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Life Sciences Scale-up Fund (LSSUF) | Government of Ontario

March 3, 2025

Value

Up to $2.5 million to help cover up to 33% of eligible project costs.

Description

The Life Sciences Scale-up Fund (LSSUF) provides financial support to help small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) scale up in the life sciences sector. LSSUF aims to help build a pipeline of strong innovative SMEs based in Ontario (or intending to relocate to Ontario) that are ready to respond to procurement opportunities.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding, life sciences companies in the human health sciences industry must meet all the following requirements:

  • be a for-profit company with a business number designated by the Canada Revenue Agency
  • have at least two (2) years of operations and financial statements (audited or accountant reviewed)
  • be a small-to-medium sized company with at least five (5), to a maximum of 500 full-time equivalent employees in Ontario by the project start date
  • located in, or plan to locate in a community in Ontario by the project start date

All applicants must ensure compliance with all applicable laws and must not owe any fees, levies, or taxes to His Majesty the King in right of Ontario or his agencies. Applicants must also be compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 11.

Eligible Expenses

Eligible project costs means those costs, net of applicable HST, which are directly attributable to, and necessary for, the completion of the project and are not wholly or partially for another purpose.

Eligible project costs are incurred and paid for by the company after the application intake close date (project start date) up to and including the date that the project is completed (project completion date). Any costs for which the company is eligible to receive a rebate, credit or refund are not eligible project costs.

Eligible project costs do not include ongoing costs of production or operations. Eligible project costs are cash outlays which must be documented through invoices, receipts, or recipient records acceptable to Ontario. These are all subject to verification by an independent auditor. You must maintain evidence of payment for audit purposes.

The ministry has the unequivocal right to deny any expenditure that it deems ineligible. The ministry reserves the right to request additional supporting documentation and information regarding all expenditures.

Deadline Date

Applications are now being accepted and will close on March 3, 2025 at 5p.m.

Contact

Contact Name: Ministry Business Advisor based in their region

E-mail Address: lssuf@ontario.ca

Website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/life-sciences-scale-fund

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