Alberta Finland Innovation and Commercialization Program

The Alberta - Finland Innovation and Commercialization program was developed to enhance commercialization activities between Alberta and Finland, improve global competitiveness and enable international market development and access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The program grants joint funding to Alberta SMEs collaborating with Finnish companies and service providers to support projects that promote innovation and commercialization in advanced materials, instrumentation and sensors, health, ICT and clean technologies. Tekes, the Finnish funding agency, would fund the Finnish SMEs collaborating with Alberta SMEs. The program supports projects that involve collaboration between Albertan and Finnish SMEs to jointly develop technologies.
The collaborations recommended for funding will be chosen by a Joint Executive Steering Committee on their merit through a competitive review process (including subject matter experts).