This partnership will allow startups and innovative companies in these sectors to benefit from strategic, legal and commercial support in order to accelerate the marketing of their technologies.
Fasken is proud to be associated with the Agtech Zone, one of Canada's largest innovation ecosystems dedicated to agricultural technologies and plant bioproducts.
This partnership is part of a common desire to support businesses in these sectors, while actively contributing to the development of sustainable and effective agricultural solutions.
Through this partnership, Fasken and the Agtech Zone will offer startups and innovative companies strategic, legal and commercial support to accelerate the marketing of technologies addressing the pressing issues of food security and climate change.
These growing businesses will benefit from Fasken's Agribusiness, Food & Beverage Group's expertise in supporting clients through all stages of the supply chain, from production to processing, from distribution to farm financing.
"Our multidisciplinary team has the technical, scientific, commercial and regulatory knowledge to provide strategic legal advice to innovative agtech and plant bioproducts companies so that the perennial and successful agricultural solutions they develop are widely adopted and used," says Joanie Lapalme, Partner, and member of the Agribusiness Group at Fasken. "Through collaboration with our colleagues across the firm, we are developing solutions that are grounded in the reality of our clients and protect their interests, from the development of their technologies to their end use. "
"The Agtech Zone is dedicated to creating an environment conducive to the emergence and growth of businesses that transform agriculture," said Marilou Cyr, Executive Director of the Agtech Zone. "With Fasken as a partner, we are strengthening our ability to offer businesses comprehensive support that combines technological innovation, legal structuring and strategic development."
Together, the Agtech Zone and Fasken aim to equip Québec companies in the agtech ecosystem with essential tools to accelerate their growth and strengthen their international competitiveness.
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