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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

MOLECULAR FORECASTER INC.

$75,000.00

ARP - AI Assist - Feasibility of Building an AI System for Drug Discovery.

FY 2024-25 · 2024-12-02

Summary
The firm will test strategies and develop/implement a pilot AI drug-discovery solution. Outcomes are expected to be particularly beneficial for small Canadian start-ups and biotechs that do not have the resources to maintain an extensive in-house drug discovery team.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Location
Montreal|Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
802555862
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2025-11-14
Agreement Number
1025444
Agreement Start Date
2024-12-02
Agreement Title
ARP - AI Assist - Feasibility of Building an AI System for Drug Discovery.
Agreement Title (French)
Assistance IA - PRA : Faisabilité de la construction d’un système d’IA pour la découverte de médicaments.
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$75,000.00
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
The firm will test strategies and develop/implement a pilot AI drug-discovery solution. Outcomes are expected to be particularly beneficial for small Canadian start-ups and biotechs that do not have the resources to maintain an extensive in-house drug discovery team.
Description (French)
L’entreprise testera des stratégies et développera/mettra en œuvre une solution pilote d’IA pour la découverte de médicaments. Les résultats devraient être particulièrement bénéfiques pour les petites entreprises canadiennes en démarrage et les sociétés de biotechnologie qui n’ont pas les ressources nécessaires pour maintenir une vaste équipe interne de découverte de médicaments.
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
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding (French)
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number
24077
NAICS Code
541710
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
802555862
Recipient City
Montreal|Montréal
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
MOLECULAR FORECASTER INC.
Recipient Postal Code
H3A 2L1
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q4-1025444
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