A slew of local ag-tech projects are set to receive funding. The seven regional projects will use genomics data, AI, and advanced analytics to improve livestock productivity, manage crop disease and pests, support pollinator health, and strengthen antimicrobial resistance surveillance, according to a statement from Genome Alberta and the provincial government. Through the Genomics Data […]
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Alberta to Fund Projects Converting Modern Technology into Better Healthcare
Alberta is seeking to support local innovation within the healthcare field. Alberta Innovates is offering funding for local projects focused on research commercialization and the digitization of the health sector. “The competition for federal funding can be fierce, and even the most promising projects can score well but remain unfunded,” reads a statement from the […]
Alberta Innovates Invests $14 Million to Strengthen Province’s Tech Commercialization Pipeline
Alberta Innovates is investing more than $14 million to help Alberta companies develop, test, and commercialize new technologies across sectors including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defence, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and agri-food. The provincial innovation agency says the investments, made in the first quarter of 2026, have already helped generate nearly $48 million in additional partner investment […]
How Alberta Innovates Plans to Streamline Support System for Local Entrepreneurs
Alberta’s primary innovation engine is redesigning how it supports entrepreneurs in the province. Alberta Innovates provides funding, programs, and facilities to accelerate research and innovation for entrepreneurs throughout the region. The organization last year conducted a “comprehensive program review,” and in response launched a new “Strategic Plan.” The new business plan, effective through 2028, gives […]
UCeed Program Aims to Match ‘Ideators’ with ‘Builders’ to Streamline Startup Scaling
Alberta Innovates wants local companies to succeed. In this vein, the provincial organization launched in 2025 the UCeed Founder Matching Program. The UCeed program launched when folks at Alberta Innovates asked: What happens when an academic researcher develops cutting-edge technology but doesn’t have the entrepreneurial expertise to get the tech where it needs to go? […]
Marvel Biosciences Secures Multiple Funding Sources to Advance Solutions
Marvel Biosciences has secured funding from Alberta Innovates, the organizations revealed this week. Calgary-based Marvel is receiving non-dilutive funding through Alberta Innovates’ CarE market access program to support Phase I testing of its lead compound, MB-204. Trading publicly as MRVL on the TSXV, Marvel is a drug discovery company developing novel therapeutics for autism spectrum […]
Dragon-Style Event Tackles ‘Unprecedented Water Challenges’ with Youthful Innovation
A group of young innovators gathered this month at the Platform Innovation Centre in Calgary to pitch market-ready solutions which aim to address the escalating water issues facing the Prairies, with teams taking home more than $35,000 in seed funding prizes. “The Prairies are facing unprecedented water challenges,” explains Soula Chronopoulos, President of AquaAction. The […]
Cellar Insights Secures Further Investment to Scale Storage Solution Across America
In 2023, Calgary.tech reported that agtech-focused venture capital fund Carrot Ventures launched its second company, Cellar Insights. Cellar Insights uses a combination of sensors and cloud-based algorithms to remotely monitor potato health during long-term storage with an aim to reduce food loss and optimize the quality of crops post-harvest. Their system detects rot-risk signals and tracks […]
Canada’s First Carbon Fibre Production Hub Launches at InnoTech Campus in Edmonton
Last year, Alberta Innovates received $10 million from Prairies Economic Development Canada’s Regional Innovation Ecosystems program to establish a specialized production and testing facility to commercialize technologies which convert locally-sourced bitumen into carbon fibre. This month, the Edmonton-based facility officially opened its doors. Carbon fibre, famous for being several times stronger than steel at the […]
This Calgary Startup is Rethinking Traditional House Framing with Fibreglass Innovation
A Canadian entrepreneur wants homebuilding to be simpler than assembling IKEA furniture. Clint Harrowing is the mastermind behind Fiber Frame, a Calgary-born upstart that is launching to build durable, energy-efficient buildings in unforgiving climates with minimal human labour. Fiber Frame utilizes fibreglass as its primary material, leveraging a from-scratch design that allows pieces to click […]