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Environment
Addressing complex environmental and natural resource management challenges. InnoTech supports industry in meeting environmental obligations through applied research and practical solutions.
MICA Main Partner · Alberta
InnoTech Alberta
One Step Ahead of the Next Big Thing
A subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, InnoTech Alberta is the province's leading research and technology organization—providing innovative solutions to global challenges facing industry, business, and the public sector through industrial-scale research, demonstration, and technology development.
Years of Innovation
100+
Employees
230+
AB Locations
4
MICA Region
Alberta
About InnoTech Alberta
InnoTech Alberta, a subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, is a leading research and technology organization serving the needs of industry, entrepreneurs and the public sector. With over 100 years of bold ideas, InnoTech has fuelled Alberta's agriculture, energy, environment, and forestry sectors.
InnoTech's leading-edge expertise and industrial-scale research and demonstration facilities accelerate and de-risk technology development and deployment for clients, with a focus on industrial solutions and commercial application. With over 230 employees, InnoTech operates across multiple locations in Edmonton, Vegreville, Devon, and Calgary.
InnoTech serves as a bridge between innovation and implementation—coordinating solution providers to accelerate technology development and focusing on partners in the private sector, post-secondary institutions, and other research providers to deliver complete solutions more quickly and at lower cost.
Role Within MICA
As a Main Partner of the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA), InnoTech Alberta provides the regional anchor for Alberta—connecting mining innovators with world-class research infrastructure and technical expertise to accelerate commercialization.
InnoTech's unique combination of industrial-scale facilities and deep domain expertise positions it as a critical enabler for mining SMEs looking to de-risk technology development and bring innovations to market faster.
- Technical expertise in advanced materials & protective coatings for mining
- Access to industrial-scale research & demonstration facilities
- Technology de-risking and validation for mining innovators
- Supporting Alberta's mining sector through applied R&D partnerships
Our Divisions
InnoTech drives, facilitates and enables innovation in Alberta's key industries through four major divisions.
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Energy
Delivering technology and processes for the oil and gas industry, with a growing focus on decarbonization, carbon capture, and clean energy transition.
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Bio-Industrial
Improving industry and consumer products through bio-materials, supporting a circular economy and sustainable resource use across multiple sectors.
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Measurement & Data
Providing chemical testing services and custom measurement equipment, delivering precision data solutions for safety, compliance, and operational excellence.
Your MICA Regional Lead
Dr. Gary Fisher
InnoTech Alberta / Alberta Lead
Dr. Gary Fisher is the Subject Matter Expert – Materials at InnoTech Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He attended the University of Sheffield (UK) and received his PhD from Cranfield University (UK) in Advanced Materials.
His areas of expertise include wear and corrosion-resistant materials and protective coatings for aerospace, petrochemical, energy and mining applications. Dr. Fisher is co-inventor on three US patents for coatings used in the petrochemical industry and is an adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and a Fellow of ASM.
His current focus is on developing advanced manufacturing and materials technologies to support the mining sector—making him an ideal champion for MICA's mission to accelerate mining innovation across Alberta.