Grants and Contributions:

Title:

An explainable and secure artificial intelligence-powered solution for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in Canadian indigenous communities

Agreement Number:

1015293

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 18, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025

Description:

Advances exploratory research under the New Beginnings Initiative

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.

Location:

Waterloo, Ontario, CA N2L 3G1

Reference Number:

172-2023-2024-Q4-1015293

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119260685

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Waterloo

Federal Riding Name:

Waterloo

Federal Riding Number:

35112

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

Program Purpose:

The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.

NAICS Code:

541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences