Back Bay Life Science Advisors was founded nearly 12 years ago in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Since then, we have been an integral part of the development of the Boston life sciences ecosystem and our roots run to the far reaches of Northern Europe and around the globe.
With office locations in Boston and the EU, we are pleased to offer our clients guidance via our new Toronto-based office, located in the MaRS Discovery District.
“As a thriving, global advisory, we are proud to set up roots in Canada’s dedicated and extraordinarily capable life sciences community. We look forward to bringing our many years of experience to help advance Canadian life sciences and forge US-Canadian partnerships.”
Jonathan P. Gertler, MD, CEO and Co-Founder, Back Bay Life Science Advisors
Why Canada?
Canada is internationally well-positioned in the life sciences and ranks second behind the United States in the number of biotechnology firms. Our clients and our work in Canada holds many synergies to with our extensive work in the Nordic regions, which is why we are so looking forward to this North American expansion.
Who will be leading the efforts?
Back Bay founding member and Managing Director, Dr. Stephan Gauldie, leads Canadian operations in close concert with our founder Jonathan P. Gertler. Dr. Gauldie was integral in developing the unique continuum and integration of strategic advisory and investment banking execution at Back Bay Life Science Advisors.
Why the MaRS Centre?
Canada’s Toronto region is a hub for life science research, clinical trials and commercialization, and we will be proud to call the MaRS Centre our home. Located in the heart of Toronto’s Discovery District, the MaRS Centre continues to be one of North America’s leading innovation hubs. It supports over 1,400 Canadian science and tech companies and acts a strong hub of innovation, highly skilled employment and investment capital.
With a strong presence here in Boston and in the Northern European Union, we are greatly looking forward to serving our international clients with this North American expansion and to further strengthening our role in developing promising life science communities.
“Incredible innovation are happening right on our doorstep, and we look forward to working with emerging companies and global leaders from our offices here in Toronto.”
Stephan Gauldie, PhD