Global Business Innovation Programme to Canada focused on Ocean Technology - Open for Applications

Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme helps high-growth innovative UK businesses to explore and exploit the collaboration, innovation and growth opportunities in Canada, with the aim of developing products and services for the Ocean Technology sector.

Up to 15 high-growth innovative UK businesses will be selected to participate in this programme. The Innovation Visit to Halifax, Nova Scotia, includes participation at Canada’s premier event for the ocean technology sector. The H2O: Home to Overseas Conference and Exhibition will include: the ocean industry showcase, Innovate UK pavilion presence, exclusive networking opportunities through pre-arranged B2B meetings with like-minded Canadian and international businesses, formal receptions and the high-profile international Oceans Gala Dinner. This year’s conference will also include on-water demos at the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE).

The Visit to St John’s Newfoundland and Labrador will include a 2-day programme of tours of research and academic facilities, B2B opportunities with the local ocean technology community as well as an opportunity to network with the business, research and academic community.

BENEFITS:

Explore Ocean Technology opportunities in Canada.
Gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Canada.
Find potential innovation collaborators and partners and develop your network globally.
Improve your company value proposition to international partners and investors.

FOCUS AREAS: This programme is particularly relevant for businesses in the areas of:

Aquaculture
Fisheries
Marine Energy
Marine Environmental Monitoring
Marine Net Zero
Marine Observations
Marine Robotics
Marine Transportation
Ocean Plastics

Key Technologies with marine applications including, but not limited to:

Alternative Energy
Aquaculture Systems
Autonomous Vessels
Fishery Processes and Management
Ocean Sensors
Robotics and Drones
Vessel Design and Manufacture

Why Canada?

Canada has become a world leader in engineering products and services suited to extreme harsh ocean environments, marine remote sensing technologies, and ocean observing systems. More than half of Canada’s $30bn ocean economy is anchored in Atlantic Canada, including the key province of Nova Scotia.

Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia, in particular, is home to a strong cluster of ocean industries and to ground breaking ocean research. This region is quickly becoming a globally recognised hub of oceans expertise with the potential to be a significant contributor to a number of Global Value Chains associated with the oceans sector.

KEY DATES

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 23 April 2023
Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 28 April 2023
Pre-Visit Briefing Workshop: Monday 22 May 2023
Innovation Visit to Canada: Sunday 11 June - Saturday 17 June 2023
Exploitation Workshop: Thursday 21 September 2023

LINKS TO FURTHER INFORMATION AND HOW TO APPLY

Online Promotional Flyer: A weblink to the flyer can be found at bit.ly/3FX3tdr
Online Application: http://bit.ly/3Z9CulD

The full details for this Global Business Innovation Programme can be found online at https://www.innovateukedge.ukri.org/gbip