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NGen launches 15 new advanced manufacturing projects
By Globenewswire
Automation / Robotics Electronics Engineering Software Optoelectronics Production / Materials Semiconductors Engineering Supply Chain advanced innovation Manufacturing NGen TechnologyIndustry-led, not-for-profit group injects $59M into Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster
NGen has announced funding for 15 new advanced manufacturing projects valued at $59M. The investments will support 31 companies in various manufacturing sectors across Canada. The announcement follows recent NGen programs including the Commercialization of Quantum Technologies (National Quantum Strategy), Electric Vehicle Value Chain Program, and Moonshot for Mining, Minerals and Manufacturing (Canadian Space Agency). NGen’s investment of $21.4M in these projects leveraged a total of $37.4M in industry contributions from 15 project consortia.
To date, NGen has approved 211 Cluster projects with 483 industry partners and 313 research groups from across Canada. To date, those investments have resulted in $7.2 billion in new sales – a 5x return on Federal taxes. As a result of NGen projects, 66 new companies and 3,901 direct jobs have been created.
“Our government is proud to collaborate with NGen to accelerate innovation and advancements in support of our key advanced manufacturing sectors like quantum and electric vehicles,” said the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. “Projects like these advance the development and adoption of cutting-edge solutions and deliver important benefits to Canadians while creating jobs and contributing to economic growth, demonstrating Canada’s world-leading capabilities in manufacturing and technology.”
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The following project consortia represent the latest cohort of NGen’s Advanced Manufacturing programs:
Commercialization of Quantum Technologies Stream (National Quantum Strategy)
$5.6M NGen Investment | $8.5M Industry Contribution | $14.1M Total Project Value
Quantum Simulations for Materials Discovery
- OTI Lumionics (Toronto, ON)
- Nord Quantique (Sherbrooke, QC)
Manufacturing of 3D Packaging for QPUs
- Anyon Systems (Dorval, QC)
- Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation (Bromont, QC)
Advanced Processes using Pulsed Lasers for Integrated Quantum Chips
- Femtum (Quebec City, QC)
- WhalePix (Quebec City, QC)
- Solution Novika (La Pocatière, QC)
Automated Task Learning Technology for Easy and Fast Setup of Autonomous Robots
- Guidebolt (Mississauga, ON)
- Lauer (Amaranth, ON)
UGPS for Space Exploration
- Aposys Technologies (Mississauga, ON)
- Cheetah Networks (Ottawa, ON)
EV Value Chain Program
$13.5M NGen Investment | $26.5M Industry Contribution | $40M Total Project Value
Advanced manufacturing processes for EV power electronics heat exchangers
- Dana Canada (Oakville, ON)
- KA Imaging (Waterloo, ON)
Lithium-Ion Battery Innovations and Integrated Systems for Next Gen EVs
- Flex-Ion Battery Innovation Center (Windsor, ON)
- SPM Automation (Windsor, ON)
Recycling of Graphite from Secondary Sources for use in Lithium-Ion Batteries
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- Green Graphite Technologies (Montreal, QC)
- Calumix Technologies (London, ON)