What is Dual-Use? ARC Lab Defence Webinar

​What is Dual-Use? 

​Think of dual-use as a handshake between your company and the government. You have a great company, but there needs to be a government contract on the other end to make building for that market worth it. This is the way public procurement works.

​Without market demand in the form of a government contract or development grant, innovation is just a great idea without a business case.

​That handshake doesn’t happen automatically. Government buyers care less about whether your product works, and more about evaluating whether you can operate inside their world: procurement processes, compliance requirements, interoperability standards, security, governance, clearances and supply chain rules.

​This is the gap the ARC Lab is built to close. Rather than leaving companies to figure out these processes on their own, ARC Lab runs a six-month intensive program that examines whether you are viable, trusted and prepared to build long-term relationships with defence buyers.

​The stakes are real. Canadian companies that get this right open up opportunities for serious revenue, the economy keeps more value from the global market, and the IP stays Canadian-owned. With Canada's new Defence Industrial Strategy putting close to $180 billion in procurement and $290 billion in related capital investment on the table over the next decade, missing this window has never been higher.

This webinar will feature various companies at different stages of their dual-use defence journey. Stay tuned to find out who!