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December 9, 2020
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The Early Stage Commercialization Fund: Addressing a Key Gap in Innovation Funding

At NBIF, we are excited to be launching the Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF) in our province. This new fund works to bridge a gap on the funding pathway to commercialization for academic researchers in New Brunswick. As an organization that offers both research and venture capital funding, ...

December 7, 2020
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NBIF launches $500,000 fund to help New Brunswick researchers commercialize early stage innovations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 7, 2020 The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) is pleased to announce the launch of the Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF), thanks to support from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). The fund will address gaps in the commercialization process...

MESH/diversity: Creating Inclusive and Safe Workplaces

MESH/diversity is a Saint John-based start-up that recently closed a $750,000 funding round to accelerate its growth, led by NBIF and our friends at Concrete Ventures. MESH/diversity uses behavioral metrics to help organizations create more diverse and inclusive workplaces. We recently caught up wit...

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...

A big future for New Brunswick automotive company

Big future for New Brunswick automotive company Whether they interest you or they don’t, electric vehicles (EVs) are here to stay. And the reason goes far beyond reducing the carbon footprint of our cars, trucks, and SUVs. Consider it this way, EVs represent an opportunity to rethink how we ...