Grants and Contributions

The goal of the project is to strategically help implement AI process at Intelligent Futures. The firm is seeking dedicated resourcing to support its thoughtful and practical AI integration. This includes investing in the right tools, training its team to use them ethically and confidently, and devoting time to test and refine how AI can enhance, not replace the human-centred approach.

This project will advance Cytophage’s Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) systems and optimize manufacturing processes for its first bacteriophage-based animal health product. By addressing the unique production challenges of phage biologics, the project will enable GMP-certified manufacturing and support regulatory approval and commercialization of this innovative alternative to antibiotics in animal agriculture.

To develop market presence and business relationships in Japan and Taiwan and to increase business capacity and resilience.

This proposed CTO contribution will give some innovation focused Canadian SME's access to construction industry experts and influencers, that can serve as both a potential target customer segment, and that can provide active feedback for further innovation.  Additionally, Canadian construction firms can benefit by exposure to new technologies that may impact increases in profitability, better efficiency, greater safety and many other areas for potential innovation.

Last year, we expanded the number of firms supported from 3 to 5, with all presenting at the CCA AGM in Quebec City in March 2025.

This year, we are proceeding with support for 5 SME's, and in addition to the AGM, adding a second presentation event at Construct Canada in Toronto in December 2025.

This project focuses on the formulation, stability, and market validation of our novel natural compound, KCB-100, to enable its use as a functional ingredient in commercial beverages. In partnership with Niagara College's Food & Beverage Innovation Centre, we will conduct studies to develop a stable, soluble formulation. The outcome will be a scientifically-backed, de-risked ingredient package for commercial partners, addressing consumer demand for evidence-based wellness products.

MICC Financial Inc. (o/a Woveo) is a community-focused lending as a service company looking for co-innovation partners seeking to serve credit-invisible but financially active entrepreneurs in the South African market.

This project will develop smart return infrastructure with advertising capabilities and achieving outdoor safety certification, the solution will drive greater return, enable new revenue streams, and support widespread deployment across varied environments.

Oolu is developing a data-driven digital platform that connects high-growth companies with experienced fractional executive talent. This project involves product roadmap development based on user research, including behavioral analytics and pricing experiments. The end-goal is to refine product-market fit and build a scalable, insight-driven platform with enhanced user experience, in order to increase customer retention, and tech-enable accelerated commercialization.

Blue Ocean Technologies will hire and mentor a recent mechanical engineering graduate to build in-house strength in mechanical and electromechanical design for its portable digital-microfluidic platform.

To drive user acquisition and brand awareness through strategic local business partnerships, digital advertising, and community-focused marketing campaigns across Edmonton and surrounding regions.