{"version":"1","article":{"id":"canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","slug":"canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026?lang=en","title":"Canada allocates C$67 million to five dual-use life-sciences projects","summary":"The Life Sciences Fund support targets antimicrobial medicines, blood-type conversion and capabilities tied to health security.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-18","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada","url":"https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2026/09/government-of-canada-announces-major-contribution-to-strengthen-canadas-dual-use-life-sciences-sector.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-18","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-dual-use-life-sciences-fund-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Canada’s Minister of Industry announced C$67 million for five projects through the Life Sciences Fund on September 18. The government linked the funding to economic growth, health resilience and dual-use biotechnology capacity that can serve civilian and security applications.","Examples include up to C$21.9 million toward Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation’s C$23.5-million Alberta initiative and up to C$10.9 million toward Avivo Biomedical’s C$33.9-million British Columbia project. Avivo’s technology aims to convert different blood types into Type O. The fund is delivered through Health Emergency Readiness Canada and includes support under the Defence Industrial Strategy, which seeks to strengthen domestic supply chains and industrial capabilities."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Life Sciences Fund support targets antimicrobial medicines, blood-type conversion and capabilities tied to health security.\n\nCanada’s Minister of Industry announced C$67 million for five projects through the Life Sciences Fund on September 18. The government linked the funding to economic growth, health resilience and dual-use biotechnology capacity that can serve civilian and security applications.\n\nExamples include up to C$21.9 million toward Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation’s C$23.5-million Alberta initiative and up to C$10.9 million toward Avivo Biomedical’s C$33.9-million British Columbia project. Avivo’s technology aims to convert different blood types into Type O. The fund is delivered through Health Emergency Readiness Canada and includes support under the Defence Industrial Strategy, which seeks to strengthen domestic supply chains and industrial capabilities.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}