Virica Biotech Inc.: federal grants and contributions

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

Virica Biotech Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $3.3M value; 3 departments; 10 programs.

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14agreements
$3.3Mvalue
3departments
10programs

Largest agreements

1016994$1.5Mvalue2023start2026end

To commercialize a library of viral sensitizers used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

1019273$750Kvalue2025start2027end

To strengthen its competitiveness and commercialization readiness in the viral-vector market

UK Multisector - BioM - LV Production Kit: Development of GMP lentiviral production kit with optimized upstream and downstream processes.$354Kvalue2025start2027end

As part of the international consortium project “UK Multisector – BioM - LV Production Kit: Development of GMP lentiviral production kit with optimized upstream and downstream processes” this project will develop an end-to-end and off-the-shelf GMP enabled lentivirus manufacturing kit. The current standard in lentivirus manufacturing is inefficient and delivers low yields, leading to elevated manufacturing costs and less accessible therapeutics. This kit will be the first of its kind, integrating innovative upstream and downstream technologies that have been demonstrated to significantly enhan

UKRI Biomanufacturing - 10100745 - Viral Enhancers - Development of small molecule formulations for enhanced production of AAV$305Kvalue2024start2025end

As part of the international consortium project "Viral Enhancers - Development of small molecule formulations for enhanced production of AAV", this project will focus on developing and demonstrating at scale small molecule formulation(s) which increase the yield of next-generation gene therapies. Development of such technologies will enable faster clinical and commercial development of life saving technologies while simultaneously improving patient access through reduction of cost per dose.

2x YEP$100Kvalue2021start2022end

This project will provide internship opportunities for two recent Graduates, one technical and one business, as employees of the firm.

Japan MNE Biotech Co-Innovation Project$75.0Kvalue2025start2026end

In this project Virica Biotech (TM) will develop custom VSE (TM) enhancer formulations and optimize parameters for AAV vector production in Japanese Partner proprietary media, feed, and cells to create a joint offering for international academic and commercial clients. Virica will apply internal expertise, including high-throughput viral production/quantification assays and Design of Experiment frameworks, to enable simultaneous optimization of multiple factors and VSE candidates.

ICAP - International Co-Innovation Plan with the Nordic Region$48.1Kvalue2024start2025end

The firm is using co-innovation as a mechanism to access technological knowledge that complements their in-house offerings and close technical and capital gaps with respect to these new applications.

Innovation Assistance Program$40.7Kvalue2020start2020end

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.

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Virica Biotech Inc.-2022-2023-992226$35.0Kvalue2022start2022end

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.

Virica Biotech Inc.-2025-2026-1030574$27.0Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Virica Biotech Inc.-2026-2027-1042055$25.0Kvalue2026start2027end

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.

Virica Biotech Inc.-2023-2024-1008883$20.0Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

CIIP PDA – Virica Biotech Inc – 2023-24$4.0Kvalue2024start2024end

The purpose of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) contribution agreement is to support Canadian SMEs identify international partners in CIIP target countries for industrial research and development collaboration that has good potential for commercialization.

Canada–UK Biomanufacturing Peer-to-Peer In-Person Networking Meetings – June 2026$1.6Kvalue2026start2026end

Participation in Canada–UK biomanufacturing peer-to-peer networking meetings – June 8 to 15, 2026. Through the 2023 Canada–UK Biomanufacturing Initiative (Memorandum of Cooperation), Canada and the United Kingdom committed to advancing collaboration in biomanufacturing, with a focus on co-innovation, workforce development, and scale-up. The initiative includes the creation of a bilateral peer-to-peer network that brings together experts and organizations from both countries to strengthen partnerships and pursue shared growth opportunities.

Departments

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario2agreements$2.2Mvalue2programs
  • Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)
  • Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

National Research Council Canada11agreements$1.0Mvalue7programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • CanExport SMEs
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Global Affairs Canada1agreements$4.0Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

Years

20262agreements$26.6Kvalue2programs
  • CanExport
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20254agreements$1.2Mvalue3programs
  • Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20243agreements$357Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)
20232agreements$1.5Mvalue2programs
  • Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)
  • CanExport SME
20221agreements$35.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SMEs
20211agreements$100Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20201agreements$40.7Kvalue1programs
  • Innovation Assistance 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.