Organization: Univ of New Brunswick

Joe Allen

Univ of New Brunswick has appointed industry executive Joe Allen as managing director of its accelerator programs at the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship. Prior to his appointment, Allen was director of investments for the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, where he was responsible for managing a portfolio of about 50 venture capital investments…

Carleton, UNB, Surrey join global cybersecurity network

Canadian universities recently joined a global cybersecurity network that will conduct research and collaborate to counter cyber attacks adversely affecting organizations and economies worldwide. The Univ of New Brunswick (UNB) and Carleton Univ joined with a number of international organizations in forming the Global Ecosystems Partnership in Innovation and Cybersecurity (Global EPIC), which was announced…

The Atlantic Canada Start-up Ecosystem

This article is from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Innovation News. You can read the full issue here. “There’s never been a better time to be a start-up in Atlantic Canada,” says Doug Robertson, CEO of in Moncton, New Brunswick. Venn – a globally recognized innovation hub – is a part of a growing…

UNB entrepreneurs win big in Breakthru Competition

The New Brunswick Foundation’s Breakthru Competition has awarded its top prize of nearly $375,000 to Pfera, a rapid birth prediction management tool for pregnant mares. The technology can be used through a smartphone and can determine when a mare will go into labour down to the hour. The technology was developed by Lisa Pfister, a…

Feds and province fund UNB cybersecurity institute

Federal and provincial funding agencies have banded together to support the creation of the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) at the Univ of New Brunswick. The multidisciplinary institute also signed its first corporate partner with IBM coming on board with resources and in-kind contributions. CIC’s founding director is Dr Ali Ghorbani, Canada Research Chair in…

CSA awards $6.2 million for space weather research

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded $6.2 million for 10 projects at five universities to study how space weather affects the ionosphere and its impacts on technology. The awards were made to the Univ of Alberta, Univ of Saskatchewan, Univ of New Brunswick, Univ of Calgary and Athabasca Univ. Funding comes from the CSA’s…

Social enterprise accelerator launched at UNB

The Pond-Deshpande Centre at the Univ of New Brunswick has launched a Social Enterprise Accelerator Program to help bridge the gap between resource-strapped social entrepreneurs and the creation of scalable social enterprises. Called B4Change, the accelerator will provide mentorship, expertise and investor exposure for six-month terms in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The centre was…

Social enterprise accelerator launched at UNB

The Pond-Deshpande Centre at the Univ of New Brunswick has launched a Social Enterprise Accelerator Program to help bridge the gap between resource-strapped social entrepreneurs and the creation of scalable social enterprises. Called B4Change, the accelerator will provide mentorship, expertise and investor exposure for six-month terms in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The centre was…

Feds fund risk analysis study for New Brunswick

Almonte ON-based RiskLogik has received $800,000 in federal funding to undertake a major risk and reliance analysis of all supply chains running through New Brunswick. The project also involved Dalhousie Univ, the Univ of New Brunswick, the Conference Board of Canada and the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety. The analysis will determine the level…