{"id":2069,"date":"2026-06-18T09:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aplantex.ca\/2026\/06\/18\/clin-doeil-daplantex-a-iq-innovation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:43:32","slug":"a-tip-of-our-hat-to-iq-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplantex.ca\/en\/2026\/06\/18\/a-tip-of-our-hat-to-iq-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"A tip of our hat to IQ Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IQ Innovation&#8217;s mission is to stimulate industrial and digital innovation within Quebec companies, particularly SMEs, and to strengthen their competitiveness in local and international markets. 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