Wonder’neath Art Society is an artist-run, charitable organization that brings professional artists and community together, encouraging and promoting art as a tool for expression, connection and social transformation. Through the Open Studio Program Wonder’neath provides access to professional artists, materials, art making activities and instruction. In 2020, Wonder’neath moved to a new and significantly larger […]

Canada, less than 4% of venture capital funds are invested in women-led companies. It is considered to be the largest tangible gender gap – period. Investoready is an online program of support for girls and women seeking to raise venture capital finance. Investoready is a learning, practice and feedback Console for women to assess their […]

In January 1993 the oil tanker MV BRAER was transiting north of Scotland in the Shetland Islands. The ship was abandoned, adrift, and being blown towards rocky shores. A line could not be secured to the stricken vessel before it grounded and broke up causing a catastrophic oil spill. The MacDonald Hallett Oceans Protection Engineering […]

MED-IBOX is a Vancouver-based software-as-a-service startup in the healthcare industry. We are passionate about developing software tools enhancing the competitiveness of independent pharmacies and bringing more added value to make life healthier and easier. Founded by an entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in distributing healthcare products and supported by Empowered Startups, we […]

The community-based water quality program for Halifax Regional Municipality will target 76 lakes in the region to establish a long-term monitoring program to understand the trajectory of freshwater aquatic systems under continued and expanding urbanized influence. This new program will be led by HRM’s Water Program Coordinator with support from the Environment & Climate Change […]

The proposed project aims to develop a regional entrepreneurship program to create pathways for critical stakeholders to participate in our signature programs. Through events, facilitated workshops, and challenges, we will explore innovative ways to increase participation in the inclusive innovation ecosystem, bring together creative problem solvers technology solutions and aid in identifying diverse founders and […]

Earth One Inc is a Milton, ON, Toronto Based Canadian Startup focused on home sustainability, electronic hardware design, IoT, and automation. The Startup is focused on developing and ideating sustainable innovation to solve home lifestyle issues within the tech space.

This project explores the experiences of adverse school experiences among young adults who are underemployed and residing in a rural region of Southwest Saskatchewan. Adverse school experiences consist of distressing or disturbing experiences occurring within the context of schools or learning activities and can include academic failure, discrimination, or negative interactions with peers or teachers […]

Appia IoT has developed a “Smart Water” dashboard for users of various industries (residential, commercial, industrial) to monitor their water’s health and status. An opportunity exists for small and large business to take advantage of local wastewater credits through remotely collecting water consumption and discharge data. Halifax Water’s wasterwater rebate program is currently underused by […]

StayShure is a rapid startup app development agency. We specialize in using innovative methods to build and release products upto 5x faster than traditional development companies can. In the midst of covid, our market demand has globally increased by about 300%- so we have struggled to keep up with growing our team versus client demand. […]

Corrosion under insulation (CUI) a prominent material damage mechanisms in the process industries and pipelines which has reportedly caused countless failure events. Absorbed moisture in thermal insulation is the key reason behind CUI which also causes heat dissipation thereby posing the increased carbon footprint and reduced thermal efficiencies. The soaked thermal insulations have always been […]

Engaging with the Centre for Ocean Ventures subsea platform, the Stella Maris, this project provides sensor manufacturers with descriptive analytics of their sensor data. As brand new data is collected in conjunction with other sensors, a range of high-level analytics will identify future exploration and research opportunities for sensor companies.