Zilia inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Quebec|Québec, QC · grants and contributions register · Québec

Zilia inc.: federal grants and contributions: 13 agreements; $2.0M value; 2 departments; 8 programs.

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13agreements
$2.0Mvalue
2departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Development of an ocular oximetry device for the clinical market$721Kvalue2019start2022end

Product development and adapting it to the clinical market. Two main objectives: to increase the accuracy of the measurements taken by the device and to develop the diagnostic capabilities of the device.

Oximetry eye Device for use in clinical environment$486Kvalue2018start2019end

Develop prototypes and technological capabilities at the hardware and software level for the retnia oximetry eye technology application in a clinical environment.

400056038$200Kvalue2019start2020end

Business Start-Up: The project aims to start a technology company in the field of ocular health medical devices.

400053143$200Kvalue2017start2018end

Business startup: The project is aimed at starting up a technology company in the field of medical devices for eye health.

ARP - Feasibility - Artificial Eye Development for Ocular Biomarker Assessment$75.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The association of ocular biomarkers with systemic health and disease ("Oculomics") is rapidly developing. It offers a unique opportunity to deepen the understanding of eye-body relationships and to support the development of new diagnostic tools by non-invasive means. The creation of in vitro and digital artificial eye models would accelerate the development of blood biomarker applications. Such platforms provide an innovative avenue for future breakthroughs related to the development of new biomarkers associated with ocular and general health conditions.

400058467$55.0Kvalue2020start2020end

Working capital : In the context of the pandemic crisis at COVID-19, the project aims to ensure the continuity of operations of a company specializing in the manufacture of an ocular oximetry device.

ICAP - Search for strategic partners in Japan.$50.0Kvalue2024start2024end

International Co-innovation Action Program (ICAP) project: Search for strategic partners in Japan to clinically validate the technology and explore potential new applications in medicine.

Zilia inc.-2025-2026-1033196$30.8Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

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Youth—Hiring of a customer service engineer.$30.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Customer service and business development support

YOUTH - Hiring of a clinical and biomedical engineer.$30.0Kvalue2024start2024end

Hiring of a manufacturing engineer to strengthen the team, ensure product quality and optimize production processes.

ARP - Experimentation to optimize business processes in the medical device industry.$29.0Kvalue2026start2026end

The goal of this project is to test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms in order to design reproducible and scalable processes that could lead to new business methods in the medical device industry.

IP Assist L3: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$25.0Kvalue2024start2025end

The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.

Zilia inc.-2025-2026-1030292$25.0Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Departments

National Research Council Canada10agreements$1.5Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • CanExport SME

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions3agreements$455Kvalue3programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (REGI-RRRF)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Years

20261agreements$29.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20252agreements$55.8Kvalue2programs
  • CanExport Innovation
  • CanExport SME
20243agreements$105Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20232agreements$105Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20201agreements$55.0Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (REGI-RRRF)
20192agreements$921Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
20181agreements$486Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20171agreements$200Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)

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.