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Alberta Lighthouse Initiative
The program connects Alberta-based HSDPs with Innovation Solution Providers to co-develop, implement and evaluate evidence-informed care models for cardiometabolic conditions.
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Alberta Innovates solves some of the province's biggest challenges by seeing beyond the possible. We support research and the growth of business. We help the startup community build new technology and drive new ideas.
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Alberta Innovates is investing $322,000 into Alberta FAST, specifically into the improvement of clinical trial start-up times at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary. The goal is to make the start-up process four times faster.
We'll walk you through the basics of grant funding and how to determine if you qualify.
We fund projects that support the growth and diversity of Alberta’s economy. We provide a range of grant funding programs targeted to different sectors and development stages.
Connect with our Technology Development Advisors (TDAs) for one-on-one guidance and community connections, or reach out to our Regional Innovation Networks (RINs), entrepreneur-centric networks that help businesses grow.
Our two subsidiaries, InnoTech Alberta and C-FER Technologies, provide a critical bridge in the innovation system by linking research with government and industry needs, offering applied research, facilities, and testing.
We determine where research and innovation are needed to address provincial challenges, or where there are opportunities to benefit Albertans.
We are uniquely positioned to improve the lives of Albertans today and for generations to come.
We identify gaps and opportunities to address provincial needs with targeted programs and services.
Services to help innovators advance and commercialize their ideas at every stage.
We provide non-dilutive funding and support for startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, post-secondary institutions, and industry in all economic sectors.
June 17, 2026
Investments are helping Alberta companies commercialize technologies in sectors including AI, defence, aerospace and agri-food.
May 21, 2026
Alberta Innovates is investing $322,000 into Alberta FAST, specifically into the improvement of clinical trial start-up times at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary.
May 4, 2026
The UCeed Founder Matching Program (FMP), powered by Alberta Innovates, is a pilot program that matches academic researchers and founders, or Ideators, who are developing emerging technology that...
Part of our role at Alberta Innovates is to share knowledge and highlight the thought-leadership of Albertan innovators who are solving some of the world’s great challenges. Our growing library of Unbound videos inform and educate Albertans about the latest innovations happening in our province.