Alberta Innovation Voucher Program

Posted on January 22, 2009

Bridge the gap between your prototype and a profitable business opportunity with ACAMP by leveraging the Alberta Innovation Voucher Program

ACAMP is an Approved Service Provider for Alberta Advanced Education and Technology’s $2 million per year Innovation Voucher Pilot Program designed to help small technology and knowledge-driven businesses in Alberta to move rapidly from concepts and ideas to commercial products and services. Companies can apply for vouchers worth up to $10,000 or $50,000 to be used at Alberta’s public and not-for-profit service providers like ACAMP for business and technology development services.

ACAMP Services

ACAMP builds collaborative bridges providing a path to commercialization for established firms, small start-up companies and researchers in the Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MNT) sector. ACAMP‘s services relevant to the Innovation Voucher Program include the following:

Marketing and Business Development:

  • Market strategy and customer business presentation
  • Investor business case support
  • Support for contract & intellectual property
  • Identifying and establishing strong channels to key commercial markets
  • Collaborative Alberta Relationships

Product Development:

  • Engineering team supporting companies for the final stage of product development
  • Product review and advice, product and package design
  • Product development process optimisation
  • Manufacturing strategy
  • 2D, 3D physical design, PCB design

Packaging & Assembly:

  • Class 1000 clean room for new product package assembly and testing
  • Chip packaging technologies like Wire Bonding, die attach, flip chip, vacuum oven
  • Test facilities like Manual and semi-automatic probing, comprehensive suite of electrical test tools
  • Characterisation support using Optical microscopes, SEM, High pressure, high temperature, temp cycling

Application for vouchers can be filled out and submitted online at www.technology.gov.ab.ca. All applications must be submitted by February 13, 2009. If you would like to find out more about how ACAMP can collaborate with your company to leverage the Alberta Innovation Voucher Program, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or +1–780-468–2443.