Grants and Contributions

This project will test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms to design (or optimize) a repeatable and scalable business process, which may result in new business methods in the small and medium enterprise networking industry.

This project aims to develop a novel nutrition product specifically designed for non-operative orthopaedic patients. The work will focus on ingredient scoping, comprehensive literature and competitor reviews, sourcing high-quality ingredients, and assessing their efficacy to ensure a clinically valuable and differentiated formulation.

Capital BioVentures will remove barriers for Life Science start-ups and increase their likelihood for commercialization in Canada by providing expert advice from biotech professionals.

Elemental Trucks is developing a next-gen hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 truck with superior performance and cost efficiency. Key innovations include a new chassis design, improved fuel cell and battery integration, AI-driven energy management, hybrid powertrains, and optimized thermal management. Designed in Canada, our truck targets a $7–10B domestic market, leveraging strong policy support and top-tier talent. Ideal for heavy-haul, urban, and cold chain fleets, it offers long range, fast refueling, high payload capacity, and zero emissions. By 2030, our trucks aim to reach TCO parity with diesel.

TACTIQL Inc. will hire a youth software engineer to support the development and enhancement of its digital solutions. The role will provide practical, hands-on experience in software design, coding, and testing, contributing to ongoing product development and innovation.

Develop an AI Leasing Assistant capable of responding 24/7 with property-specific, natural language, and smart workflow automation that handles lead qualification, property matching, showing bookings, and application follow-ups.

This project will advance the DMU from TRL7 to TRL9. This project will undertake post laboratory trial validation of the minimal viable product and mathematical model through field deployments on operational dredging sites. The firm will also focus on transitioning to more robust and futureproof hardware in order to accommodate modern enterprise ecosystems and contemporary embedded system engineering practices. Additional field trialing will allow for the collection of large amounts of data to use in the development of an edge inference machine learning interface to improve system accuracy.

Canadian SKA Scientists pursue cutting-edge research which contributes to the advancement of our understanding of the universe through innovative instrumentation and technology and observational research. In addition, Canadian SKA Scientists support the Canadian astronomical community by developing, enhancing and maintaining the capacity to scientifically exploit SKA data.

As part of the international consortium project “Power-Oriented Natural Graphite for Advanced Battery Systems”, this project will demonstrate the potential of graphite process fines for battery use. Figure 1 (see on attached proposal) shows the NGAM production flow for LIB anodes, starting with mining and beneficiation to extract flake graphite. After crushing, grinding, and flotation, purity reaches =97%. Micronization (6–20?µm) and spheroidization improve shape and performance but generate ~50% low-value fines. These are typically discarded. RAINCA and NGCBM aim to revalorize them into high-performance, battery-grade materials, supporting sustainable graphite use.

The project is focused on advancing the development of the Enclave platform from a proof of concept presently, to a low fidelity functional prototype. The platform will enable informed decisions regarding product selection and measure performance against goals that reduce costs, accelerate build speed and improve sustainability. The result is better more sustainable homes and affordable micro-communities, built more quickly at a lower cost to purchasers. The platform is scalable and is expected to evolve eventually to a SaaS model that would benefit the entire home building industry, however this is outside of the scope of this project.