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Contribution: SIF Stream4- Demonstration

Terry Fox Research Institute

$49,000,000.00

Digital Health and Discovery Platform

FY 2019-20 · 2019-05-29

Summary
This project is pan-Canadian initiative seeking to build, integrate, and deploy technology and policy solutions (the Platform) to overcome the key challenge in healthcare innovation: the inability to find, access, process, and re-use medical data. It seeks to leverage federated machine learning to enable big data analytics in healthcare
Program
SIF Stream4- Demonstration
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Business Number
853942597
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02019-05-292019-20$49,000,000.00
12019-05-292019-20$49,000,000.00

As published

Additional Information
The amendment has been completed to extend the agreement end date from March 31, 2032 to March 31 , 2035.
Additional Information (French)
L'amendement a été complétée pour prolonger la date de fin de l'entente du 31 mars 2032 au 31 mars 2035.
Agreement End Date
2035-03-31
Agreement Number
812962
Agreement Start Date
2019-05-29
Agreement Title
Digital Health and Discovery Platform
Agreement Title (French)
Digital Hôpital Découverte Plateforme
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$49,000,000.00
Amendment Date
2024-01-18
Amendment Number
1
Description
This project is pan-Canadian initiative seeking to build, integrate, and deploy technology and policy solutions (the Platform) to overcome the key challenge in healthcare innovation: the inability to find, access, process, and re-use medical data. It seeks to leverage federated machine learning to enable big data analytics in healthcare
Description (French)
Ce projet est une initiative pancanadienne visant à créer, intégrer et déployer des solutions technologiques et politiques (la Plateforme) pour surmonter le défi clé de l'innovation en soins de santé : l'incapacité de trouver, d'accéder, de traiter et de réutiliser les données médicales. Il cherche à tirer parti de l’apprentissage automatique fédéré pour permettre l’analyse du Big Data dans le domaine de la santé.
Expected Results
This project will catalyze collaborations with industry to stimulate commercialization of home-grown research discoveries which will conquer complex diseases such as cancer with the intelligent use of digital information. Canadians will benefit from more personalized treatments and a more collaborative health care system that is better positioned to maximize medical breakthroughs, leading to the creation of innovative new start-ups and support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses.
Expected Results (French)
Ce project catalysera les collaborations avec l'industrie afin de stimuler la commercialisation des découvertes issues de la recherche locale, qui permettront de vaincre des maladies complexes telles que le cancer grâce à l'utilisation intelligente de l'information numérique. Les Canadiens bénéficieront de traitements plus personnalisés et d'un système de soins de santé plus collaboratif, mieux à même de maximiser les percées médicales, ce qui entraînera la création de nouvelles entreprises innovantes et soutiendra la croissance des petites et moyennes entreprises.
Federal Riding
Vancouver Granville
Federal Riding (French)
Vancouver Granville
Federal Riding Number
59036
NAICS Code
518210
Organization Code
ic
Organization
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
Program Name
SIF Stream4- Demonstration
Program Name (French)
FIS Volet4- Démonstration
Program Purpose
-Encourage R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes and services;-Facilitate the growth and expansion of firms in Canada;-Attract and retain large scale investments to Canada; and-Advance industrial research, development and technology demonstration through collaboration between academia, non-profit organizations and the private sector.
Program Purpose (French)
-favoriser les activités de R-D qui accéléreront le transfert de la technologie et la commercialisation de produits, de processus et de services novateurs ;-faciliter la croissance et l'expansion des entreprises au Canada ;-attirer et conserver des investissements de grande envergure au Canada ; et-faire progresser la recherche industrielle, le développement et la démonstration de technologies grâce à la collaboration entre les universitaires, les organisations à but non lucratif et le secteur privé.
Recipient Business Number
853942597
Recipient City
Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Terry Fox Research Institute
Recipient Operating Name
Terry Fox Research Institute
Recipient Postal Code
V5Z1L3
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
033-2020-2021-Q2-812962
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