Spiderwort Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ottawa|Ottawa, ON · grants and contributions register · Ottawa Centre

Spiderwort Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 16 agreements; $1.4M value; 2 departments; 6 programs.

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16agreements
$1.4Mvalue
2departments
6programs

Largest agreements

4714320200515$500Kvalue2020start2021end

RRRF funding will be used to support Recipients to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Development of a plant-based and cultivated fish fillet prototype.$280Kvalue2021start2022end

This project seeks to develop and characterize a plant-based and cultivated prototype fish fillet that is nutritious, scaleable, and sustainable when compared to existing raised and/or wild-caught fish.

Agent for cellulose-based biomaterial after implantation$250Kvalue2023start2025end

This project aims to develop a new biologic agent for Spiderwort’s cellulose-based biomaterial after its implantation in humans.

2 Youth Projects$60.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The 2 Youth graduates will work on Spiderwort’s cellulose-based material development.

Innovation Assistance Program$50.8Kvalue2020start2020end

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.

ICAP 2023 – International Co-Innovation Action Plan$49.7Kvalue2023start2023end

Spiderwort is a pre-clinical biomaterials company developing a novel dermal filler. We are looking for co-innovation partners who already have local credibility and networks within the dermal filler space, have an interest in innovative non-HA fillers, and have relevant regulatory approval know-how. Our goal is to enter the market via continental/central Europe (Germany/Austria) which provides access to the growing filler market with easy access to areas of Eastern Europe where filler innovation is more accepted and barriers to entry can be lower.

Developing a prototype of edible scaffold derived from plants$47.0Kvalue2020start2020end

The emerging clean meat market is gaining considerable traction as consumers are increasingly making food choices based on ethical and environmental concerns. Plant-based meat producers already have products on sale in grocery stores and fast food chains nationwide. In addition, companies developing lab grown meat utilizing animal cells are raising significant investments and are expected to enter the marketplace in the coming years. Spiderwort is a biomaterials company which has developed novel plant-based materials for numerous high value applications, including for the development of clean

Development of IP Strategy$34.0Kvalue2018start2019end

The project will help develop a comprehensive IP strategy for Spiderwort's R&D in order to evaluate current IP assets, lay out a process for identifying new IP and direct future R&D efforts towards commercializable IP.

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Biomaterial Scaffold for Clean Meat Production$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Development of a cellulose based biomaterial to be used as a scaffold for clean meat tissue production for human consumption.

Youth-2: Prototype Optimization and Testing of Cellulose Scaffolds for Synthetic Meat$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The emerging clean meat market is gaining considerable traction as consumers are increasingly making food choices based on ethical and environmental concerns. Plant-based meat producers already have products on sale in grocery stores and fast food chains nationwide. In addition, companies developing lab grown meat utilizing animal cells are raising significant investments and are expected to enter the marketplace in the coming years. Spiderwort is a biomaterials company which has developed novel plant-based materials for numerous high value applications, including for the development of clean

Youth-3: Prototype Optimization and Testing of Cellulose Scaffolds for Synthetic Meat$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The emerging clean meat market is gaining considerable traction as consumers are increasingly making food choices based on ethical and environmental concerns. Plant-based meat producers already have products on sale in grocery stores and fast food chains nationwide. In addition, companies developing lab grown meat utilizing animal cells are raising significant investments and are expected to enter the marketplace in the coming years. Spiderwort is a biomaterials company which has developed novel plant-based materials for numerous high value applications, including for the development of clean

Youth: Prototype Optimization and Testing of Cellulose Scaffolds for Synthetic Meat$13.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The emerging clean meat market is gaining considerable traction as consumers are increasingly making food choices based on ethical and environmental concerns. Plant-based meat producers already have products on sale in grocery stores and fast food chains nationwide. In addition, companies developing lab grown meat utilizing animal cells are raising significant investments and are expected to enter the marketplace in the coming years. Spiderwort is a biomaterials company which has developed novel plant-based materials for numerous high value applications, including for the development of clean

Green Youth: New Formulation$10.0Kvalue2018start2018end

The objective of this research project is to investigate and optimize the properties of a new type of biomaterial developed by Spiderwort for regenerative medicine.

Green Youth: New Formulation 2$9.1Kvalue2018start2019end

The objective of this research project is to investigate and optimize the properties of a new type of biomaterial developed by Spiderwort Inc. for regenerative medicine.

Participation in the Canadian Alternative Protein Co-innovation Mission to London, UK September 25-29, 2023$5.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Participation in the Canadian Alternative Protein Co-Innovation Mission to London, UK September 25-29, 2022. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) with the intent to develop international co-innovation partnerships.

SPIDERWORT Inc.-2024-2025-1020964$4.2Kvalue2024start2024end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

Departments

National Research Council Canada15agreements$903Kvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport Innovation

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario1agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Years

20241agreements$4.2Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport Innovation
20233agreements$305Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20221agreements$60.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20213agreements$340Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20204agreements$611Kvalue4programs
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20191agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20183agreements$53.1Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program

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.