The National Research Council (NRC) announced that it has invested a total of $435,041 in three start-up companies as part of its 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Challenge, a program design to help the agency address its R&D needs and contribute to additive manufacturing research and industry in Canada. “Today’s announcement supports the broader efforts of our government to support the scale-up and growth of Canada’s entrepreneurs and create middle-class jobs,” said NRC president, Iain Stewart. ‟We are proud to issue challenges to benefit the program, as well as provide the services of NRC IRAP to the evaluation team.”