INNOVATION SUPPORT
Engage with a vibrant network that needs your skills, programs and services.
Make the Right Connection
Join a strategic community all focused on natural products. Innovation Support Members come from government departments or agencies; consultants or professional service providers; facilities or platform providers; incubators & accelerators; and not for profit associations.
Help For Your Clients
Whether they need to augment a management team, validate a product, or refine a business plan, our Commercialization Programs provide up to $250,000 to help Canadian start-ups, SMEs and research institutes reach the next milestone.
Showcase Your Services
When you join the Cluster, you can demonstrate your expertise, programs or services through custom content and other engagement opportunities. Talk to us about our Partner Program.
Get Involved in Something Big
We’ve helped over 1500 start-ups and SMEs find the information, program, expert, consultant or capital they need to advance their natural product or technology.
Are you the right fit?
We are focused on naturally-derived solutions in a broad number of areas, including:
News
NPC clients demonstrate $1T opportunity in bioeconomy
Natural Products Canada Announces Support for Two Alberta Sustainable Start-up Companies, Delivering a Boost in Canada’s Bioeconomy
Calgary, Alberta — Natural Products Canada (NPC) today announced support for two revolutionary companies based in Alberta through its Comme…
Natural Products Canada Announces Boost to Canada’s Bioeconomy With Support for Two Ontario Sustainable Start-Ups
Toronto, Ontario — Natural Products Canada (NPC) today announced support for two revolutionary companies based in Ontario through its C…
Natural Products Canada salutes the ‘planet heroes’ on Earth Day
On Earth Day. And Every Day.
Natural Products Canada (NPC) is proud to support the passionate…
Natural Products Canada boosts Canada’s bioeconomy with support for two BC sustainable start-ups
Natural Products Canada (NPC) is investing in two game-changing companies based in British Columbia through its Commercialization Progra…
Natural Products Canada boosts Canada’s bioeconomy with smart capital for 9 sustainable start-ups
Natural Products Canada (NPC) has announced $1.2 million in support for 9 game-changing companies through its strategic Commercializatio…
The unexpected solution to reduce animal loss, cut costs and save the planet
The global demand for protein is creating multiple pressures on the agrifood industry. NovoBind, one of NPC’s earliest investee companies,…
NPC supports 11 companies at national health and wellness event
Natural Products Canada is proud to introduce the 11 early stage companies exhibiting in Incubator Alley, the must-see section of natural, o…
IP Strategy: An Essential Step Toward Commercialization
On the path to commercialization, many stakeholders ask about your company’s intellectual property (IP) strategy – investors, strategic pa…
18 Canadian innovators prepare for leading global summit
NPC is very proud to support 18 Canadian start-ups at one of the world’s leading summits on sustainable food and agriculture, March 18-22 in…
More capital to grow your natural product business in 2024
NPC announces expansion of programs
Natural Products Canada is pleased to announce significant enhancements to its popular Commercializat…
Natural Products Canada Fuels Bioeconomy with Investment in 11 Cutting-Edge Technologies
Natural Products Canada (NPC) has announced $1.1 million in support for 11 groundbreaking products through its strategic Commercializati…
Article explains how NPC clients are ‘future-proofing’ Canada’s agri-food industry
A new article in the National Post demonstrates how Canadian innovators are helping Canada’s agri-food industry meet the growing global dema…
Helping Canada seize the $1T opportunity for sustainable products
There is a growing demand for clean, green and healthy solutions. This demand is coming from governments, consumers and corporations – in Ca…
Natural Products Canada presents an open innovation call with Kerry/Bio-K+
Finalists will get to pitch their technology/product to Kerry/Bio-K+, a leader in nutrition and food innovation, and compete for the grand p…
Global Institute for Food Security helps innovators cross ‘valley of death’
The Global Institute for Food Security, or GIFS, is a dynamic part of Canada’s food and agriculture community, and one of the newest Inn…
The Cultivated B and Natural Products Canada Accelerate Precision Fermentation Innovation in Canada
Burlington, Ontario, Sep. 27, 2023 – The Cultivated B (TCB) and Natural Products Canada (NPC) today announced a unique program to accelerate…
NPC clients part of Net Zero solutions
Natural Products Canada is proud to feature a number of its clients in a special Net Zero Day media campaign.
The supplement to the …
Meet NPC’s clients at CHFA-NOW!
Natural Products Canada is proud to see so many clients gearing up to exhibit at CHFA-NOW, Canada’s largest natural, organic and wellness …
The Happy Era (part of NPC’s cohort in Incubator Alley)
Q: What’s the origin story behind The Happy Era?
A: Takeout was expensive, pre-packaged foods were upsetting her stomach, and makin…