As the Atlantic provinces, and indeed the nation, work rapidly to advance initiatives that build our economic independence and sovereignty, there is an opportunity for research to generate new knowledge that can help advance priority industries and contribute to economic growth.
Through this opportunity, Genome Atlantic will catalyze and facilitate research initiatives that use genomics-based approaches to address critical gaps and advance industries of economic importance to the region. This program is an extension of Genome Canada’s National Genomics Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).
Priority areas and industries are described below along with examples of ways that genomics research might contribute to advancing the industry. GAPP proposals are required to clearly demonstrate how the proposed genomics-based research can address a critical gap for a receptor from at least one of these industries.
Applicants will be required to identify and describe the anticipated outcomes of the work for the receptor organization (a Canadian, for-profit enterprise), and for the region. In addition to a written submission, teams will have the opportunity to “pitch” their proposed project to a team of reviewers.
