Domestic and international competition is forcing Canadian businesses to develop new or improved products, increase productivity and expand sales in global markets. Financing for innovation or growth has always been a challenge for many companies in Canada. Both the federal… Read more »
Delta, BC Government Funding Seminar a Success
NorthBridge would like to thank the attendees, the Delta Chamber of Commerce and the National Research Council (NRC) Concierge Service for helping make yesterday’s breakfast seminar a success! Jaap Siekman, our Regional Manager of Western Canada, together with Erik Kaas,… Read more »
Top 5 Innovations in January
January 12, 2016 – Planetary Resources and 3D Systems print first ever 3D object from asteroid materials. The U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, passed in November 2015, give companies the right to mine asteroids and to run a private… Read more »
Upcoming AeroDef Manufacturing Exposition in Long Beach, California (February 8-10)
AeroDef Manufacturing Conference and Exposition is a three-day event in Long Beach, California, from February 8-10, 2016, that will provide presentations, technical sessions, and collaboration opportunities for professionals in the aerospace and defense manufacturing industries. At AeroDef 2016, high-level professionals… Read more »
Upcoming Seminar in Delta, BC – Innovation Funding Programs for Growth-Oriented Companies
Please join us on January 27, 2016 at the Delta Town & Country Inn for a breakfast seminar on Government Funding for innovation presented by Northbridge Consultants and NRC-IRAP. This seminar will provide a unique opportunity for growth-oriented companies to network and… Read more »
New CanExport Program to Support Export Market Development
CanExport is a new government funding program announced on January 5, 2016 that will provide $50 million over the next five years in direct funding to Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support new export market development. Through the… Read more »
Top 10 Innovations in December
December 11, 2013 – Researchers at Rice University developed a stable, injectable, chemically crosslinking hydrogel to regrow bone. December 20, 2011 – Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a self-healing circuit, wherein liquid metal would travel to the damaged… Read more »
Training Grants Available for Quality Management System Implementations
The implementation of quality management system (QMS) standards is one way in which a company can improve their performance by reducing non-conformance issues. 9001:2015 is the latest version of international standards published by ISO, and it was developed in such a… Read more »
R&D Across Canada: 10 Quick Facts
1. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program dates back to as early as 1944, when companies could deduct 100% of eligible expenditures and a third of capital expenditures incurred for scientific research from their taxable income.… Read more »