Norcada Inc.: federal grants and contributions

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Norcada Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $1.2M value; 1 departments; 7 programs.

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14agreements
$1.2Mvalue
1departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Eurostars E!9331 – UltiPlate: Development of a Multiwavelength Optical Surface Activation System for Wellplate-Based Biosensor Chips$402Kvalue2026start2027end

The project aims to develop a compact optical surface activation system for biosensor wellplates. Based on Norcada's UltiFlow technology, UltiPlate will use broad-spectrum, multiwavelength light to clean and hydrophilize surfaces in 96- and 384-well formats, without the use of vacuum. Unlike plasma clean, it offers non-destructive, selective treatment - preserving delicate features such as gold electrodes and flexible silicone membranes. Nanion will integrate and benchmark UltiPlate design of such system across its chip platforms, including patch clamp, impedance, and nanopore systems. The goa

Development of Interband Cascade Lasers and a multi-gas sensing platform for air quality monitoring applications$365Kvalue2026start2028end

The Project aims to develop the Interband-Cascade-Laser (ICL) technology, to enable the design and fabrication of ICLs in the 4.2-4.6 μm wavelength range. A portable multi-gas sensing platform will be developed using the ICLs for environmental monitoring applications. ICLs are highly desirable for tunable laser gas sensing applications due to the strong absorptions of many gas species in the mid-IR region, making them ideal for compact laser gas sensors. In this collaborative research project, the mid-IR laser team at the NRC QN Research Centre (QNRC) will focus on developing ICL gain chips t

Development of Tunable Laser Gas Sensing Module$100Kvalue2023start2024end

This project aims to develop a laser-based OEM gas sensing module with high performance and low cost for methane detections. The goal is to have a plug-and-play module suitable for both stationary installation and mobile deployment using drones or land vehicles. Norcada will leverage its rare ability to develop 3.27um lasers with NRC, which can provide 100 times higher sensitivity than the current technology, enabling more compact designs for methane sensing applications. Norcada will also exploit its expertise in photonic packaging and its ability to control laser chip and packaging supply

Agreement$63.1Kvalue2010start–end
Agreement$48.1Kvalue2009start–end
Agreement$47.0Kvalue2014start–end
Norcada Inc.-2025-2026-1040875$38.0Kvalue2026start2027end

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.

Agreement$37.5Kvalue2011start–end
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Norcada Inc.-2025-2026-1029235$32.0Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Norcada Inc.-2023-2024-1012679$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

Development of High Reliability Laser Packaging Platform$28.5Kvalue2019start2020end

This project aims to develop new processes and design features to improve the reliability of existing laser packaging platform process.

Laser Assembly and Testing$20.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The project will focus on development of mid-infrared laser products for gas sensing applications and improved packaging platform to enhance laser reliability for operations in harsh environment including aerospace applications.

Participation in the Canadian Smart Materials Co-Innovation Mission to Japan – January 27 to 31, 2025$5.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Participation in the Canadian smart materials co-innovation mission to Japan – January 27 to 31, 2025. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to explore the Japanese market and to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas under the Japan Program. In Partnership with the Trade Commissioner Service Canadian Technology Accelerator (TCS CTA), and Deep Tech Canada, the Canadian delegation will also receive coaching and mentoring by industry leaders, support for their international business and market-entry str

EUREKA Cluster Xecs: Participation in Canadian Partnering Mission to 2022 EFECS in Amsterdam$3.0Kvalue2022start2022end

Participation in the NRC IRAP’s EFECS mission held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 23-25, 2022, led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas for the 2022 Xecs Call for Proposals.

Departments

National Research Council Canada14agreements$1.2Mvalue7programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • CanExport SME
  • CanExport
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20263agreements$805Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • CanExport
20251agreements$32.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SME
20241agreements$5.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20232agreements$130Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • CanExport SME
20221agreements$3.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20201agreements$20.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20191agreements$28.5Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20141agreements$47.0Kvalue0programs
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    20111agreements$37.5Kvalue0programs
      20101agreements$63.1Kvalue0programs
        20091agreements$48.1Kvalue0programs

          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.