Joe Manio

Lethbridge Herald

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE) has received approval for its second Technology Access Centre (TAC) grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada.

The five-year, $1.75 million grant will grow and diversify the Polytechnic’s Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC), serving as a public-facing applied research, consultation and problem-solving resource for agricultural producers in southern Alberta and beyond.

“This funding will advance genomics-driven agricultural innovation, accelerate health sector innovation and accessibility, and strengthen critical minerals research for sustainable mining, among many other areas,

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