In layman’s terms, Kitchener-Waterloo-based advanced materials startup Nfinite wants to make “paper that performs like plastic .” Technically speaking, it’s pioneering tech that seals flexible paper packaging using nanotechnology to extend its lifespan.

The University of Waterloo spinout is ready to demonstrate that it can do this at scale and in a cost-effective manner with the help of a new, $4.6-million CAD grant from the federally funded National Research Council of Canada (NRC) via its Industrial Research Assistance Program, Nfinite CEO Miguel Galvez told BetaKit in an exclusive interview in advance of today’s funding announcement.

“It’s a very significant amount of money, and it comes at a time which is the valley of death for deep tech manufacturing startups.”

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