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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.

Showing 1-24 of 618 grants

Canada Foundation for Innovation logo
Open

CIRIF Intake 1

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CFI Β· Canada

Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.

AIQuantum+8
CAD 6MOct'26
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) logo
Open

Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) β€” Black Researchers Stream

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H Β· Canada

Funds undergraduate research participation for Black student researchers in Canada.

BiotechMedtech
CAD 6KJan'27
Canada Foundation for Innovation logo
Open

John R. Evans Leaders Fund

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CFI Β· Canada

Funds Canadian investigator infrastructure for flagship science outcomes through national competition.

BiotechClimate Tech+5
CAD 800KFeb'27
Canada Foundation for Innovation logo
Open

CIRIF Intake 2

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CFI Β· Canada

Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.

AIQuantum+8
CAD 6MFeb'27
Parkinson's Foundation logo
Open

Parkinson's Foundation Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈParkinson's Foundation Β· United States

Funds early-career Parkinson's disease researchers at United States and Canada institutions through independent investigator support.

BiotechNeurotech+1
$300KMar'27
Investissement QuΓ©bec logo
Open

IQ ESSOR β€” Investment Feasibility and Digital Diagnostics (Volet 1)

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦IQ Β· Canada

Funds Quebec for-profit companies conducting feasibility studies or digital diagnostics to prepare major investment projects.

AIBiotech+12
CAD 50KMar'27
Canada Foundation for Innovation logo
Open

CFI Northern Fund

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CFI Β· Canada

Supports the CFI Northern Fund continuous grants for northern Canadian institutions creating research infrastructure led by local communities.

Climate TechBiotech+1
CAD 250K – CAD 2.5MFeb'28
National Research Council Canada logo
Open

NRC IRAP Standard R&D Contribution

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦NRC Β· Canada

Provides Canadian innovators with hands-on guidance for technology-led projects and commercialization planning.

AgritechAI+13
CAD 75K – CAD 1M
Canada Foundation for Innovation logo
Open

CFI College Fund

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CFI Β· Canada

Funds the Canada Foundation for Innovation College Fund grants for Canadian colleges building research infrastructure and commercialization-ready outputs.

BiotechHardware+5
CAD 60K – CAD 2M
National Research Council Canada logo
Open

CSTIP Collaborative Grant & Contribution

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦NRC Β· Canada

Provides Canadian teams with NRC partnership support for mission-focused innovation projects.

QuantumAI+4
Mitacs logo
Open

Mitacs Accelerate

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Mitacs Β· Canada

Funds industry-academic internships in Canada through collaborative project support to strengthen real-world implementation.

AIBiotech+7
CAD 15K – CAD 20K
Mitacs logo
Open

Mitacs Business Strategy Internship

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Mitacs Β· Canada

Funds business strategy internships linking students and enterprises for applied execution outcomes.

AIBiotech+6
CAD 10K – CAD 15K
Mitacs logo
Open

Mitacs Globalink Research Award

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Mitacs Β· Canada

Funds international research mobility for students and postdoctoral scholars to strengthen real-world implementation.

AIBiotech+7
CAD 6K – CAD 12K
National Research Council Canada logo
Open

NRC IRAP Accelerated Review Program

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦NRC Β· Canada

Supports Canadian applied-innovation teams with faster review and rapid decisions for focused milestones.

AgritechAI+13
CAD 10K – CAD 50K
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada logo
Open

NSERC I2I Grants

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦NSERC Β· Canada

Funds university-industry partnerships in Canada that transfer research outputs into practical innovation.

HardwareBiotech+4
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) logo
Open

Project Grant

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H Β· Canada

Funds flagship Canadian health investigator grants for biomedical research to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechMedtech+3
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada logo
Open

Strategic Response Fund

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ISED Β· Canada

Funds industrial innovation projects across Canada through large-scale contributions for AI infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and resilience.

AIAerospace+5
CAD 10M
Protein Industries Canada logo
Open

Technology Leadership Program

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦PIC Β· Canada

Funds collaborative plant-protein research and production projects in Canada through partner-led co-investment.

AgritechFood Tech+1
University of Manchester Innovation Factory logo
Between cycles

Synapse Life Science Competition

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Innovation Factory Β· United Kingdom

Awards cash and in-kind prizes to Ontario life-science innovators who pitch a plan.

MedtechBiotech
Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) logo
Between cycles

IHI European HealthCare Incubator Network

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦IHI JU Β· 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.

MedtechBiotech
€35M
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation logo
Between cycles

ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈADDF Β· Global / Multinational

Funds academic Alzheimer's researchers with hit-to-lead and development-stage support plus therapeutic guidance.

BiotechMedtech
$600K
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) logo
Between cycles

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship β€” Doctoral (CGRS-D)

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H Β· Canada

Funds Canadian doctoral healthcare research fellowships for health-science students to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechMedtech+1
CAD 40K
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) logo
Between cycles

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H Β· Canada

Funds postdoctoral health research development through independent awards and mentorship.

BiotechMedtech+1
CAD 32.8M
Canada Foundation for Innovation logo
Between cycles

CFI Innovation Fund

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CFI Β· Canada

Funds Canadian university research infrastructure through strategic national awards to strengthen real-world implementation.

BiotechClimate Tech+6
CAD 1M

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