Funders

	The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 11,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
	GlaxoSmithKline plc. (GSK) is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and health care companies and is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. The 15,000 people working in GSK's global R&D organization discover, develop, register and support the commercialization of prescription medicines and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of human disease.
	Novartis is a world leader in offering medicines to protect health, cure disease and improve well-being. Our goal is to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to treat patients, ease suffering and enhance the quality of life. We are strengthening our medicine-based portfolio, which is focused on strategic growth platforms in innovation-driven pharmaceuticals, high-quality and low-cost generics, human vaccines and leading self-medication OTC brands. Novartis is the only company with leadership positions in these areas. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis Group companies employ approximately 101,000 associates and operate in over 140 countries around the world.
	The Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) was created to focus on the government's commitment to innovation as the driver of growth across all sectors of the economy. The Ministry's mandate is to develop an integrated innovation strategy and guide its delivery; invest in both policies and programs to deliver on the innovation strategy; and foster a culture of innovation and showcase Ontario's innovative culture, nationally and internationally.
	The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK and the second largest medical research charity in the world. It funds innovative biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, spending around £500 million each year to support the brightest scientists with the best ideas. The Wellcome Trust supports public debate about biomedical research and its impact on health and well-being.
	Pfizer is the world's leading biopharmaceutical company. Pfizer’s mission is to discover and develop innovative medicines and other products to improve the quality of life of people and animals around the world. Our diversified health care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and vaccines, as well as nutritional products and many of the world’s best-known consumer products.
	Eli Lilly Canada is one of Canada’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. Globally, Eli Lilly and Company employs more than 38,000 people and markets medicines in 143 countries. With major Research and Development facilities in seven countries and clinical trials ongoing in more than 50 countries, Lilly’s work continues to break new ground, placing it on the leading edge in many of today’s most important areas of health care research. By applying the latest research from our own worldwide laboratories, collaborating with eminent scientific organizations and employing the most up-to-date technology, Lilly is developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products.