Applied Research

New Brunswick researchers rise to the
challenge of COVID-19

Official public media release can be found here. COVID-19 presents a clear and ongoing threat to the global community: how to manage this pandemic, and the ones that will surely follow it is an enormous challenge with no clear solution. New Brunswick’s researchers wanted to step up to find answers...

Phase Two – Returning to a New Normal

New Brunswick has earned top marks for its effective management of the COVID-19 crisis, showing some of the best results in North America. Government, healthcare professionals and the people of our province worked together collaboratively to stop this virus largely in its tracks. Now, like other bus...

October 29, 2019
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First Year of Social Innovation Fund Closes

For us, the meaning of innovation is constantly changing. And while it’s easy to picture an applied researcher in a white lab coat, the reality is that innovation comes in many different forms. Recognising the diversity of New Brunswick innovation and a gap in the research funding landscape for th...

October 25, 2019
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10 tips to engage industry partners in your research

Dr. Laura Richard, D. Phil (Oxon) Before joining NBIF, I spent almost 10 years working as an industrial research scientist behind closed doors in the private sector. I’ll tell you there is lots in common between researchers in industry and in academia: we all follow the scientific method and are d...

Pushing solar energy forward with Dr. Zahra Khatami

Solar cells are everywhere you look these days. Laid out in panels on your neighbors’ roof. Powering phone chargers or streetlights. Replacing or supplementing conventional power supplies for communications and weather infrastructure. Even hanging off the side of the International Space Station li...