Applied Research

Academic researchers have a deep thirst for uncovering new knowledge. Sometimes that knowledge is a building block that helps improve our understanding of the world while other times, that knowledge is something more tangible, ready to be used by society or industry. Regardless, every researcher wan...

At the end of 2013, NBIF announced a five-year commitment to creating Research Chairs for academics exploring research ripe for commercialization in areas like medical devices, bioscience, wood products, and aquatic bioscience. After a thorough selection process, most of the chairs began their appoi...

What if we could turn pollution in water into energy?  With support from our Equipment Fund, that’s what Dr. Liefer, an assistant professor in Biology at Mount Allison University, is exploring. He is researching how phytoplankton can be used to absorb pollution in wastewater and then turned i...

Significant research happens in New Brunswick’s universities, colleges and institutions, but, like many other places around the world that research doesn’t always become effectively commercialized. The challenge in driving this commercialization is often in ensuring that businesspeople and acade...