Global Institute for Food Security

Lab science services and research partners for crop, genomics and biologicals companies.

Research · Saskatchewan · 3 offers from public pages

What a company can get

Technical ServicesPrototype

What it gives: Fee-based access to sequencing, bioinformatics and data analytics, engineering biology and plant growth and phenotyping. GIFS says your samples and your data remain yours. Prices are not published.
Line up first: A clear research question or samples to run
Contact GIFS through the form, info@gifs.ca or 306-966-3707
When the cash lands: Not published
Intake: Open. Contact form on the website
Where it might lead: Field trials with a test farm once the lab results are strong.

Source: gifs.ca, read 3 November 2026

Biomanufacturing ProgramPrototype

What it gives: Help to scale research and development of new products using engineering biology, machine learning and precision fermentation. Named uses include biologicals for crop protection and enzymes for soil health.
Line up first: A product idea in biomanufacturing or biologicals
Pick Biomanufacturing on the GIFS contact form
When the cash lands: Not published
Intake: Not published. Contact GIFS
Where it might lead: Pilot-scale production and first field tests.

Source: gifs.ca, read 3 November 2026

FCC Breeding Acceleration ProgramPrototype

What it gives: Genotyping, genomic selection and breeding pipeline modelling, backed by a $5 million investment from Farm Credit Canada. Aimed at public and private breeding programs.
Line up first: A plant or livestock breeding program
Pick Breeding Acceleration on the GIFS contact form
When the cash lands: Not published
Intake: Not published. Contact GIFS
Where it might lead: Release improved varieties or genetics to growers.

Source: gifs.ca, read 3 November 2026

More about GIFS

Where it sitsResearch

GIFS gives companies the lab science behind better crops and biologicals, from sequencing to plant growth rooms, so a product can be proven before it meets a field.

Early. GIFS is the lab bench where a crop or biological product gets proven before field trials.

Not established from the sources we reviewed

Prices for technical services
Whether small companies get different terms
How long a typical project takes

Questions a company might ask

Can a startup use GIFS labs, or is it mostly for big partners? What would a sequencing or phenotyping run cost me? Where do I go after GIFS for field trials?

These come to Justyn by email while this is a demo.

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Is this right for GIFS?

Tell us what we got wrong, what is missing, and where companies get stuck before or after you. By 5 PM Central, Friday 13 November for our partner follow-up.

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