August 26, 2021 – Winnipeg, Manitoba. Research Manitoba is proud to announce $2,094,900 in research funding to support seventeen Innovation Proof-of-Concept Grants. Research Manitoba’s investment leverages $2.13M and supports Manitoba-based projects in Biosciences, ICT, Advanced Manufacturing, and Infrastructure and Transportation Industries and Technologies.
These funds will foster research innovation and development in the Technology Readiness Levels 3-7 range, economic development and commercialization of products, and the movement of innovations from ideas to market usability.
“The Innovation Proof-of-Concept Grant provides funding for commercialization research that supports an inspiring level of collaboration, advances discovery, and propels local companies and industries toward market usability,” said Hon. Minister Jon Reyes, Minister of Economic Development and Jobs. This type of growth and development is vital to our province’s future as this type of research creates jobs and strengthens Manitoba’s research enterprise and innovation ecosystem with solutions that will help people across this province and beyond.”
“This new program brings together government, researchers, local companies and academic institutions, which fosters community development and provides local companies and industry the opportunity to enhance their skills, products, and technologies,” said Karen Dunlop CEO, Research Manitoba. “I congratulate each stakeholder group on their efforts and commitment to expand our province’s innovative capacities. Our team looks forward to seeing these projects unfold and the many outcomes that will follow.”