Achievements
SickKids has a tradition of finding ways to improve child health. This culture of discovery led to the establishment of SickKids Research Institute which is home to an important group of scientists under the leadership of Dr. Janet Rossant, Chief of Research. They will all be housed under one roof in The SickKids Research & Learning Tower.
Construction of the 21-storey building started in 2010 and is scheduled for completion in 2013. The building is designed to facilitate collaboration among clinicians, scientists and scholars and nurture a climate of innovation. The $400-million project is supported by Canada Foundation for Innovation, a $200-million fundraising campaign led by SickKids Foundation, and long-term borrowing.
Over the years, a number of initiatives at SickKids have grown to play an important role in local, national and international health-care delivery, including the Ontario Poison Control Centre, Motherisk (launched by Gideon Koren in 1985), Safe Kids Canada, electronic Child Health Network of Ontario, and AboutKidsHealth.
SickKids Corporate Ventures facilitates the transfer of knowledge developed by physicians, scientists and professionals into products and programs. Its 130 licences for intellectual property technologies generate about $2 million annually.
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