Applied Research

Today NBIF announced four new research chairs representing an investment of $4.7 million over five years.  Areas of research include new hybrid wood products for construction of taller buildings; advanced methods for managing parasites and diseases in cultured and wild fish; automated drones and te...

From PropelICT: As Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator, Propel ICT is helping to expand our startup economy. We know that technology startups have the power to become a key economic driver for our region, and we believe that Atlantic Canada can lead the way for the whole country in developing th...

By CBC News New Brunswick | Link to original article David Themens has been recognized as one of the top young minds in the world, earning the International Union of Radio Science Young Scientist Award. At 25, Themens is one of the younger recipients of the award, which is awarded to a handful of bu...

FREDERICTON, N.B. – The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) is pleased to welcome tech executive Cathy Simpson as its new board chair. The announcement took place at NBIF’s 5th biennial Breakthru Startup Competition on March 19th. “Over the past 25 years I have worked with so many talen...

FREDERICTON, NB (February 12, 2015) – UNB professor and NBIF researcher Dr. Ying Zheng recently received $306,200 over three years from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to further develop her technology for better, cleaner and more cost efficient renewabl...