NRC — Printable Electronics - Ottawa Research Facility ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in printable electronics sector - Large corporations seeking R&D support and prototyping capabilities - Academic institutions and research organizations - Startups developing printable electronics technologies - Manufacturing companies requiring advanced printing capabilities - Canadian and international companies (subject to NRC agreements) ### 💰 Funding Details - Structure: Fee-for-service model (not a traditional grant) - Funding Model: Cost-recovery basis; users pay for equipment access and technical support - No matching requirement: Direct payment for services rendered - Not repayable: Payment covers operational costs; no loan structure - Pricing: Determined by equipment usage, staff time, and facility overhead - Scale: Access to industrial-scale equipment unavailable to most private companies ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Large-scale inkjet printing development and prototyping - Sheet-to-sheet gravure printing applications and testing - Flexographic printing processes and optimization - Screen printing capabilities and experimentation - Organic solution processing for electronics manufacturing - Inorganic solution processing for advanced materials - Technical consultation and process optimization support - Prototype development and pilot production runs - Material testing and process validation ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Access Requirements: Formal application and facility agreement required - Capacity-Based: Subject to equipment availability and scheduling - Technical Review: NRC evaluates project feasibility and safety compliance - Intellectual Property: Terms negotiable; typically retained by user or jointly owned - Confidentiality: NRC maintains confidentiality of proprietary processes - Timeline: Project duration varies; determined during initial consultation - Reporting: May require technical documentation and results sharing with NRC - Insurance: Users may need to maintain appropriate liability coverage - No Exclusivity: Facility may serve competing companies simultaneously