Industry committee  It was $7.6 million through the Industrial Technologies Office. I don't have the number for the SR and ED program.

Industry committee  The cattle industry is one that is suffering right now. It's not that the government doesn't want to promote it, but that the cattlemen need assistance.

Industry committee  The ask before government is for $50 million over three years to help commercialize this, allowing cattlemen to adopt the use of the vaccine.

Industry committee  It's a cost they're having trouble incurring right now.

Industry committee  The cattle industry is a commodity-based system. There are certain segments within the system that are identity preserved. These are branded beef operations—Laura's Lean Beef, Top Meadow Farms, artisan beef. They are integrated systems that are able to take the cost and pass it on to the consumer.

Industry committee  As with any product, you start going to the market with phase one, but there is usually a development plan behind the scenes that talks about the second and third generations.

Industry committee  The Government of Canada has indeed been helpful with that. We have been working with the Industrial Technologies Office on the second generation--

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, on behalf of Bioniche Life Sciences, I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. Bioniche is an innovative biopharmaceutical company based in Belleville, Ontario. Our mandate is to act on innovation and improve the quality of life.