Ecosystem Development Partnerships Program

The Ecosystem Development Partnership (EDP) Program aims to enhance Alberta’s research and innovation ecosystem. By working together to converge services and initiatives, we will foster provincial strengths, new industries and enhance value throughout the entire system and its operations. Click the image to view a larger version.

Partner with us as we build a research and innovation economy in Alberta that serves as a competitive advantage for innovators and simultaneously transforms products and services for Albertans.

The program is managed across multiple business units at Alberta Innovates, including Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Emerging Technologies & Talent, Health Innovation, Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials & Manufacturing (ADAMM), Energy, Environment and Food and Agriculture.

Program Priority Areas

• Emerging Tech & Talent projects support initiatives that strengthen emerging technology research commercialization and talent pathways from Alberta Post-Secondaries to Alberta’s tech SME sector. Projects leverage provincial strengths, grow new industries and enhance value across economic sectors. Important: Applications to the Emerging Tech & Talent Area must address an Active Call for Proposals – these are posted on the EDP program webpage. Applications are not currently accepted through continuous intake.
• Health Innovation projects focus on advancing Alberta health innovations from validation through commercialization, implementation, adoption, and scale addressing health system priorities.
  • We are seeking partners to:
    1. enable the validation, implementation, and adoption of health innovations that create value for Alberta;
    2. strengthen commercialization and scale pathways for Alberta health technology companies, including evidence generation, market access, procurement readiness, and connections to health-system and industry partners; and
    3. accelerate data-enabled health research, clinical innovation, and evidence generation to support better health-system decisions, adoption, and improved outcomes.

• Strategic Industries projects support collaborative initiatives that strengthen Alberta’s innovation ecosystem by building connections, partnerships and capacity. Eligible activities may include networking, convening, workshops and other ecosystem-development activities. Please refer to the respective portfolio overviews for more information on priorities under each focus:
  • Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials & Manufacturing (ADAMM);
  • Energy;
  • Environment;
  • Food and Agriculture
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem focused projects are currently not being accepted through continuous intake.