Grants and Contributions

The need for demountable wall technology has been growing with the lack of housing and labour and supply chain shortage. Traditional partition wall building typically consists of using steel or wood studs with the labour provided by skilled framers onsite. Given the shortage of housing, time, labour and supply, it seems reasonable that demountable walls be used. The firm has investigated demountable wall systems but since most are produced with stamping for manufacturing, the cost isn’t conducive for the residential market at this time. The alternative proposed at this time, as cost-effective compromise is a demountable wall using existing and readily available off the shelf building material already used in the wall framing industry.

Measure and study the upwelling effect in sea water of various types of equipment and various conditions, to optimize methods to help salmon offshore fish farms facing warmer seawater due to climate change.

The project involves developing a new version of the product and optimizing the production line.

GFR90 is developing and commercializing a wearable artificial kidney used for ambulatory dialysis. Hemo-dialysis used for end stage renal disease is effective - but only when it is being used. The intermittency of dialysis creates social, economic, and medical issues. Our device allows fluid and toxin extraction (i.e., urine) on a near-continuous basis, like a healthy kidney. The device in its current iteration is 6 lbs, in vest form, and can be worn at virtually any time and during most activities during the day. The effect of this is to remove the intermittency of in-clinic dialysis and allow near-continuous, in-home dialysis which can correct the issues with in-clinic intermittency.

Hiring of a mechanical engineer to work on the detailed mechanical design of the various components of the production vehicle, ensuring compliance with customer standards and requirements, as well as product safety.

InVintory is a Toronto-based software and services company that builds products for wine collectors to understand, track, locate, value, and insure their wine collections. The firm has an iPhone app with over 10,000 active users, and has built Opus for larger collections and power users. The core of this product is a 3D virtual representation of a wine cellar.

Opus is currently in beta. In beta, the firm has sold over 50 to both existing and new users as a test of product-market fit and in doing so, the firm recognized technical challenges and improvements that are necessary for a widespread commercial launch.

The project aims to develop a comprehensive solution that will enable the various data managers responsible for data to improve their storage management. Thanks to an advanced reporting engine, the solution will enable them to obtain forecasts to optimize storage use within firms.

The aim of the project is to develop ways of optimizing participation in business events by offering cutting-edge technology and human support.

The project will support the development of the firm's intellectual property capacity.

The purpose of this project is to develop a prototype for a new generation of video laryngoscope featuring several unique features that will facilitate endotracheal intubation for anesthesiologists and other healthcare professionals.