NANOSPEED DIAGNOSTICS INC.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Edmonton, Alberta · grants and contributions register · Edmonton Mill Woods

NANOSPEED DIAGNOSTICS INC.: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $2.2M value; 2 departments; 4 programs.

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14agreements
$2.2Mvalue
2departments
4programs

Largest agreements

CIIP Continuous Monitoring of Human Physiology$541Kvalue2025start2027end

Innovative Continuous Monitoring to Track Certain Health Parameters.

Agreement$326Kvalue2015start–end
THC Chek – Rapid Test for THC$288Kvalue2019start2021end

This project involves development of POC Rapid Test for THC with a detection limit of 0.5 ng/ml. Concentrations of THC at 1 ng/mL and above in blood result in a significant increase in impairment of the psychomotor skills and hence increase the risk of accident. Enforcement agencies are very interested in this type of test. Successful completion of the project would realize the benefits of being first in market.

Agreement$244Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$240Kvalue2015start–end
000015422$100Kvalue2019start2021end

Develop point-of-care diagnostic products for clinical testing and regulatory approval

Expanding Export Markets for POCT – Middle-East$75.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The objective of the proposed project is commercialize point of care medical devices with focus on Vitamin D test kit in Middle East countries especially, UAE and Saudi Arabia. The intent is to target doctors and patients directly to empower easy control of indicators of health status, such as Vitamin D level in blood.

Agreement$62.0Kvalue2010start–end
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Innovation Assistance Program$50.8Kvalue2020start2020end

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

Expanding Export Markets for POCT – India and EU$50.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Proposed project addresses NanoSpeed Diagnostics expansion into new market channels – pharmacy chains and large multi-specialty hospitals in India and EU that have expressed strong interest in utilizing fast 10-min proprietary Vitamin D (Test4D) from a drop of a blood in their routine hospital practice.

Agreement$49.8Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$49.0Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$48.0Kvalue2009start–end
Agreement$38.0Kvalue2011start–end

Departments

National Research Council Canada12agreements$1.8Mvalue3programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Innovation Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada2agreements$344Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Years

20251agreements$541Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
20231agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20221agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20201agreements$50.8Kvalue1programs
  • Innovation Assistance Program
20192agreements$388Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
20152agreements$566Kvalue0programs
    20142agreements$293Kvalue0programs
      20121agreements$49.8Kvalue0programs
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        20111agreements$38.0Kvalue0programs
          20101agreements$62.0Kvalue0programs
            20091agreements$48.0Kvalue0programs

              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.