few-cycle Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Varennes|Varennes, QC · grants and contributions register · Pierre-Boucher–Les Patriotes–Verchères

few-cycle Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 6 agreements; $1.6M value; 2 departments; 5 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-18HO3H307Y · Cite as: Assay Systems, “few-cycle Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/few-cycle-inc/

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6agreements
$1.6Mvalue
2departments
5programs

Largest agreements

UKRI Quantum - 10075401 - BroQuS - Broadband Quantum Synthesizer$460Kvalue2023start2026end

Canada UK Commercialising Quantum Technology Programme: CR&D Covesion (UK) as partner and Few-Cycle (Canada) as lead.

600073696$312Kvalue2026start2028end

Acquisition of equipment and marketing strategy: The project aims to improve productivity and production capacity and to diversify the markets of a company specializing in designing and manufacturing optical research instruments and equipment.

Eurostars E!12925 - TWYSTER$236Kvalue2019start2021end

Eurostars E12925-Twyster Austria : Replace current TiSa laser technology through better performance, value and reliability with Yb laser systems combined with subsequent pulse compression.

BroQuS - Broadband Quantum Synthesizer$231Kvalue2023start2026end

Quantum states of light with a macroscopic number of photons, generally referred to as squeezed light, are entangled fields underpinning quantum metrology (imaging, spectroscopy and interferometry), secure communication (key exchange and authentication), and quantum computing. Short, squeezed pulses are an asset for the emerging field of quantum spectroscopy and microscopy and are required to perform measurement of ultrafast transient effects with sensitivities exceeding those available with classical means. However, generating broadband squeezed states of light with coherence times less than

High power, high contrast laser pulse compression$200Kvalue2023start2026end

This project aims to manifest and expand the company's leadership in Hollow-core fiber (HCF) pulse compression of femtosecond laser pulses performance by upscaling pulse power and pulse quality.

Hyperspectral Ultrafast Source (HYPUS)$153Kvalue2022start2022end

NRC's Security and Disruptive Technologies (SDT) research center hosts research in the field of strong optical interactions with materials and nanostructures, with applications towards improved sensing. High-intensity femtosecond lasers are required to reach the high-field regime of light-solid interaction. Because NRC utilizes materials with widely different properties and with various length scales (nanoscopic to macroscopic), the laser system must efficiently deliver a unique combination of intense and weak fields over a wide spectral range, from deep-ultraviolet to mid-infrared frequencies

Departments

National Research Council Canada5agreements$1.3Mvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Eureka/Eurostar
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Innovative Solutions Canada

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions1agreements$312Kvalue1programs
  • REGI-RTRI - Regional Tariff Response Initiative

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Years

20261agreements$312Kvalue1programs
  • REGI-RTRI - Regional Tariff Response Initiative
20233agreements$891Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
20221agreements$153Kvalue1programs
  • Innovative Solutions Canada
20191agreements$236Kvalue1programs
  • Eureka/Eurostar

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.