Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Center for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE) has received a renewed $1.75M, five-year NSERC grant. The funds are intended to grow the polytechnic’s Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC), which provides agricultural producers with applied research, consultation, and problem-solving. “[This] funding will advance genomics-driven agricultural innovation, accelerate health sector innovation and accessibility, and strengthen critical minerals research for sustainable mining, among many other areas,” said NSERC President Alejandro Adem. Leth Polytech says that its IATC is one of over 60 technology access centres across Canada, which each serve to strengthen a particular industry in their respective regions.
