Today in government funding: cleantech, healthtech, AgTech
Summary
Rotoliptic’s new pump design will reduce energy consumption by up to 40 percent,” said Leah Lawrence, president and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada. CEO Adrian Corless told The Squamish Chief that the company plans to create six more jobs in the community, and will begin hiring immediately. Two digital agriculture projects in Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) and JCA Electronics, have received investments totalling $3.45 million from the federal government. “Manitoba’s agricultural industry is well positioned to seize global market opportunities through the design and adoption of digital technologies,” a statement from the government read. Last December, Canada launched a funding competition for national scale initiatives in automation and digital technology applications in the agriculture and agri-food sector.