Precarn announces $2.1 million funding boost for environmental innovation
Ottawa-based Precarn Incorporated is providing a $2.1 million funding boost to promote the research and development efforts of Canadian companies applying intelligent systems to solve commercial problems in the environment and manufacturing industries.
Under the program - which is administered and funded by Precarn, a not-for-profit company representing a national network of corporations, universities, colleges, research institutes and government partners engaged in the development of enabling technologies - companies are being asked to respond to a Request for Proposals for the development or implementation of intelligent systems technologies in areas related to environmental technologies (clean-tech) and manufacturing, particularly automotive parts. Up to $700,000 is available per project.
With a focus on the introduction and advancement of innovative made-in-Canada solutions, this initiative aims to fund commercially viable projects that address the challenges of the Canadian environmental technology and manufacturing industries.
Companies can access the RFP at www.precarn.ca. The deadline for submissions for concept documents is May 9 and for final proposals June 27. For more information about the initiative, call Derek Best at 613-727-9507 or e-mail best@precarn.ca.
Precarn is an independent, not-for-profit company that supports the pre-commercial development of leading-edge technologies. It works with Canadian companies that are seeking to commercialize their ideas to get an edge in global markets.
Unlike other research funding programs, Precarn uses a collaborative model that includes a developer, a customer and an academic research partner in every project. Precarn provides access to an extensive national network of world-class researchers, innovative companies and sources of funding. It receives support from Industry Canada, other federal departments and provincial government agencies, as well as private sources. For more information on Precarn, visit www.precarn.ca.
