Innovacorp’s Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF) helps move Nova Scotia university, college and university-affiliated hospital research to market.
Below is a list of the 2018-2019 funded projects.
Winter 2019 Round
Dalhousie University
Researcher: Lukas Swan, Chris White
Project: Controllers for repurposed electric vehicle batteries to give them a “second life” grid application for electricity utilities
Researcher: Vincent Sieben
Project: Miniaturized lab-on-chip phosphate sensor for marine environments
Researcher: Colin O'Flynn
Project: Automated power analysis and cryptographic security analysis for embedded systems
Cape Breton University
Researcher: Beth Mason
Project: Enzymatic chitosan derivation technology for natural plant biofungicide and insecticide
Researcher: Xu Zhang
Project: Electrochemical filtration of contaminated water
Fall 2018 Round
Dalhousie University
Researcher: Daniel Boyd
Project: Medical device for osteoarthritis pain management
Researchers: Ian Hill, Samuel March
Project: Perovskite solar cells
Researchers: Orlando R. Hung, Andrew D. Milne, Matt d’Entremont
Project: Lightwand for trachea intubation
Researchers: John P. Frampton, Laurent Kreplak
Project: Wound care product using bio-active polymer fibers
IWK
Researcher: Darren Oysterek
Project: Virtual reality diagnostic tool for eye clinics
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Researcher: Michael Gross
Project: Mobile app to monitor patient's post-operative condition, detect potential problems and alert care providers