Genomics Innovation to Commercialization Program

• Total project budget must be between $300,000 and $900,000 or more.
• Genome Canada funding must be equal to or less than the contribution from private sector partner(s), with a minimum of $100,000.
• Co-funding requirement: minimum 1:2 ratio (Genome Canada versus all other eligible sources); co-funding can be cash or in-kind if provided from within Canada.
• Génome Québec provides additional funding of $100,000 to $300,000 for eligible expenses incurred in Québec.
• Funding from Genome Canada and Génome Québec can only be allocated to the academic institution for project-related expenses.

• The project must involve a for-profit Quebec company (start-up, SME, or large enterprise) with an economic interest in marketing an innovation arising from genomic research.
• The project must integrate a researcher affiliated with an eligible academic institution in Quebec (university, CCTT, research institute, hospital, or NPO with an explicit research mandate).
• The project must aim to transform advancements in genomics or other omics sciences into concrete commercial applications.
• The project must promote collaboration between a Quebec company and a public research center.

Who is eligible?

• For-profit Quebec businesses (startups, SMEs, or large companies) with an economic interest in the commercialization of innovations resulting from genomic research.
• Researchers affiliated with an eligible academic institution in Quebec (university, CCTT, research institute, hospital, or non-profit organization with an explicit research mandate).

Eligible expenses

• Project-related expenses incurred by the academic institution in Quebec.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Funding provided by Genome Canada and Génome Québec must be managed by the academic institution partner.
• There is a strict application deadline of October 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
• Approved projects must commence no later than March 31, 2026.
• Important documents for the application process are available, including the Request for Applications and several appendices.