Collaborative innovation
Collaborative Innovation Multiplies Investment and Economic Impacts
Leveraging their structured networks and in-depth knowledge of their respective sectors, RSRIs alone helped generate $354 million in industrial investment in research and development between 2018 and 2023, supporting more than 1,013 projects.
- The impact and spinoffs of RSRIs position Quebec as a global leader in innovation;
- Through its unique collaboration approach, the RSRI business model helps spread the costs and risks associated with R&D activities;
- By serving as technological intermediaries, RSRIs facilitate access to funding across the entire innovation value chain./li>
Find Your Strategic Sector
RSRIs support Quebec’s leading sectors by investing in collaborative research projects. Explore RSRIs below. Visit their websites to submit your project for funding.
Aluminum
Aluminum
The Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA) is helping to increase Quebec’s economic spinoffs by actively supporting ties between academic institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and equipment manufacturers developing innovations in the aluminum sector, as well as between companies involved in aluminum production and processing.
- 146 members
- 982 projects selected
- 66 M$ through the CQRDA’s commitment A
- 320 M$ total project value
AEROSPACE
Aerospace
The Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ) develops and facilitates collaboration between industry experts and researchers through pre-competitive aerospace research initiatives.
- 158 members
- 244 projects selected
- 70.4 M$ through the CRIAQ’s commitment
- 274.8 M$ total project value
BIOECONOMY
Bioeconomy
The Consortium de recherche et innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ) seeks to promote and support the implementation of innovative projects in the bioeconomy industry by bringing together companies and public research institutions, creating value by promoting innovation and funding collaborative research projects within Quebec’s bio-based economy.
- 251 members
- 380 projects selected
- 114 M$ through the CRIBIQ’s commitment
- 274 M$ total project value
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Biopharmaceuticals
The Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) is a biopharmaceutical research consortium dedicated to funding innovative technologies and tools that accelerate the development of safer, more effective drugs.
- 138 members (75% member companies)
- 152 projects selected
- 144 M$ through the CQDM’s commitment
- 373 M$ total project value
ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Electrical Energy
InnovÉÉ fosters innovation by funding and supporting collaborative research projects that advance Quebec’s electric power industry.
- 136 members
- 131 projects selected
- 49 M$ through InnovÉÉ’s commitment
- 116 M$ total project value
Advanced Materials
Advanced Materials
PRIMA Québec steers and promotes the advanced materials ecosystem, a vital engine for innovation and growth. The organization provides a key link between the industrial and academic sectors.
- 256 members
- 181 projects selected
- 47,5 M$ through PRIMA Québec’s commitment
- 157,9 M$ total project value
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Information, Communications, and Digital Technologies
Prompt operates across the entire Information and Communication Technology (ICT) landscape, from hardware to software, spanning components, networks, and applications.
- 260 members
- 292 projects selected
- 82 M$ through Prompt’s commitment
- 235 M$ total project value
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Health Technologies
MEDTEQ accelerates, validates, and integrates the development of innovative solutions into healthcare networks while positioning medtech products and services locally and internationally.
- 200 members (79% member companies)
- 150 projects selected
- 26 M$ through MEDTEQ+’s commitment
- 77 M$ total project value
METAL PROCESSING
Metal Processing
The Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en transformation métallique (CRITM) seeks to increase the competitiveness of Quebec companies in the metal transformation sector and promote the development of critical and strategic minerals by supporting environmentally responsible innovation.
- 161 members (77% member companies)
- 127 projects selected
- 36 M$ through the CRITM’s commitment
- 108 M$ total project value