Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Kimia Analytics Inc.
$120,000.00
Disrupting Total Fluorine Analysis: A Compact Platform for Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications
FY 2025-26 · 2025-08-01
Summary
Fluorine is a key marker in environmental, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and food safety analysis, but current testing methods like CIC, LC-MS/MS, and F-NMR are slow, costly, and limited. Kimia Analytics is advancing a proprietary, high-sensitivity fluorine detection technology that augments existing mass spectrometry capabilities. This project bridges late-stage R&D and commercialization by refining the design, validating performance in real-world settings, and accelerating adoption through pilot testing—positioning Kimia as a global leader in scalable fluorine quantification for PFAS and pharmaceutical applications, while driving economic impact for Canada through innovation, exports, and skilled job creation.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Markham|Markham, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
731809331
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2026-07-31
Agreement Number
1034449
Agreement Start Date
2025-08-01
Agreement Title
Disrupting Total Fluorine Analysis: A Compact Platform for Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications
Agreement Title (French)
Perturber l’analyse du fluor total : Une plateforme compacte pour les applications environnementales et pharmaceutiques
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$120,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Fluorine is a key marker in environmental, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and food safety analysis, but current testing methods like CIC, LC-MS/MS, and F-NMR are slow, costly, and limited. Kimia Analytics is advancing a proprietary, high-sensitivity fluorine detection technology that augments existing mass spectrometry capabilities. This project bridges late-stage R&D and commercialization by refining the design, validating performance in real-world settings, and accelerating adoption through pilot testing—positioning Kimia as a global leader in scalable fluorine quantification for PFAS and pharmaceutical applications, while driving economic impact for Canada through innovation, exports, and skilled job creation.
Description (French)
Le fluor est un marqueur clé dans l’analyse environnementale, pharmaceutique, des semi-conducteurs et de la sécurité alimentaire, mais les méthodes d’analyse actuelles comme le CIC, le LC-MS/MS et le F-NMR sont lentes, coûteuses et limitées. Kimia Analytics développe une technologie propriétaire de détection du fluor à haute sensibilité qui renforce les capacités actuelles de la spectrométrie de masse. Ce projet fait le lien entre les dernières étapes de la R-D et la commercialisation en affinant la conception, en validant les performances dans le monde réel et en accélérant l’adoption par le biais d’essais pilotes. Kimia se positionne ainsi comme un leader mondial de la quantification évolutive du fluor pour les PFAS et les applications pharmaceutiques, tout en générant des retombées économiques pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation, aux exportations et à la création d’emplois qualifiés.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Markham--Thornhill
Federal Riding (French)
Markham--Thornhill
Federal Riding Number
35055
NAICS Code
334512
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
731809331
Recipient City
Markham|Markham
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Kimia Analytics Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
L3R 0H9
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q2-1034449
