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  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T00:10:42Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
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    "name": "SeaChange Biochemistry Inc.: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/seachange-biochemistry-inc/",
    "summary": "16 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $2.8M with SeaChange Biochemistry Inc., 2020–2025.",
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        "value": 4,
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    "text": [
      "Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.",
      "Purchase equipment to improve production capacity",
      "To complete clinical trials",
      "Purchase bio refinery equipment",
      "Development of SeaChange Biochemistry’s Pilot-Scale Seaweed Refinery Processes & Preparation for Pilot Plant Commercialization.",
      "Fund Market Diversification Activities",
      "Engage a Market Analyst to provide specialized expertise in market development",
      "Engage expertise to support commercialization",
      "Engage as consultant to assist with financial reporting requirements",
      "Hire consultant to create automation plan",
      "Prepare Regulatory submissions necessary for commercialization of SeaChange Biochemistry Extracts.",
      "Youth – Research investigation into applying SeaChange’s bio-refinery processes to different species of Atlantic seaweed.",
      "Feasibility Study for Commercial Scale Ocean Kelp Farm in NS Waters",
      "This International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project will prepare the firm to enter into future international co-innovation work.",
      "The Project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the Firm.",
      "The purpose of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) grant agreement is to support Canadian SMEs identify international partners in CIIP target countries for industrial research and development collaboration that has good potential for commercialization."
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      {
        "name": "Dartmouth–Cole Harbour",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/12004-dartmouth-cole-harbour/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Fisheries and Oceans Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/fisheries-and-oceans-canada/"
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      {
        "name": "Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency/"
      },
      {
        "name": "National Research Council Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/national-research-council-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Halifax West",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/12006-halifax-west/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Global Affairs Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/global-affairs-canada/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-05688NM1AM",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"SeaChange Biochemistry Inc.: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/seachange-biochemistry-inc/"
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