Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Embrace Orthopaedics Inc.
$0.00
Embrace Orthopaedics - Product Development and Testing
FY 2017-18 · 2017-11-01
Summary
The founders started out their vision with a rigorous, iterative assessment of their potential markets, effective market segments to target, consumer/retailer pain points, pointing towards their current prototype product (knee support device). They have developed a prototype woven form factor to address complaints with slippage, and seek to map compression points to aid in biofeedback and muscle firing, without inhibiting movement.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Recipient
Location
Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
708385323
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2018-04-30
Agreement Number
896340
Agreement Start Date
2017-11-01
Agreement Title
Embrace Orthopaedics - Product Development and Testing
Agreement Title (French)
Embrace Orthopaedics - Développement de produit et mise à l’essai
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$0.00
Amendment Date
2018-04-11
Amendment Number
1
Coverage
IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets du Programme Emploi-jeunesse du PARI stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
The founders started out their vision with a rigorous, iterative assessment of their potential markets, effective market segments to target, consumer/retailer pain points, pointing towards their current prototype product (knee support device). They have developed a prototype woven form factor to address complaints with slippage, and seek to map compression points to aid in biofeedback and muscle firing, without inhibiting movement.
Description (French)
Les fondateurs ont commencé leur vision avec un rigoureux, itérative de l’évaluation de leurs marchés potentiels, les segments de marché efficaces pour cibler des consommateurs / détaillant points épineux, pointant vers leur prototype actuel produit (appareil de soutien du genou). Ils ont mis au point un prototype tissés forme facteur à traiter les plaintes de dérapage, et chercher à la carte des points de compression pour aider à biofeedback et musculaires du tir, sans inhibition de mouvement.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.
Expected Results (French)
Le Programme Emploi-jeunesse du PARI contribue à accroître le bassin de personnes hautement qualifiées, fait la promotion des études supérieures, démontre le leadership fédéral grâce aux investissements effectués dans l’acquisition des compétences requises pour répondre aux besoins de l’économie du savoir et facilite la transition des jeunes hautement qualifiés vers un marché du travail en évolution rapide.
Federal Riding
Vancouver Quadra
Federal Riding (French)
Vancouver Quadra
Federal Riding Number
59039
NAICS Code
541710
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Programme emploi jeunesse
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme Emploi-jeunesse du PARI contribue à accroître le bassin de personnes hautement qualifiées, fait la promotion des études supérieures, démontre le leadership fédéral grâce aux investissements effectués dans l’acquisition des compétences requises pour répondre aux besoins de l’économie du savoir et facilite la transition des jeunes hautement qualifiés vers un marché du travail en évolution rapide.
Recipient Business Number
708385323
Recipient City
Vancouver|Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Embrace Orthopaedics Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
V6T 1Z4
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2018-2019-Q1-896340
