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Title:

Youth - Bioplastics research

Agreement Number:

1034381

Agreement Value:

$30,000.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 25, 2025 - Feb 27, 2026

Description:

There are more market ready sustainable material solutions for replacing plastics than ever before, but these innovative solutions are not making it past the groundbreaking headlines and into actual products. A significant barrier to entry is the fragmented supply chain and disparate knowledge for processing and producing products with biomaterials. Materia is looking to solve that, in part, through a dynamic two-sided marketplace that can intelligently connect product developers from consumer brands to the right suppliers and manufacturers to bring their product to life using sustainable materials. This project centers on taking that marketplace from a concept to a deployed software service available to empower the supply chain.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M5S 2R4

Reference Number:

172-2025-2026-Q2-1034381

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

776867954

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

Materia Bioworks

Recipient's Legal Name:

Materia Bioworks Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

University--Rosedale

Federal Riding Number:

35110

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

511211