Axem Neurotechnology Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Halifax|Halifax, NS · grants and contributions register · Halifax

Axem Neurotechnology Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 18 agreements; $2.3M value; 2 departments; 7 programs.

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18agreements
$2.3Mvalue
2departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Axem Home System Completion for Pivotal Clinical Trials$400Kvalue2022start2023end

Axem Neurotechnology is preparing to conduct pivotal clinical trials in 2023; this project entails work necessary for the use of those data for regulatory clearance (i.e., generating production equivalent version of the Axem Home headband), as well as work to de-risk those clinical trials with respect to their study endpoints, as well as with respect to the role of those data in procuring subsequent investment.

Development of a brain activity sensing/measuring wearable device$277Kvalue2018start2019end

Axem Neurotechnology is building brain sensing headphones to assist athletes with quantifying — and improving — their mental practice and mental training, as well as to assist athletic and physical therapists with using imagery to enhance rehabilitation.

Improve Mechanical/Thermal Design and Design Real-Time Neurofeedback$250Kvalue2021start2022end

This project involves improving the technical performance of its headband prototype, by both re-designing its mechanical parts such that they can be repeatedly made to specification, and re-designing its electrical and mechanical parts such that the headband has its external temperature reduced during use. The project also involves work on the product's software, specifically developing algorithms that allow for real-time brain activity feedback through its tablet-based software, as well as algorithms and user-interface elements enabling motion-capture-based rehabilitation games (utilizing onl

Agreement$212Kvalue2018start–end
Commercialization preparation$200Kvalue2023start2024end

Axem Neurotechnology is preparing to go to market with a digital health service facilitating at-home stroke recovery. The current project will enable Axem to enhance its in-house manufacturing capacities, refine its device to enable a more scalable business model, and also improve its ability to use data from its medical device to personalize post-stroke recovery.

212181$200Kvalue2018start2020end

Undertake quality assurance, safety certification and regulatory compliance

218689$100Kvalue2021start2022end

Conduct clinical trials on prototypes to demonstrate clinical value

222002$100Kvalue2022start2023end

Support for hiring a clinical data analyst and enhanced product development

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Development of an at-home stroke rehabilitation product.$100.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Axem Neurotechnology is building the Axem Home—a home rehabilitation system that includes a portable brain-sensing device paired with training software.

215307$85.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Provide assistance to mitigate impacts of Covid-19

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2$57.7Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

214003$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Engage expertise to help build a functional prototype

210939$50.0Kvalue2017start2018end

Engage technical expertise to improve upon an existing prototype

212790$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Engage consultants to build long term product and business strategy

217594$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Engage consultants for two clinical studies

Innovation Assistance Program$40.7Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2.5$21.7Kvalue2020start2021end

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$15.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.

Departments

National Research Council Canada10agreements$1.6Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency8agreements$685Kvalue4programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Years

20232agreements$215Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20222agreements$500Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20212agreements$350Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20205agreements$255Kvalue4programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Innovation Assistance Program
20193agreements$200Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20183agreements$689Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Business Development Program
20171agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills

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.