OUR MISSION
Bringing together leading universities, research institutions, and college centres for technology transfer, RampUp mobilizes key players in Canada’s biomanufacturing sector and leverages their expertise to strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to pandemics and other public health challenges.
OUR AMBITION
To build an agile and self-reliant Canada equipped to rapidly respond to health threats and provide equitable access to essential health solutions, from coast to coast.
WHAT WE DO
Accelerate pandemic response
We develop reliable, adaptable and scalable biomanufacturing processes capable of supporting the rapid, large-scale production of vaccines and biotherapeutics.
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Support Canadian biopharmaceutical innovation
We provide expertise to contract manufacturing organizations and biopharmaceutical companies to help them overcome challenges related to production, scale-up and product storage.
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Train highly qualified personnel
We prepare the next generation to thrive in academic, industrial and government biomanufacturing ecosystems through our full continuum of training options, from undergraduate to doctoral levels.
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OUR MAIN PARTNERS
Launched in 2024 by Polytechnique Montréal, Université Laval and the Center for Applied Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences (CERASP), RampUp is a member of the Eastern Canada Pandemic Preparedness Hub (ECaPPH) and is backed by a robust network of partners that includes:
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Building One of Canada’s Most Comprehensive Biomanufacturing Platforms in Montreal
RampUp and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) are joining forces to accelerate the development and production of vaccines and biotherapeutics. Building on an already well-established collaboration, the two[…]
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Talking Ethics, a Key Skill for the Next Generation of Biomanufacturing Professionals.
Twenty RampUp students took part in a mini Ethics Bowl at Polytechnique Montreal. Objective: to encourage reflection and dialogue around major public health issues.
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$20.5 million in funding for biomanufacturing at Polytechnique Montréal
May 6, 2024 – Source : NEWS Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, minister of Tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, attended an event at Polytechnique[…]
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Inside the Montreal lab working to prepare Canada against future pandemics
CBC – August 17, 2026
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Futures pandémies : le Canada prépare son autonomie sanitaire
Radio Canada, Moncton – August 18, 2026
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Inside the Montreal lab preparing for Canada’s next pandemic
CityNews – August 21, 2026
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