BC Solar Tech Firm Receives $250K IRAP Research Grant

Industrial Research Assistance Program – $250K for BC Solar Tech Firm

North Vancouver company Aurora Solar Technologies (Aurora) has secured an R&D grant from the National Research Council (NRC). NRC funding will allow Aurora to improve its production process and secure new patents. Aurora develops and delivers inline process measurement, analysis, and control systems for solar cell manufacturers, and is a major contributor to the growing…

IRAP Provides $1.2 Million in Agriculture R&D Funding to EarthFresh Farms Inc.

IRAP Provides $1.2 Million in Agriculture R&D Funding to EarthFresh Farms Inc.

EarthFresh Farms Inc. is a Burlington-based business that provides some of the most unique Ontario-grown potatoes consumers can find on local supermarket shelves. They have more than 15,000 acres of exclusive potato varieties which include organically grown potatoes, potatoes with added vitamins and antioxidants, and potatoes designed for baking, roasting, rolling, or mashing. EarthFresh Farms…

NRC Manufacturing and Automotive Innovation Hub

Advancing R&D in Ontario: NRC Manufacturing and Automotive Innovation Hub

The National Research Council (NRC) of Canadaā€™s focus is to assist Canadian manufacturers in adapting to advanced manufacturing ā€“ including mass customization, process industrialization, and factory automation to increase the productivity and competitiveness of various sectors of Canadian industry. To address these opportunities for advancement, there is a high-tech space for Canadian SMEs to further…

$340K for Manitoba Biotech Firm Via NRC IRAP Grants

Industrial Research Assistance Program: $340K for Manitoba Biotech Firm

Kane Biotech in Winnipeg, MB has been awarded $340K in research grants from the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to enhance the companyā€™s quality assurance and supply chain capabilities. Kane Biotech CEO Mark Edwards says that IRAP funding will contribute to the growth of the companyā€™s health products for dogs, cats, and horses: ā€œThis contribution…

NRC IRAP ā€“ Ontario Firms Receive $5.6M for Advanced Tech

Industrial Research Assistance Program: Three Firms Get $5.6M for Advanced Tech

Three companies in the Greater Toronto Area have in total received $5.6M in research and development funding from the National Research Councilā€™s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). The research and development projects of the three firms are some of the first to benefit from the federal government’s Budget 2018 investment of $700M over five…

NRC IRAP: Nearly $250K in IRAP Funding for VoxNeuro

NRC IRAP: Nearly $250K in R&D Funding for Hamilton Company

VoxNeuro has received financial support from the National Research Centreā€™s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to accelerate the companyā€™s commercialization of the worldā€™s first objective cognitive health assessments. The assessments use EEG-based neuroimaging to diagnose brain injuries in new ways. VoxNeuro received nearly $250K in Canadian research grants for technology that helps identify specific…

IRAP Funding Awards $1.87M for Multi-Health Systems

Industrial Research Assistance Program: $1.87M for Multi-Health Systems

Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS), a leading publisher of scientifically validated assessments, has been awarded research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). For more than 30 years, MHS has served clients in educational, clinical, corporate, public safety, government, military, pharmaceutical, and research settings. Its leading products…

NRC-IRAP Research & Development Government Funding Webinar

[Webinar] May 2: NRC-IRAP Research & Development Government Funding

Questions about setting your ingress gateway at the edge/proxy to service mesh? IRAP funding could help. Moving data structures to an event-driven architecture? You might want IRAP funding. If you have a technology product or service solution to commercialize, you are probably the ideal applicant for NRC-IRAP government funding. This webinar will explore the larger…