Innovate Niagara has joined forces with Bioenterprise Canada to become the latest partner in Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine. The collaboration will help expand support for agri-tech and food innovation in Niagara and connect local companies to a national network of resources, expertise, and commercialization opportunities.
“Innovate Niagara brings deep expertise in supporting startups and scale-ups, and we’re thrilled to welcome them into The Engine as a Collaborative Partner,” says Dave Smardon, CEO of Bioenterprise Canada. “Their regional insights and sector reach will be a valuable addition to our ever-growing national network and focus on innovation commercialization support.”
Innovate Niagara sees the partnership as a strategic opportunity to grow its capacity in the agriculture and food sector by collaborating with an organization that shares its mission of advancing innovation through partnership and knowledge-sharing. Through Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine, the two organizations will work together to expand access to technical expertise, mentorship, funding programs, events, and market intelligence.
“We’re excited to collaborate with Bioenterprise Canada and strengthen the support ecosystem for agri-tech innovation in Niagara,” says N’ora Kalb, Interim CEO of Innovate Niagara. “Our goal is to help our clients access practical knowledge, opportunities, and national-scale resources they may not otherwise be aware of. This partnership will allow us to do exactly that.”
As one of Ontario’s Regional Innovation Centres, Innovate Niagara supports early-stage and established businesses in bringing new technologies to market. Its clients span a range of sectors including agriculture and food, advanced manufacturing, and digital media. The partnership with Bioenterprise Canada will allow Innovate Niagara to better serve the growing needs of agri-tech and food entrepreneurs in the region.
Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine is a national commercialization platform led by Bioenterprise Canada that brings together accelerators, incubators, post-secondary institutions, government, and industry partners to support innovation in the agri-food sector. To learn more about Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine and partnership opportunities, visit www.bioenterprise.ca.
Source : Bioenterprises.ca