Innovation Insights

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...

I was watching a show last night and there was a typical scene where the Billionaire business-person was claiming that “this is a negotiation, and negotiations are what I do best”. The idea here is that one person would win and the other would lose. This scene led me to think about a Negotiation...

It’s been very clear to many that a side effect of COVID-19 is the loneliness that people have felt being physically and socially isolated from their close family and friends, especially those residing in long-term care facilities. For months, many people were unable to visit with their families l...

New Brunswick has a long history of global innovation. In fact, most New Brunswickers would be surprised to learn just how many important inventions and ideas started right here at home. Early Human InnovationPerhaps the earliest example of New Brunswick innovation would be the recently identified c...

New Brunswick is home to considerable advanced research being done in universities, colleges, and institutions. But like almost every other aspect of the economy, the research engine has been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We have spoken with many of the NBIF-funded researchers around the ...