Deadline: 2 April 2025
Applications for the Pilot Fund are now open to support collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with an aim towards commercialization.
All projects must involve the integration of artificial intelligence or advanced data capabilities into an image-guided therapy technology. Funding will support industrial research, including activities related to the discovery of new knowledge that aim to support the development of new technology-driven products or services and large-scale technology demonstration, including the advancement and development of new technologies into product-specific applications.
Funding Information
- Projects may request between $100,000 and $150,000. INOVAIT contributes up to one-third (33.33%) of total eligible supported costs in the form of reimbursement funding.
- At least one-third of INOVAIT’s contributions to the project must be directed to Canadian Collaborator(s) based outside of Ontario.
- Projects can begin no earlier than July 1, 2025 and end no later than December 31, 2026. Projects should be 9 to 15 months in length.
Eligibility Criteria
- This competition is open to Canadian corporations, academic institutions and not-for-profit organizations. Each project must involve two to four Canadian collaborators and must actively involve at least one Canadian small and medium enterprise (SME). At least one collaborator must be based in a province or territory outside of Ontario.
- Industry Collaborators that are Project Leads on a selected Focus Fund project are not eligible to apply as either a Project Lead or a Project Participant.
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