Canadian Medtech Alliance

Accelerate the path to market for your medical device technology with the Canadian Medtech Alliance (CAMEDA). Apply and leverage up to $100,000 in matching funds to collaborate directly with a contract development and manufacturing organization to help build your manufacturing know-how and capacity in Canada. With CAMEDA, businesses gain access to mentorship and advisory services from experts to help you navigate, make informed decisions and establish your medical device manufacturing process.

About CAMEDA

The Canadian Medtech Alliance (CAMEDA) program brings together leading Ontario contract design and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) with Innovation Factory’s commercialization services to catalyze medtech manufacturing in Canada. While also leveraging the Synapse Life Science Consortium’s strategic network, CAMEDA recipients have access to the unique life science capabilities and research expertise of the Hamilton ecosystem and beyond.

This funding will support collaborative projects for Ontario-based life science firms in the later stages of commercialization and in need of financing to advance regulatory approvals, conduct clinical trials, and undertake initial batch manufacturing. 

Manufacturing project benefits

  • Engage with top-tier contract development and manufacturing organizations
  • Fast-track your medical device manufacturing processes
  • Access up to $100,000 in matching funding from FedDev Ontario (1.6x match required)

Who should apply

  • Canadian incorporated, private medical device companies with operations primarily based in Ontario
  • Developing a medical device at TRL-7 (or above)
  • Demonstrated commitment to manufacturing a medtech device

Timelines

  • Funding for the CAMEDA program is available from September 2024 to March 2027
  • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all funding has been fully allocated

Have questions? Contact us

We would love to hear from you and explore how CAMEDA can help you bring your life science innovation to market.

CAMEDA recipients

For more information about the grant recipients and their innovative technologies and solutions, check out our portfolio.

Meet our partners

Whether you are looking for support in product development, validation or just networking, our role is to help make services more visible to you and to reduce the amount of time it takes to activate these supports.

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Applications are open until April 13, 2025. 

Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition March 26, 2025 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Get tickets for the 2025 Synapse Competition!

Innovation Factory’s Synapse Competition is Ontario’s premier life science pitch competition, dedicated to fostering innovation in the life science sector.

Why you should attend:

  • Meet the finalists at the 12th annual Synapse Competition showcase!
  • Discover emerging life science innovations
  • Network with industry leaders and Ontario’s thriving life science ecosystem.

March 26, 2025 | 4:00pm – 8:00pm EDT