CAN Health Network

📋 Eligible Entities - Private companies and startups with health care solutions - Social enterprises and spin-offs from health care institutions - Entrepreneurs and innovators with commercializable health care technologies - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the health care sector - Organizations with solutions addressing identified health care challenges - Entities capable of partnering with established health care organizations ### 💰 Funding Details - Grant Structure: Access-based program (not direct cash grants) - Primary Benefit: In-kind access to health care organization facilities and infrastructure - Cost Sharing: Varies by partner organization; potential for cost-sharing arrangements - Repayability: Non-repayable (access-based support) - Funding Amount: Not specified; dependent on facility access and partnership scope - Financial Support: Limited to facility use; participants may pursue separate commercialization funding ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Development and refinement of health care solutions - Clinical testing and validation activities - Prototype development and iteration - Access to specialized health care facilities and equipment - Collaboration with health care professionals and staff - Market testing and user feedback integration - Commercialization preparation and planning - Solution piloting within partner health care organizations ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Partnership Requirement: Must be paired with a participating health care organization - Network Participation: Access limited to CAN Health Network member facilities - Solution Focus: Product or service must address a major, identifiable health care challenge - Commercialization Commitment: Solutions must progress toward market viability - Facility Compliance: Must adhere to partner organization's operational and regulatory standards - Timeline: Dependent on partner health care organization capacity and project scope - Reporting: Likely required to demonstrate progress and outcomes during partnership - Geographic Scope: Access to national network of health care facilities across Canada