Accelerating Innovations Into Care (AICE) - Market Access
“Alberta. Alberta Innovates”
$250,000.00
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
AICE – Market Access supports SMEs and Real-World Testing Sites (“Testing Sites”) in carrying out evaluation Projects of digital and data-enabled health innovations. Projects funded through AICE – Market Access are designed to generate evidence that will facilitate broad market adoption and diffusion of the innovation, based on evidentiary needs as expressed by key purchasing decision makers.
- AICE – Market Access aims to achieve health, social and economic gains for Alberta. The Program provides a platform of engagement between innovative SMEs and Testing Sites. AICE – Market Access facilitates market adoption and diffusion of digital and data-enabled health innovations through generation of customer-driven evidence. Specifically, AICE – Market Access seeks to: build a network of flexible and nimble healthcare delivery partners that can engage in activities related to innovation testing and adoption; provide advisory and “match-making” support for SMEs seeking engagement and input with healthcare delivery professionals and patients; link SMEs into the business advisory services provided by our Technology Development Advisors Program and Regional Innovation Network partners; support the accelerated testing and evaluation of innovations through real-world evaluation Projects that can generate the evidence necessary to inform innovation adoption; promote the entry and diffusion of made-in-Alberta health innovations into local and global markets to boost success of health-based SMEs; cultivate a high performing R&I ecosystem by contributing to a diversified economy and enhancing the health of Albertans.