The Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative is a five-year federal initiative, provided through Western Economic Diversification Canada,  that offers repayable contributions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with operations in Western Canada, in order to help move their new and innovative technologies from the later stages of research and development to the marketplace. Since 2015, Svante has benefitted from WINN program funding for the purchasing of major equipment for its pilot adsorbent bed manufacturing facilities. wd-deo.gc.ca