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AbCellera SIF funding announcement
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AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: May 24, 2023

The $701-million project aims to build a “state-of-the-art” campus, add 400 jobs. Vancouver-based biotechnology firm AbCellera has received significant provincial and federal backing in…

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Elderly care
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Senior health initiative gets $47 million SIF investment

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: December 16, 2022

Plus: Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from…

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MedTeq, Age-Well receive $47 million from SIF to deliver tech meant to help seniors, caregivers

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: December 8, 2022

The Government of Canada is investing $47 million into a MedTeq and Age-Well initiative meant to help develop technologies designed to help seniors and…

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Sanctuary secures $30 million from Canada’s SIF to build robots with human-like intelligence
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Sanctuary secures $30 million from Canada’s SIF to build robots with human-like intelligence

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: December 1, 2022

The AI startup is expected to hire more than 160 employees. Vancouver-based artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics company Sanctuary Cognitive Systems has received a…

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