through the Ontario Life Sciences Innovation Fund. CEO Sydney Robinson went on to win the 2025 Baylis Ontario Life Sciences Innovator of the Year, proof that London’s founders aren’t just competing: they’re defining the next generation of medical innovation.
Hot on their heels, Deep Breathe earned FDA clearance for its AI-powered lung ultrasound platform – a London-born technology now cleared for use across North America. It’s the kind of milestone that turns research headlines into hospital-ready solutions, giving clinics sharper tools and patients faster, smarter care.
When life sciences companies are founded and scale here, patients get better care, students land high-skill careers without needing to leave the city, clinicians gain world-class tools at their fingertips, and investors find reasons to keep their money in emerging London technologies. This is local talent creating a direct economic impact.
What makes it all work is ecosystem connectivity. Research powerhouses like London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute, Lawson Research Institute, and Western University’s Schulich Medical School link with engineering and business talent from the university and Fanshawe College.
LEDC helps bring it all together through hands on business support, direct talent pipelines, monthly Life Sciences London meetups, and live events that transform casual conversations into collaborations and partnerships.
“London's health sector is growing stronger every year, and LEDC is focused on turning that growth into long-term jobs and investment through local ecosystem partnerships,” says Larry MacKinnon, Director, Business Development for LEDC.
That collaborative energy will come to life on November 13 at LEDC’s Building the Future: London’s Life Sciences Stories, an annual event at the London Club that spotlights the founders, clinicians, and researchers driving Canada’s health innovation economy. The in-person panel will showcase the breakthrough technologies emerging right here in London — and connect the people turning research into real-world impact.
Behind the scenes, London is already building what comes next: expanding lab space, research parks, clinical trial capacity, and specialized training, while continuing to back companies like Vessl Prosthetics and Deep Breathe. These capabilities turn today’s wins into tomorrow’s locally anchored industries — and events like this help keep the entire ecosystem moving forward together.
