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

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 company’s quality assurance and supply chain capabilities. Kane Biotech CEO Mark Edwards says that IRAP funding will contribute to the growth of the company’s health products for dogs, cats, and horses: “This contribution…

Industrial Research Assistance Program: Three Firms Get $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 Council’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 R&D Funding for Hamilton Company

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

VoxNeuro has received financial support from the National Research Centre’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to accelerate the company’s commercialization of the world’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…

Funding for Research and Development: From Idea to Commercialization

Funding for Research and Development: From Idea to Commercialization

Government funding for research and development (R&D) activities is widely popular. There are many different funding programs and mechanisms available to help businesses offset the costs (and risks) of engaging in R&D. This helps Canadian businesses to reduce the time it takes to develop a new product or service. Many businesses that we work with…

International R&D Success: Developing & Commercializing Innovation

International R&D Success: Developing & Commercializing Innovation

Many businesses that Mentor Works deals with have heard of the two most popular research and development (R&D) funding programs: NRC’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) and the SR&ED tax credit program. Both are valuable programs that support innovation and commercialization efforts. However, most of our clients are unaware of the wider range of programs…

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Awards $5M to Ottawa Tech Company

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Awards $5M to Ottawa Tech Company

The National Research Council (NRC) recently announced a $5M funding award to Ottawa-based Ross Video. The $5M in funding signifies the single largest funding award through the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and will help the organization to compete with other tech firms on a global level. Funding from this federal program will be disbursed…

Industrial Research Assistance Program: $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…

EUREKA: International Collaboration for Technology Development

EUREKA: International Collaboration for Technology Development

EUREKA is an intergovernmental network of 41 countries that promotes cooperative innovation across borders. Established in 1985, this program funds international collaborative projects for market-oriented, technology research and development and innovation (R&D&I) between two or more member countries. By virtue of Canada’s membership with EUREKA as an Associated Country (renewed in 2018), Canadian companies and…

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

[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…

NRC-IRAP Projects: Innovation Activities Supported by Research Grants

NRC-IRAP Projects: Innovation Activities Supported by Research Grants

The Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) is a Canadian research grant that helps companies perform innovative projects with federal government support. As administered by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), IRAP helps de-risk technology development and adoption/adaptation projects. By accessing IRAP funding, companies can expand research budgets and invest more in experimental projects that…