Programme INNOV-R PME: funding for innovative GHG reduction projects in Quebec

In response to the climate emergency, PROMPT, in collaboration with the other Regroupements sectoriels de recherche industrielle (RSRI), is launching a call for projects aimed specifically at Quebec SMEs. The aim of the program is to provide financial support for industrial research projects with high potential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the province.…

StreamScan relies on innovation to protect SMEs

#PROJETFINANCÉ #PROMPT [Cohort 2020] in the media! “Montreal-based cybersecurity firm StreamScan has launched a new endpoint detection and response service to help local businesses. This attack detection system known in English as an “Endpoint detection and response (EDR)” enables anomalies to be perceived directly on employees’ computers and tablets, and action to be taken to…

InfinityQ x Explorai: One of our Funded Projects wins ADRIQ Innovation Award

We are delighted to announce that one of the projects funded under our Quantum program has been recognized at the ADRIQ Innovation 2023 Awards Gala. The winners, Aurélie Hélouis of InfinityQ Technology Inc. and Hugues Mailhot of Explorai, were awarded the Prix Innovation RSRI for their innovative collaborative project. The awards ceremony took place on…

Brief: Joining forces to strengthen Quebec’s cybersecurity

PROMPT submitted its brief to the S’unir pour renforcer la cybersécurité du Québec consultation. Excerpt (conclusion): Over the past few years, PROMPT has deployed energy and talent to support the development of a world-class cybersecurity industry in Quebec, backed by a solid ecosystem that is still maturing.Through its financing activities, PROMPT also supports Quebec companies…

Major PROMPT funding for HEC Montréal’s Tech3Lab

In a world of constant technological evolution, the user experience (UX) occupies a central place. To understand and improve this experience in the context of business technologies, HEC Montréal’s Tech3Lab defines itself as a feat of innovation. Tech3Lab stands out as the largest laboratory of its kind in the world, exploring UX through a neuroscientific…

[Dossier Les Affaires] SIPEM, a program to support productivity innovations in manufacturing companies as part of their digital transformation

“In spring 2023, Quebec’s Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (MEIE) allocated a $10 million envelope to PROMPT, one of its fiduciary organizations, as part of its Offensive de transformation numérique (OTN). Specializing in the new information and digital technologies sector, PROMPT, one of Quebec’s nine sector-based industrial research groups (RSRI), subsequently announced…

Interview with François Légaré, full professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

As part of our support, we had the pleasure of interviewing François Légaré, full professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). He is also Director of the Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, specializing in matter imaging, molecular imaging and nonlinear optical microscopy of biological tissues. François Légaré has been involved in scientific research…

PROMPT at the inauguration of the first IBM Quantum System One computer in Canada

September 22, 2023 was a historic date for Quebec and Canada, marking the inauguration of the very first IBM Quantum System One computer on Canadian soil. This event of international importance took place in Bromont, in the presence of such eminent figures as Mr. Fitzgibbon, Quebec’s Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Energy. As one…

Interview with Guillaume Boisvert, Director of Product Innovation at Sherweb

We caught up with Guillaume Boisvert, Director of Product Innovation at Sherweb, to ask him a few questions about the project we funded, our support and the benefits Sherweb has derived from it. With over 20 years’ experience in cloud services development and marketing, Mr. Boisvert currently leads Sherweb’s product innovation efforts. Can you tell…