Aspect Biosystems Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver|Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register · Vancouver Quadra

Aspect Biosystems Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 24 agreements; $63.8M value; 5 departments; 9 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0WOLJ090GI · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Aspect Biosystems Ltd.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/aspect-biosystems-ltd/

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24agreements
$63.8Mvalue
5departments
9programs

Largest agreements

Project Podium: Establish a world-leading biomanufacturing facility & capabilities to advance and produce bioprinted tissue therapeutics in Canada$49.0Mvalue2024start2047end

Project Podium: Establish a world-leading biomanufacturing facility & capabilities to advance and produce bioprinted tissue therapeutics in Canada

000021022$3.5Mvalue2022start2025end

Increase sales of bioprinter technology services through improved business processes

15135$2.7Mvalue2018start2021end

Commercialize an innovative 3D bioprinting platform for manufacturing human tissue

000015135$2.7Mvalue2018start2023end

Commercialize an innovative 3D bioprinting platform for manufacturing human tissue

000019683$1.0Mvalue2021start2021end

Support Aspect Biosystems Ltd. to continue operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Improvements to bioprinted pancreatic and liver tissues for clinical applications$842Kvalue2022start2023end

This project will support the firm to achieve key development and regulatory milestones for their bioprinted pancreatic tissue therapeutic for Type 1 Diabetes to advance to final IND-enabling studies, and to demonstrate their 3D bioprinting technology is a biomanufacturing platform by showing efficacy of bioprinted liver tissues in multiple liver diseases.

Foundational vascularization technologies for engraftment of bioprinted tissues$600Kvalue2019start2021end

This project will involve the development of novel 3D printing technologies (including hardware, software, biomaterials, and methods) to enable the fabrication of implantable tissues that can engraft and be vascularized in vivo.

CIIP Korea Project 3D Printing Therapy$582Kvalue2019start2021end

CIIP Korea project 3D Printing Therapy will integrate unique 3D bioprinting technology from Aspect Biosystems Ltd. (Canada) with pluripotent stem cell technology from NEXEL Co., Ltd. (Korea) and tissue engineering technologies from POSTECH (Korea). Together, this international team will create a comprehensive solution for 3D bioprinting implantable cardiac and pancreatic therapeutic tissues containing validated stem cell-derived cells as an important step towards the future treatment of patients with myocardial infarction or Type-1 Diabetes.

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Agreement$450Kvalue2016start–end
Development of scalable manufacturing processes for a novel 3D Bioprinter Platform$446Kvalue2017start2019end

This project involves the development of scalable manufacturing processes and improved automation systems for the firm's novel microfluidics-based 3D bioprinter platform that are necessary for the successful and profitable commercial launch of the bioprinter and associated consumables.

Germany ZIM project 3D Gewebe - Production and validation of multiple 3D-printed human contractile tissues$402Kvalue2017start2020end

This international collaborative project integrates innovative Canadian bioprinting technology with unique cell immortalization and tissue technology from Germany in order to generate and validate a portfolio of highly physiological and functional living bioprinted 3D human tissues.

Agreement$336Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$289Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$258Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$250Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$148Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$87.9Kvalue2014start–end
Aspect Biosystems Business Development in Germany, Northeast USA and Midwest USA$74.9Kvalue2020start2021end

The proposed CanExport project addresses Aspect Biosystems’ international growth strategy of our microfluidic 3D bioprinting technology through market awareness and partnerships in targeted regions of the United States and Europe.

Agreement$34.0Kvalue2015start–end
Aspect Biosystems Ltd.-2021-2022-972731$33.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Youth Internship - Production Analyst$30.0Kvalue2019start2019end

This Youth project will provide employment for a recent graduate in the role of a production analyst for novel microfluidic devices.

Aspect Business Development in Asia$27.6Kvalue2019start2019end

Carbon Connect is an innovative, emissions management service package providing oil and gas producers with compliance systems, strategies and implementation of Canadian emissions reduction technologies.

Agreement$15.3Kvalue2018start–end

Subsidy payments to industry for research and deve

CIIP PDA – Aspect Biosystems Ltd – 2022-23$6.0Kvalue2022start2022end

The purpose of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) contribution 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.

Departments

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$49.0Mvalue1programs
Western Economic Diversification Canada3agreements$6.4Mvalue2programs
  • Western Diversification Program
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

National Research Council Canada17agreements$4.9Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Pacific Economic Development Canada1agreements$3.5Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Pacific Economic Development Canada

Global Affairs Canada2agreements$21.3Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

Years

20241agreements$49.0Mvalue1programs
  • SIF Stream3- Attraction
20223agreements$4.3Mvalue3programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)
20212agreements$1.0Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • CanExport SMEs
20201agreements$74.9Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SMEs
20194agreements$1.2Mvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport
20183agreements$5.5Mvalue1programs
  • Western Diversification Program
20174agreements$1.4Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20161agreements$450Kvalue0programs
    20153agreements$573Kvalue0programs
      20142agreements$236Kvalue0programs

        Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.