Health Technologies Fund Medical Technology Grants for Research and Development

Health Technologies Fund: New MedTech Funding Deadline Set for May 9, 2018

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Health Technologies Fund (HTF) is an Ontario government grant that accelerates the development and adoption of innovative health technologies. It offers funding for collaborative technology commercialization projects where pre-commercial technologies are adopted and tested by public healthcare providers and/or academic researchers. Technology developers may receive up to 50% of eligible project costs to a maximum $500,000…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Funding Success

Growing Forward 2 (GF2) Invests over $250k in Agri-Food Businesses

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Five Ontario businesses in the food and beverage processing sector have recently been awarded over $250k through the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) program. This funding will allow the companies to update and install new equipment, increase innovation and efficiency, and potentially expand into new markets. Up to $254,093 in Ontario government funding will support business…

Linamar Canadian Government Funding for Automotive Success

$99 Million in Automotive Business Funding Awarded to Linamar

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Canada’s second-largest automotive manufacturing company, Linamar, is an internationally recognized corporation with 59 plants throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. Linamar provides a significant benefit to southern Ontario’s economy, employing over 25,000 workers and generating more than $6 billion in annual sales. Recently, Linamar was awarded $99 million in automotive business grants through two government…

Hiring and Training Technology Sector Employees

Webinar: Funding to Develop World-Class Tech Talent (March 20)

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Targeted training programs are one of the most effective ways for technology companies to scale operations quickly and efficiently. By providing managers and employees with training, companies can develop new products and services to improve their competitive position. But despite the clear benefits of skills development in the technology industry, few companies allocate enough capital…

NRC IRAP ARP Funding Awarded to E3 Metals

E3 Metals Receives $40,000 in IRAP Funding for Mining Innovation

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E3 Metals Corporation is a Calgary, Alberta-based mining company with specialties in lithium and other mineral exploration and development. Since being founded in 2017, E3 Metals has secured the rights to mine 580,000 hectares of lithium-rich land in Alberta. To locate and extract this lithium, the company studies over 60 years of data from oil…

Canadian Budget 2018 Impacts on Business Innovation Funding

Budget 2018 Streamlines Funding Programs for Business Innovation

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The Canadian Federal Budget 2018 was released last week to much interest from business leaders and industry analysts. This year, innovation was again a top priority of the federal government, highlighted by the increase in funding support for several research and development funds. Unlike the previous two Liberal budgets, however, there will be considerable changes…

Clean Energy Innovation Funding for Clean Technology Innovators

Clean Energy Innovation Program Awards $2.6M to Carbon Capture Project

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Inventys is a Vancouver, British Columbia-based firm that develops clean energy technologies. Recently, the company researched and developed an innovative method for capturing post-combustion carbon dioxide from industrial, natural gas and coal power plants. This technology, known better as the VeloxoTherm process, uses structured adsorbents to separate carbon dioxide from other flue gasses. Carbon dioxide…

Strategic Innovation Fund Supports Ontario Automotive Manufacturers

Strategic Innovation Fund Awards $41M for Automotive Research Projects

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The Government of Canada has recently announced funding support for 11 automotive research and development projects which will have a lasting impact on the sector. Each of the awarded businesses will leverage research grants through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), a newly launched program which seeks to offset a portion of costs for highly-innovative R&D…

Health Technologies Fund for Ontario Small Business

12 Health Tech Projects Invigorated with $5.5M Government Grants

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The government of Ontario has recently supported 12 collaborative projects between businesses and healthcare institutions to commercialize innovative medical technologies. Through the Health Technologies Fund (HTF), each research project will receive Ontario government grants to develop, test, and integrate cutting-edge technologies into provincial health care institutions. Health Technologies Fund will provide up to $5.5M in…

Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program FAQ

Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program FAQs

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The Alberta Innovates Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program (PDP) is a government funding program for Alberta-based technology developers that have commercialization-ready technologies. Through the program, companies may receive funding to offset a portion of costs related to showcasing the performance, methodology, and/or features of an innovative product. Alberta Innovates PDP funding will support up to…