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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Because Animals Corp.

$283,400.00

Scaling growth of cultured meat (>50lbs) in animal free media for the application of pet food

EF 2020-21 · 2020-06-15

Résumé
Because Animals is replacing animal-based meat in pet food with meat that is instead cultured in, and harvested from, a bioreactor. In the first step towards accomplishing this, Because Animals is developing a proprietary, chemically-defined, animal-free media formulation that supports tissue growth.
Programme
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (lien de confiance élevée)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Charlottetown|Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
For-profit organization
Numéro d'entreprise
771897535
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Modifications

Chaque version de l'entente telle que publiée, de la plus ancienne à la plus récente, avec son total à cette version. Le montant ci-dessus est le plus récent.

ModificationDateExercice financierTotal
02020-06-152020-21$75,000.00
12020-06-152020-21$149,000.00
22020-06-152020-21$283,400.00

Tel que publié

Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 365 days. The total amended value is 134,400 dollars.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La date de fin du présent accord a été changé de 365 jours. La valeur totale des modifications est de 134 400 dollars.
Agreement End Date
2022-07-31
Agreement Number
952627
Agreement Start Date
2020-06-15
Agreement Title
Scaling growth of cultured meat (>50lbs) in animal free media for the application of pet food
Agreement Title (French)
Croissance de la viande de culture (>50lbs) dans des milieux sans animaux pour l'application d'aliments pour animaux
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$283,400.00
Amendment Date
2021-08-18
Amendment Number
2
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
Because Animals is replacing animal-based meat in pet food with meat that is instead cultured in, and harvested from, a bioreactor. In the first step towards accomplishing this, Because Animals is developing a proprietary, chemically-defined, animal-free media formulation that supports tissue growth.
Description (French)
Because Animals remplace la viande d'origine animale dans les aliments pour animaux par de la viande qui est plutôt cultivée et récoltée dans un bioréacteur. Dans un premier temps, Because Animals met au point une formulation brevetée, chimiquement définie et sans animaux, qui favorise la croissance des tissus.
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
Charlottetown
Federal Riding (French)
Charlottetown
Federal Riding Number
11002
NAICS Code
31111
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
771897535
Recipient City
Charlottetown|Charlottetown
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Because Animals Corp.
Recipient Postal Code
C1A 4P3
Recipient Province or Territory
PE
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2020-2021-Q1-952627