Alberta-Ontario innovation program enhanced

The Alberta-Ontario Innovation Program (AOP) is being re-vamped to allow companies to use both cash and in-kind to match public contributions. The Ontario Centres of Excellence and Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures introduced the flexible funding model allowing in-kind contributions for matching OCE and AITF funding which ranges between $100,000 and $250,000 per project. Projects can also tap into applicable programs offered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Industrial Research Assistance Program and Genome Canada. AOP targets projects in advanced materials and manufacturing, energy and environment, nanotechnology, agriculture, forestry, advanced health technologies, life sciences, biotechnology, information and communications technologies, digital media, aerospace and defense....