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Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts
Supports Alberta health technology commercialization
Latest source updateLast Update: July 12, 2026Latest change: AICE now shows a dated intake deadline, updated submission dates for 2026–2027, and revised intake-step wording.View change
Latest source update
Last Update: July 12, 2026
Latest change: AICE now shows a dated intake deadline, updated submission dates for 2026–2027, and revised intake-step wording.
AICE intake deadline and application steps updated
The AICE intake moved from continuous intake to a dated deadline of November 27, 2026 at 4:00 pm MDT, and the application schedule now lists 2026–2027 submission dates with a 5-week intake lead time instead of 6 weeks. The intake details section also adds an Apply Now link and revised wording for the intake form and intake-meeting workflow, while the program guide now points to the June 2026 version.
Funding available
$ 600,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Alberta, Canada
Overview
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) supports Alberta for-profit SMEs with non-dilutive funding of up to 75% of total eligible Project Costs to advance and commercialize new health technologies. Eligible work includes technology refinement, early validation of safety, efficacy and value proposition, and later-stage market-access studies.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new product or service
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Alberta
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- $ 50,000,000 maximum revenue
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Startups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Technology refinement and early validation of technology safety, efficacy and value proposition.
- Later-stage efficacy validation and post-market studies to achieve market access and adoption in various jurisdictions.
- Scientific, preclinical, safety, or clinical efficacy evidence generation for technologies that require evidence to achieve regulatory approval, reimbursement, or market adoption.
- Activities across Product-Market Fit, Business, Regulatory, and Technical Development.
Documents Needed
- AICE Program intake form
- Full Application Form
- Financial Statements
- Letter indicating the Testing site partner’s intention to participate, their commitment and role(s) in the Project
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Alberta for-profit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Companies with fewer than 500 full-time employees and less than $50,000,000 annual gross revenue.
- Companies incorporated in Alberta and/or extra provincially registered in Alberta, or General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, or Limited Liability Partnerships registered in Alberta.
- Companies existing as a corporate person with up-to-date corporate filings and an Albertan footprint.
Who is not eligible
- Applicants otherwise prohibited from receiving Alberta Innovates funding, including those with a past bad debt or not in good financial standing with Alberta Innovates, InnoTech Alberta, or C-FER Technologies.
- Applicants that hold more than one AICE grant at a time.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Costs incurred before the Investment Agreement is signed.
- Costs greater than market prices.
- Purely business management or operational clinic/hospital backend software.
- Unregulated products such as digital health information apps, virtual platforms, direct-to-consumer goods, wellness products, and natural health products.
Selection criteria
- Fit with the Program objectives and intended outcomes, as well as the technology, business opportunity, risk profile, and potential size of the return to Alberta.
- Management team, market conditions, competitive advantage, and product-market fit.
- Go-to-market plan, financials, technical feasibility, and the clinical relevance of the project plan.
- Export potential.
- Prior Alberta Innovates funding history and resulting achievements.
How to apply
- Register on the Alberta Innovates Application Portal.
- Access, complete, and submit the AICE Program intake form within the Funding Opportunities tab on the Portal dashboard.
- Applicants who meet basic eligibility requirements will be invited to submit a Full Application, and an intake meeting can be scheduled to discuss alignment to the program streams, desired project objectives, deliverables, and outcomes.
- Submit the Full Application Form in the Portal.
Processing and Agreement
- Successful applicants will execute an agreement with Alberta Innovates to proceed with the project.
- Alberta Innovates will not provide any funding until the Investment Agreement has been signed by all parties.
- The agreement includes reporting on progress to milestones and budget on an agreed timeline during the term of the Agreement and following the term of the Agreement.
- The payment schedule is based on milestone achievement and progress reporting.
- If the review is positive, a funding recommendation may be made to senior management and may include adjustments to the funding request and conditions.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts Program
What is the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts?
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) supports Alberta for-profit SMEs with non-dilutive funding of up to 75% of total eligible Project Costs to advance and commercialize new health technologies. Eligible work includes technology refinement, early validation of safety, efficacy and value proposition, and later-stage market-access studies.
How much funding can be received?
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses, capped at $600,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts program?
To be eligible for the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts program, you must:
The applicant must be an Alberta for-profit SME with fewer than 500 full-time employees and less than $50,000,000 annual gross revenue.
The applicant must be incorporated in Alberta and/or extra provincially registered in Alberta, or be a General Partnership, Limited Partnership, or Limited Liability Partnership registered in Alberta.
The project must focus on a new, innovative health technology and align with AICE objectives.
What expenses are eligible under Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts?
Technology refinement and early validation of technology safety, efficacy and value proposition.
Later-stage efficacy validation and post-market studies to achieve market access and adoption in various jurisdictions.
Scientific, preclinical, safety, or clinical efficacy evidence generation for technologies that require evidence to achieve regulatory approval, reimbursement, or market adoption.
Activities across Product-Market Fit, Business, Regulatory, and Technical Development.
Who can I contact for more information about the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts?
You can contact Alberta Innovates by email at Markian.Bahniuk@albertainnovates.ca or by phone at 780-984-0245.
Where is the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts available?
The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts program is available the province of Alberta.
Is the Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts is a Grant and Funding