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NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program 2012 Success Stories

Regarded worldwide as one of the best programs of its kind, NRC-IRAP is a vital component of NRC’s innovation strategy and a cornerstone of Canada’s innovation system.

The success of NRC-IRAP stems from our track record of customized services and the highly skilled people that deliver those services across Canada. Our success is reflected in the success of the thousands of firms that we help every year.

OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Energate Inc.

Energate Inc.
Smart Grid, Smart Company

Company capitalizing on growing interest in smart grid solutions


Xenon-Pharmaceuticals

Xenon-Pharmaceuticals Inc.
From the incubator to the big leagues

Company well positioned as a drug discovery and development company


David Gingras, Co-founder and Vice President of Operations, and Éric Simoneau, Co-founder and President of Motion Composites, with the Helio model designed for sports enthusiasts.

Motion Composites Inc..
An affordable ultra-light wheelchair

Quebec firm designs wheel chair made from composite materials


Boreal Laser’s laser-based GasFinders.

Boreal Laser Inc.
Local, Digital and Growth-Oriented

Company becomes leader in the global oil-and-gas industry


Pearl 500 Reactor

Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc.
A Rising Star

Water treatment technology addresses global environmental and food production challenges


Wolf Steel’s 9600 high-efficiency Furnace

Wolf Steel Inc.
Answering the Call

Successful southern Ontario company expands in central heating market


2)	BrailleNote Apex model equipped with 32 Braille cells

Technologies HumanWare inc.
Simplifying the lives of visually impaired people through innovation

Company provides innovative electronic notetaker for the visually impaired


Woman is shown Tethering her smartphone to her laptop.

Quark Engineering and Development Inc.
An Overnight Success

Halifax based firm thinks outside the box


Some of the many products Manitoba Harvest offers

Manitoba Harvest
Steady growth and a bright future

Firm becomes one of the world’s largest hemp food manufacturers


Prototype 7.2-litre carbon/polyurethane Type IV composite tank for the containment of pressurized gases.

Profile Composites Inc.
Une firme-conseil devient un fabricant dans le peloton de tête

Taking lightweight composite product manufacturing to a new level


Laptop running WinMagic’s SecureDoc

WinMagic Inc.
Bringing disk encryption into today’s mobile world

R&D spending and commitment to innovation fuel growth for Ontario tech firm


To engage with NRC-IRAP, and to reach one of our Industrial Technology Advisors located in your community, please call toll-free at 1-877-994-4727.

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2012-05-17 - Smart Grid, Smart Company [Success Stories]

2012-03-16 - From the incubator to the big leagues [Success Stories]

2012-02-23 - An affordable ultra-light wheelchair [Success Stories]

2012-02-09 - Local, Digital and Growth-Oriented [Success Stories]

2012-01-19 - A Rising Star [Success Stories]

2012-01-05 - Answering the Call [Success Stories]