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Breanne Halyk on the TechTO stage

Breanne Halyk

Senior Manager, Innovation Activation, JLABS @ Toronto

Life sciencesTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2017

Breanne Halyk is Senior Manager, Innovation Activation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, supporting JLABS @ Toronto — J&J's no-strings-attached life-sciences incubator in the MaRS Discovery District. She is not a startup founder; she helps resident healthcare, medtech and biotech companies with programming, mentorship and investor access, and has been with JLABS since its 2016 Toronto launch.

On the TechTO stage ×1

First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Breanne

In their words

What we offer our companies really falls into three main buckets — the first is we are a capital-efficient model, so a company can come in, use the space and get started right away.

TechTO, Apr 2017 · watch at 0:57

We are a no-strings-attached model — we don't see any confidential information, we don't own any IP, and we have no first rights to any of the companies.

TechTO, Apr 2017 · watch at 2:48

We look for three main things: the science is number one — you have to have compelling and incredible science or technology.

TechTO, Apr 2017 · watch at 3:13
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Quick answers

What is Breanne Halyk known for?

She leads innovation-activation programming at JLABS @ Toronto, Johnson & Johnson's life-sciences incubator, connecting resident startups with mentorship, curriculum and investors.

What does Breanne Halyk do now?

She is Senior Manager, Innovation Activation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, based in Toronto.

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