Title:
Digital Health and Discovery Platform
Agreement Value:
$49,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
May 29, 2019 - Mar 31, 2035
Description:
This project is pan-Canadian initiative seeking to build, integrate, and deploy technology and policy solutions (the Platform) to overcome the key challenge in healthcare innovation: the inability to find, access, process, and re-use medical data. It seeks to leverage federated machine learning to enable big data analytics in healthcare
Organization:
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Expected Results:
This project will catalyze collaborations with industry to stimulate commercialization of home-grown research discoveries which will conquer complex diseases such as cancer with the intelligent use of digital information. Canadians will benefit from more personalized treatments and a more collaborative health care system that is better positioned to maximize medical breakthroughs, leading to the creation of innovative new start-ups and support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses.
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V5Z1L3
Reference Number:
033-2020-2021-Q2-812962
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
853942597
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
The amendment has been completed to extend the agreement end date from March 31, 2032 to March 31 , 2035.
Amendment Date
Jan 18, 2024
Recipient's Operating Name:
Terry Fox Research Institute
Recipient's Legal Name:
Terry Fox Research Institute
Federal Riding Name:
Vancouver Granville
Federal Riding Number:
59036
Program:
SIF Stream4- Demonstration
Program Purpose:
-Encourage R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes and services;-Facilitate the growth and expansion of firms in Canada;-Attract and retain large scale investments to Canada; and-Advance industrial research, development and technology demonstration through collaboration between academia, non-profit organizations and the private sector.