Biotech grants in Canada
Explore Biotech grants for companies in Canada. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research from Canadian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Canada, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Biotech in Canada come first.
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Mitacs Accelerate Global Excellence Award
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Invests in exceptional international postdoctoral researchers relocating to Canada for industry-partnered research.
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds postdoctoral health research development through independent awards and mentorship.
CFI College Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds the Canada Foundation for Innovation College Fund grants for Canadian colleges building research infrastructure and commercialization-ready outputs.
CFI Innovation Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds Canadian university research infrastructure through strategic national awards to strengthen real-world implementation.
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) — Black Researchers Stream
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds undergraduate research participation for Black student researchers in Canada.
IHI European HealthCare Incubator Network
🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union
Funds a pan-European industry-and-academia incubator network that re-grants up to EUR 2,000,000 each to early-stage healthcare startups.
CIRIF Intake 1
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
John R. Evans Leaders Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds Canadian investigator infrastructure for flagship science outcomes through national competition.
CIRIF Intake 2
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
IQ ESSOR — Investment Feasibility and Digital Diagnostics (Volet 1)
🇨🇦IQ · Canada
Funds Quebec for-profit companies conducting feasibility studies or digital diagnostics to prepare major investment projects.
CFI Northern Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Supports the CFI Northern Fund continuous grants for northern Canadian institutions creating research infrastructure led by local communities.
NRC IRAP Standard R&D Contribution
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Provides Canadian innovators with hands-on guidance for technology-led projects and commercialization planning.
CSTIP Collaborative Grant & Contribution
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Provides Canadian teams with NRC partnership support for mission-focused innovation projects.
Eureka Network Projects — Canada no. 7
🇨🇦EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Supports Canadian and Europe linked collaborators through Eureka Network Project Call seven for ongoing international innovation.
Mitacs Accelerate
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds industry-academic internships in Canada through collaborative project support to strengthen real-world implementation.
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds business strategy internships linking students and enterprises for applied execution outcomes.
Mitacs Globalink Research Award
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds international research mobility for students and postdoctoral scholars to strengthen real-world implementation.
NRC IRAP Accelerated Review Program
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Supports Canadian applied-innovation teams with faster review and rapid decisions for focused milestones.
NSERC I2I Grants
🇨🇦NSERC · Canada
Funds university-industry partnerships in Canada that transfer research outputs into practical innovation.
Project Grant
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds flagship Canadian health investigator grants for biomedical research to strengthen real-world implementation.
Strategic Response Fund
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds industrial innovation projects across Canada through large-scale contributions for AI infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and resilience.
Technology Leadership Program
🇨🇦PIC · Canada
Funds collaborative plant-protein research and production projects in Canada through partner-led co-investment.
ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program
🇺🇸ADDF · Global / Multinational
Funds academic Alzheimer's researchers with hit-to-lead and development-stage support plus therapeutic guidance.
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship — Doctoral (CGRS-D)
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds Canadian doctoral healthcare research fellowships for health-science students to strengthen real-world implementation.