Over the four-month Technology Readiness Level-Up placement at NSCC, we will advance our urban-agriculture Internet of Things prototype from **TRL 4 to TRL 6** by hardening its enclosure, integrating LoRaWAN/MQTT telemetry, and linking the dashboard to Authentik SSO. We will validate temperature, moisture, and pH sensors against lab-grade instruments, refining calibration curves. In parallel, micro-pilots […]

NovaAI Solutions will offer a suite of secure and customizable AI services designed for local businesses, including inventory forecasting using sales patterns and seasonal data, email categorization to help businesses prioritize important messages, automated reporting and business analytics summaries, offer admin task automation and document processing, and review and feedback analysis for actionable insights. The […]

Women Centre’s Connect (WCC) is launching a province-wide Impact Assessment Initiative that will rigorously measure—and transparently communicate—the economic and social returns generated by its programs, with the explicit goal of unlocking sustained government funding. This project will build a robust evidence framework that traces how WCC’s services move women from economic inactivity or precarious circumstances […]

This project proposes the development of a Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) framework for vessel trajectory prediction using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data collected from Canadian maritime regions. The approach integrates discretized kinematic motion equations—specifically Euler, Heun, and midpoint finite difference approximations—into the training of deep learning models to enforce physical consistency. By combining data-driven architectures […]

Current EEG (electroencephalogram) systems used in clinical and diagnostic settings are often bulky, expensive, and require patients to remain in a controlled environment for extended periods. This limits their accessibility and practicality, especially for patients suffering from neurological conditions such as epilepsy who require continuous, long-term brain monitoring to detect abnormal brain activity and predict […]

This project will advance a classroom prototype called Laundri-Buddi toward a market-ready product. Laundri-Buddi is a smart, battery-powered sensor that uses vibration sensing to monitor the activity of appliances such as washing machines, dryers, and small industrial equipment. The device detects when a machine’s operational cycle starts and ends, and wirelessly sends that information to […]

For many Canadians with food allergies, knowing what is in their food is important. This project helps by creating an allergen detection app that can process a picture of a product’s ingredient list from the package and then checks for known allergens. The impact of this project is helping tens if not hundreds of thousands […]

B-Side Group is launching an operational excellence initiative aimed at significantly enhancing our firm’s scalability, efficiency, and client service quality. The primary objectives of this initiative include mapping and standardizing key workflows, developing automated tools and templates to streamline administrative processes, and establishing a centralized repository for firm-wide knowledge management. This project will deliver clear, […]

Nearly half of adults live with at least one of the top ten chronic conditions—such as hypertension, osteoarthritis, or diabetes—and two in five people can expect a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. These conditions are among the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, significantly reducing quality of life and increasing the risk of mental health challenges […]

Prairie Grants is a forward-thinking organization that simplifies the complex grant discovery and application process for Canadian start-ups. Despite the abundance of funding opportunities in Canada, many businesses struggle to access them due to limited awareness, difficulty identifying relevant programs, and inefficient, manual application procedures. Currently, Prairie Grants provides client support through manual grant matching […]

This project, in partnership with the Ahead of the Game Youth Mentoring Organization (AOTG), investigates how race influences the coach-athlete relationship, particularly in the context of sport-based youth mentorship for under-resourced Black youth in rural Nova Scotia. AOTG has been facilitating such programs for over a decade and has found that relevant and relatable coaches […]

The partner, PhyCo, is a marine biotechnology startup specializing in the development of sustainable, seaweed-based bioplastics for agricultural applications. The company collaborates with the Verschuren Centre for product development, including seaweed bioprocessing and extrusion methods for seaweed-derived biomaterials. The main activity of the partner involves exploring proprietary biorefinery (multi-step extraction) technologies, developing bioplastic formulations, and […]