Grants and Contributions

Solex's parallel plate heat exchangers offer the opportunity to utilize unique "plate offsetting" configurations for enhanced performance. This project will validate and optimize these "plate offsetting" configurations to improve heat transfer and reduce equipment footprint. This will lead to increased efficiency, lower material costs, and broader market applicability, including easier accommodation at brownfield sites. Testing will occur at bench, pilot, and industrial scales. Collaboration with an industrial partner will culminate in on-site validation. This staged approach will de-risk deployment and enable potential first-of-kind purchase orders.

Development of an intelligent, trainable automated inspection system to automatically detect minor defects such as scratches to major failures such as contamination and pad damage.

This project is about creating a product that enables identification and instantaneous counting of recyclable containers via a mobile app.

As part of the business development team, youth will search and identify innovative technologies and products to expand the firm's offerings.

The characterization of novel HDAC6 inhibitors and assessment of therapeutic impact.

Project focuses on the successful implementation, user adoption, and continuous improvement of the Rent Payment/Management App. The hired individual will lead efforts in user onboarding, tenant engagement, and feedback collection to optimize user experience. Responsibilities include developing user guides, coordinating outreach campaigns to promote app adoption, providing customer support, and collaborating with the development team to refine features based on user feedback. The project aims to increase app usage, ensure seamless rent payment processes, and strengthen tenant-landlord relationships while supporting the company’s broader digital transformation goals.

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

Smarter Alloys will expand its existing Quality Management System (QMS) to include raw NiTi wire production, ensuring compliance with medical device standards while supporting new product development. By integrating raw wire production into the QMS, we will achieve operational efficiencies through digitalization, yield tracking, and production improvements using 5S principles. This initiative will enable Smarter Alloys to meet growing market demand, accelerate time-to-market for innovative devices, and support ongoing validation of new products. The project will also foster talent development and strengthen Canada’s position in advanced manufacturing technologies.

Toronto Fresh Food (TFF) is developing an AI-driven smart quality control and shelf-life prediction system to enhance meat processing efficiency and food safety. Using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT sensors, the project will enable real-time defect detection, predictive shelf-life modeling, and automated processing optimization. This innovation aims to reduce waste, improve food quality, and enhance regulatory compliance. Supported by IRAP funding, TFF’s initiative will strengthen Canada’s food manufacturing sector by advancing AI-powered automation and smart monitoring technologies.

This project supports an event-driven platform by streamlining workflows across payments, CRM, email, SEO, and social media marketing. By integrating AI, the Firm will automate manual tasks and deliver strategic insights that empower clients to boost ticket sales and improve operational efficiency.