Current Funding Competitions

User Partnership Program (UPP)

UPP is designed to directly address the challenges defined by users in BC’s key sectors including: forestry, fisheries, agriculture, environment, bioenergy, mining and human health. By engaging industry, government regulators, health authorities, no…

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Proof-of-Concept (POC)

The Proof-of-Concept program aims to facilitate the development of novel pre-commercial opportunities based in genomics and life sciences at BC’s research institutions. It is designed to fund development projects that can demonstrate near-term potent…

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Strategic Opportunities Fund (SOF)

Examples of areas for possible funding include: cutting edge and potentially non-mainstream genomics or related life science research, training and social science & humanities research applicable to genomics.

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Strategic Opportunities Fund for Industry (SOFi)

In a move to accelerate research with strong commercialization potential in local companies, Genome BC has opened a new funding competition entitled, Strategic Opportunities Fund for Industry (SOFi).

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Research Leadership

Through the Research Leadership Awards Program, Genome BC is committed to strengthening the capacity of the BC life sciences sector. Working with academic institutions, the program aims to recruit internationally recognized research scientists, in ar…

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