$11.3M Announced For 17, N.S. ACOA AIFS

Investments in innovation help build our country’s commercialization capacity and strengthen our economy by creating high quality jobs and generating economic wealth.” In Nova Scotia, AIF funding will support projects for the development of osteoarthritis diagnostic tools and improvement of emergency patient diagnostic tools; creating an additive product to enable drugs to properly fight off infections; developing the use of solar radiation to design more energy-efficient buildings; and an enhanced maritime communications system. “I believe these projects help to contribute to an innovative, productive and competitive economy here in the Nova Scotia and across Atlantic Canada,” said Minister MacKay. “Our Government’s investment in R&D helps the region’s businesses and institutions conduct top level research and achieve commercial success for their innovations – all necessary to succeed in the knowledge economy of the 21st century.” Nova Scotia Capital District Health Authority (Halifax) Project: Osteoarthritis diagnostic tools Investment: $1,565,804 Through this project, CDHA and its collaborators will develop diagnostic and monitoring tools that will help to improve orthopaedic patient outcomes. In particular, the project will result in a “movement on osteoarthritis” (OA) package. These tools will enable improved pre- and post-operative patient assessment and management through provision of education, rehabilitation and remote monitoring. Clinicians will gain access to a care collaboration platform and more reliable and specific treatment decision-making aids, benefiting a wide range of hip, knee and spine issues. Contact: Dr. Patrick McGrath Integrated VP of Research and Innovation (902) 470-6511 Chelation Partners Incorporated (Halifax) Project: Developing superbug solutions Investment: $2,781,915 Chelation Partners will create an additive product to reverse the development of bacterial resistance and enable drugs to properly fight off infections. The company is developing solutions for the problem of drug-resistant microbial populations, such as superbugs, through the selected removal of iron, which is required for microbial survival, growth and spread. The company’s proprietary polymers could be used as additives or excipients for a broad range of antibiotics making it a platform technology. Contact: Dr. Bill Cheliak VP Business Development (902) 442-9185 Medusa Medical Technologies Inc. (Halifax) Project: Improved Patient Care Reporting Investment: $2,625,000 Under this two-year project, Medusa Medical Technologies will develop a new version of Siren ePCR Suite ™ to capture enhanced patient care information provided in a pre-hospital setting. Siren enables ambulance operators to use the recorded data for a variety of purposes such as integration with external systems (hospitals, HIEs, EMRs, EHRs, MedicAlert), clinical quality improvement, benchmarking, operational improvement, medical research and meeting regulatory requirements. The new version will leverage Medusa’s significant international ePCR experience to improve functionality that will offer more features and greater flexibility to paramedics and other emergency medical professionals around the world. Contact: Dan MacDonald VP, Product Development (902) 429-1200 Ext. 231 Green Power Labs Inc. (Dartmouth) Project: Technology for building energy management Investment: $2,415,420 This project will use solar radiation monitoring and forecasting to help design more energy-efficient buildings. Specifically, the project will develop advanced control technology for building energy management in regard to heating, ventilation, and cooling. This technology will combine weather forecasts, 3D location parameters, and building behavior modeling to better instruct building energy management systems, resulting in minimized energy consumption and improved energy efficiency. Contact: Dr. Alexandre Pavlovski President and CEO (902) 466-6475 General Dynamics Canada Ltd. (Dartmouth) Project: Enhanced maritime communications system Investment: $1,951,013 This project will develop an enhanced maritime communications system that maximizes the exploitation of the available bandwidth and optimizes data exchange, requiring technological innovation in the areas of cognitive radio, software defined radio/antenna and policy-based routing. Contact: Greg Cottingham, CD, M.Eng. PMP UWW ISR Program Manager (902) 406-3765 902-403-5768 (Cell)
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