Press Release – New Fund to Spur Innovative Health Technologies in Ontario

Ontario will soon be accepting applications for its Health Technologies Fund, which will support the development of world class, market-ready, made-in-Ontario health technologies by accelerating prototyping, evaluation and adoption in the Ontario health care sector.

The $20 million fund will support projects that reflect priority areas of the Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care and the recommendations of the Ontario Health Innovation Council.

Applicants may apply for funding in one of three project categories:

  • Prototype
  • Pre-market evaluation
  • Early adoption.

Program details, including the first call for applications, are available at ontario.ca/healthinnovation and applications will be accepted starting July 2016.

Full article at: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care