UK-based Yordas Group opens first Canadian office at McMaster University's Innovation Park

On January 7, 2019, UK-based Yordas Group announced the launching a new office in North America located at McMaster University's Innovation Park in Hamilton, Ontario.

Yordas Group is one of the UK's leading scientific and regulatory consultancies. Its decision to locate at McMaster Innovation Park will allow it to contribute to an innovative manufacturing ecosystem in one of North America's largest regional economies — all while continuing to engage in cutting-edge research.

Gowling WLG collaborated with the City of Hamilton and McMaster in working to encourage Yordas' presence at McMaster's Innovation Park as part of their regional partnership aimed at fostering economic development and technology commercialization. Gowling WLG advised Yordas Group on the establishment of its Canadian presence at McMaster with a team that included Louis Frapporti, Pam Vermeersch and Aaron Goldstein.