A big expansion for Nokia with support from all levels of government; CIHR invests in a pan-Canadian network to lead oral health research, biomanufacturing training site CASTL officially opens, and more.
Organization: ArcTern Ventures
The Short Report – March 9, 2022: Sunsetting the Collaborative Health Research Projects program, $195M to support B.C. health research, Ontario’s first Genome Data Science fellowships, Lululemon founder invests $100M into muscle disorder research, and more
CIHR and NSERC terminate Collaborative Health Research Projects program, BC’s government invests in life sciences to boost health research, Ontario Genomics and CANSSI Ontario award inaugural postdoctoral fellowships in genome data science, Lululemon founder gives $100 million for muscle disorder research, a strategy to make Manitoba a leader in sustainable protein production, and more.
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Chrysalix Venture Capital announces first close of a $120 million fund for industrial innovation
The Vancouver-based firm Chrysalix Venture Capital has announced the first close for a new $120 million USD fund that will invest in intelligent systems to improve resource-intensive industries. Taking a global outlook, the Chrysalix RoboValley Fund will concentrate on early-stage ventures that are working on “Industry 4.0 applications that improve business processes, resource efficiency and…
Feds announce $155 million to help natural resources sector address climate change
The federal government has announced a $155-million program to help the natural resources sectors address climate change by developing and deploying clean technologies that will lower their notoriously high greenhouse gas emissions. The funding under the new Clean Growth Program (CGP) is aimed at the energy, mining and forestry sectors for pre-commercial projects between technology readiness levels 3 to 9.
VCs ink MOU with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada on co-investment prospects
Five venture capital firms have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) to explore investment opportunities. The five — ArcTern Ventures, Cycle Capital Management, Fraser Mackenzie Merchant Capital, GreenSky Capital of Canada, and Paris-based Sofinnova Partners – are looking into investments in the bioeconomy and clean technology. The MOU allows the…
MPs see resource industry’s problems as potential boon for clean tech
Clean technology and traditional resource industries like oil and gas may seem like strange bedfellows but federal politicians hope closer ties between the sectors will enable Canada to meet two of its biggest challenges: reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and creating jobs. Debbie Lawes reports
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