The IDEaS Program: Investing In Canadian Solutions for COVID-19
The Canadian Department of National Defence has invested approximately $8.64 million in 48 projects to find Canadian solutions to the COVID-19 virus.
Innovation for Defence Excellence & Security: $945K for Datametrex AI
Toronto company Datametrex AI Ltd. has been awarded $945K from the federal government’s Department of National Defence (DND) to continue the company’s development of its social media discovery and monitoring platform. Funding comes from the DND’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS), a federal procurement program that supports the development of defence and security…
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Opportunities
The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program offers government contracts from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Air Force to develop, test, and deploy military technologies. During targeted calls for projects, specific types of technologies and applicants are sought to identify or establish a solution. Opportunities are released throughout the year; this…
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security: Government Contracts
Significant time, talent, and financial resources are required to perform military and defence research and development projects. Bringing innovative ideas through to working prototypes can be an intensive process, and crossing the commercialization hurdle to finding a first-buyer can be even more difficult. Fortunately, Canadian government procurement programs exist to help technology firms work through…