Strategic Initiatives

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Alberta Innovates drives innovation across multiple sectors. We identify gaps and opportunities to address provincial needs with targeted programs and services. We invite you to peruse the strategic initiatives listed on this page or click the button below to learn more about our approach.

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A pRoject Ethics Community Consensus Initiative (ARECCI)

Health & Life Sciences

The ARECCI program helps address and mitigate ethics risks through decision support tools, training opportunities, and project ethics consultation.

ADHERE/IDEATE

Health & Life Sciences

Alberta Digital Health Evaluation Resource Ecosystem (ADHERE), co-funded by Prairies Economic Development Canada and Alberta Innovates, equip innovators with the expertise, training, mentorship, and resources needed to develop and streamline direct-to-consumer digital health technologies for...

Advanced Hydrocarbons

Energy

We support projects that will contribute to Alberta’s hydrocarbon resource value while securing a long-term future for Alberta’s oil sand resources.

Agri-Food Innovation

Agriculture & Forestry

Alberta Innovates is leading the way to transformative change in the agri-food sector by investing in technologies to allow Alberta to sustainably produce healthy, dependable supplies of food.

Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC)

Health & Life Sciences

A provincial initiative that brings together researchers, healthcare providers, patients, and industry to support the advancement of clinical health research in Alberta.

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

Emerging Technology & Data Science

Alberta Innovates’ early investments led to creation of the renowned Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). Find out more.

Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program

Agriculture & Forestry, Emerging Technology & Data Science

The Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program helps entrepreneurs bridge the scaleup gap, take their business to new heights and go global.

Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit (AbSPORU)

Health & Life Sciences

AbSPORU provides expertise, training, and resources to increase Alberta’s capacity for patient-oriented research and fostering a learning health system.

Bioindustrial and Circular Innovation

Agriculture & Forestry, Clean Technology, Energy, Environment

Alberta Innovates bioindustrial and circular innovation initiative positively impacts the environment with innovative technologies.

Bitumen Advanced Materials (BAM)

Clean Technology, Energy, Environment

The BAM program develops technologies to convert oil sands components into non-combustion products, such as carbon fibre, asphalt binder, activated carbon, and other high value carbon materials.

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