Chapter Five

Research by the numbers.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is one of Canada's most productive hospital-based research enterprises — and the engine behind tomorrow's standards of care.

Patient and clinician with medical imaging equipment

Canada's top research hospitals

Canada Research Chairs

$170M

Research spending 2024/25

650+

Active clinical trials

232

Focused ultrasound treatments

MRI scanner — a Canadian first

1,140,156

Patient visits

15.4M

Lab tests performed

Focused Ultrasound

Partnering with industry to revolutionize focused ultrasound.

Led by Dr. Kullervo Hynynen, vice president of research and innovation and the Temerty Chair in Focused Ultrasound Research, Sunnybrook is advancing the next generation of focused ultrasound — including a helmet system with the potential to transform treatment of brain disease.

SRI also recently licensed the neuromodulation indication of the technology to Grey Matter Neurosciences, a new start-up with the potential to advance treatment of Alzheimer's and other brain disorders.

Dr. Kullervo Hynynen with the next-generation focused ultrasound helmet

Artificial Intelligence in Action

AI that meets patients where they are.

From the Dr. Sandra Black Centre for Brain Resilience & Recovery to the Emergency Department, AI is helping Sunnybrook expand reach and personalize care.

Dr. Justin Hall

The virtual ED — part of the Access to Emergent Care Task Force — has allowed Sunnybrook to expand its reach beyond North Toronto, offering critical care to patients where and when they need it most.