# Canada's $127M Bioprinting Bet Has Novo Nordisk in Fine Print

- slug: canadas-127m-bioprinting-bet-has-novo-nordisk-in-fine-print
- date: 2026-04-03
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Canada handed $127M to a Vancouver biotech. What the press release did not say: Novo Nordisk transferred its own technology back to that company, leaving Canadian taxpayers to fund the manufacturing infrastructure a global pharma giant decided was too risky to build itself.

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