Applied Research

When it comes to technology advancement, we divide our funding into 3 funds: Emerging Projects, Equipment and Lab-to-Market. In each of these areas of applied research, when evaluating project applications, we use the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) framework from the Government of Canada to assess...

Many people tend to think of innovation as a business objective – the headlong rush to create a new smartphone or social media platform, and of course, make a lot of money in the process. But much of the most innovative work taking place around the world today is focused on addressing issues like ...

Our overarching mission is to support the innovation agenda in New Brunswick. One way we do that is by working with our partners at the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour (PETL) to support research that boosts productivity or addresses labour market shortages.  Matchin...

It’s a challenging time for university students and professors alike as the global pandemic has upended many of the traditional ways of teaching and learning. Through data we have collected from our partners and the various Atlantic Canadian reports, we know that New Brunswick universities have se...

There has been a lot going on behind the scene at NBIF that we are really excited about. Our partnership with Mitacs is one of them. This partnership will provide funding for 40 internships, valued at up to $17,500 each, earmarked explicitly for NBIF venture capital portfolio companie...