Atlantic Canada’s life sciences startups face a labour crunch possibly even more complex than the one gripping the information technology sector, but short-term training and upskilling programs could offer a partial solution, observers say.
Vivian Beer, manager of HR strategy for the PEI BioAlliance, and Chandra Kavanagh, director of Bounce Health Innovation, said in interviews that the biotech and medtech companies they work with not only face a shortage of qualified workers in the sciences, but also must compete with employers from an array of other sectors for staff with expertise in