The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) announced today the second round of funding available through its Industry Innovation Partnership Program (I2P2). This program is designed to enable successful applicant companies worldwide to accelerate the evaluation and adoption of their innovative products and services that can help to address the needs of aging adults. In total, up to $3 million CAD in funding will be available for solution testing and validation.
Deadline for applications - October 16, 2017
Successful applicants will have products or services that are aimed at finding solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing the aging and brain health sector. Specifically:
- Aging in place: solutions that enable older adults with dementia to maximize their independence and age in the most appropriate setting of choice
- Caregiver support: solutions that support caregivers (formal and informal) in providing care to older adults with dementia
- Care coordination and navigation: solutions that help older adults, caregivers and healthcare providers coordinate care for older adults with dementia
- Cognitive health: solutions that improve brain health and cognitive functions for aging adults, and/or support the identification of adults at risk for cognitive impairment