INNOVAInnovation & R&D
Applied R&D where technology creates new economic value.
Applied R&D at INNOVA is small, fast and evidence-first: a clear question, a working prototype and an honest answer about what to do next.
In brief
INNOVA runs small, evidence-first applied R&D from Ottawa: a written hypothesis, a working prototype, experiments with real data and a technical and business feasibility answer. Work that passes moves to an MVP, pilots with industry partners and the Canadian market. On the bench now: OpenField, a prototype logbook for agricultural robot fleets, heading to field validation in 2027.
Technology scouting
Finding what already exists before building anything new.
- Emerging technologies
- Existing technologies worth recombining
- Open-source components
- Research outputs ready for use
- Potential technical partners
Applied R&D
Turning a hypothesis into evidence, fast and on a small budget.
- A written hypothesis
- Prototype
- Experiments with real data
- Validation with users
- Technical feasibility
- Business feasibility
Commercialization
Taking what worked to the people who will pay for it.
- MVP
- Market validation
- Product architecture
- Pilots with industry partners
- Canadian market
- International markets
What a funded project with INNOVA looks like
Four parts, written before the work starts and reported against when it ends.
Discuss a project- 1 A written technical question and the uncertainty behind it.
- 2 A starting point and a target for the work.
- 3 Two or three milestones, each ending in something a reviewer can run.
- 4 Measured results, including the experiments that failed.
On the bench now.
Current research, prototypes and early explorations, each with its status and its place on the stage line.
INNOVA AI Workflow OS
Maps how a company actually works, scores every process for automation value and recommends the right architecture, from plain software to supervised AI agents.
FINMOZG
An AI finance department: eight specialized agents and a CFO copilot working over a real double-entry ledger. Built first for Ukrainian accounting rules.
OpenField
Season logbook for agricultural robot fleets: interventions, field reports and compliance records across machines from different manufacturers.
Dual-use technology
Exploring where INNOVA’s software and AI work can serve Canadian dual-use and defence-adjacent programs.
Public sector & strategic innovation.
Technology for complex operational environments. INNOVA is building its place in Canada’s public-sector and innovation ecosystem through innovation program applications, responses to public requests for information and proposals for joint R&D.
Write to us about public-sector work- Digital services
- Workflow automation
- Knowledge systems
- AI-assisted operations
- Data platforms
- Public-facing digital tools
- R&D pilots
- Technology modernization
- Dual-use technology