Sponsor

Ontario Genomics (with funding from Genome Canada) 

Program

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) 

For More Information

Please see Ontario Genomics' website [1] for more details.

Description

As part of the Canadian Genomics Strategy (CGS), the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) supports Canadian for-profit enterprises looking to commercialize their idea or research by:

• Increasing Canadian private-sector investment in the commercialization of innovation derived from public R&D funding in genomics and biotechnology.
• Stimulating technological innovation and implementation through co-operative R&D between research and receptors.
• Enabling research investments that de-risk opportunities and secure follow-on funding from finance and industry.
• Fostering and encouraging participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by individuals from equity-deserving communities.

Each GAPP project must be led by an industry receptor that is a Canadian for-profit enterprise and carried out in partnership with a researcher. The deadline to apply is Thursday, July 24.

Eligibility

• The program is designed to support Canadian for-profit enterprises (FPEs) – a Receptor – that have an economic interest in developing an idea or research into a commercial application. A subsidiary of a foreign public corporation that is incorporated in Canada with control exercised in Canada is also an eligible receptor.
• Each project must be a partnership between a receptor and researcher, with optional support from one or more co-investigators and/or collaborators.
• If the researcher has a position with the receptor, the receptor must have clear decision-making processes that are independent of the researcher.

Funding Availability

• Applicants can request up to one-third of the project budget from Genome Canada.
• Genome Canada’s total contribution to an approved project must be at least $300,000. Its maximum contribution is $2 million.
• Private sector contributions towards the project must match or exceed the Genome Canada contribution.

Indirect Costs

0% for funding requested from Genome Canada. Note, per the Full Cost of Research Policy [2], 40% indirect costs apply to Receptor cash contributions. 

Project Duration

Projects must be completed within two years of the start date. No extensions will be granted.

How to Apply

Contact Laura Riley, Director, Sector Innovation and Programs at Ontario Genomics at lriley@ontariogenomics.ca [4]. Laura will provide the LOI template for completion.