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Innovation at Work

Since 2001, the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) has been paving the way for innovative work in Atlantic Canada by helping to move research and development (R&D) from the lab to the marketplace. Through the AIF, researchers and entrepreneurs in the region are pursuing their goal of bringing ideas to life.

Browse this geomap for a sampling of eight AIF projects that are achieving success through leading-edge R&D and innovation. You may also, click here for the full stories. Can’t view the map? Click here for text only.

New Brunswick

• Using biopesticides to protect forests in New Brunswick and beyond
  (Forest Protection Limited)
• Novel ideas and technologies abound at the University of New Brunswick
  (University of New Brunswick) 

Newfoundland and Labrador

• It all started with an idea (Rutter Technologies Inc.)
• A green thumb in cultivating success (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Nova Scotia

• Tapping into seaweed (Acadian Seaplants Limited)
• A bright idea leads to a bright future (C-Vision Ltd.)

Prince Edward Island

• Home-grown solutions helping patients (BioVectra Inc.)
• Fighting off erosion (MDS-PRAD Technologies Corporation)

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