Title:
Youth - Bioplastics research
Agreement Number:
1034381
Agreement Value:
$30,000.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 25, 2025 - Mar 31, 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 M5A 0W4
Reference Number:
172-2025-2026-Q2-1034381
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
776867954
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 32 days.
Amendment Date
Jan 27, 2026
Recipient's Operating Name:
Materia Bioworks
Recipient's Legal Name:
Materia Bioworks Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Spadina--Fort York
Federal Riding Number:
35101
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Program Purpose:
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.
Coverage:
IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.