Researcher Highlights: Dr. Fran Kerton

Tue, November 02, 2021

Atlantic Canada is home to over 10,000 academic researchers and their labs scattered across a multitude of post- secondary institutions. And the Springboard Atlantic network acts as a bridge for our regions business community to connect and collaborate with these brilliant minds.

In this conversation, meet Dr. Francesca Kerton, a Memorial University green chemist who is studying new ways to make the world a little, greener and cleaner through the power of applied chemistry.  

Researcher Highlights: Dr. Lukas Swan

Fri, October 08, 2021

Atlantic Canada is home to over 10,000 academic researchers scattered across a multitude of post- secondary institutions. And the Springboard Atlantic network acts as a bridge for our regions business community to connect and collaborate with these brilliant minds.

We want to start highlighting some of these individuals—the professors who are doing it all at their institutions, those who juggle teaching, manage research labs, and deliver on various research contracts with industry. And to kick off our new Researcher Highlights series we’re starting with Dr. Lukas Swan of Dalhousie, a mechanical engineer with a focus on renewable energy and energy storage. In this conversation we discuss his research interests and the future of energy storage and renewable energy. So, without further ado, let’s meet Dr. Swan: 

Network Knowledge: What to know when starting a tech-based business

Wed, April 21, 2021

The Atlantic Region has seen a steady rise of technology-based business and startups since the early 2000s. With high profile exits such as New Brunswick’s Radian6 and Q1 Labs, and St-John’s based, Verafin, national and international audiences asking the question: ‘what’s the secret sauce in Atlantic Canada?’

The Network in Action: 3 Year Snapshot

Wed, August 26, 2020

With Springboard’s 6th phase of funding in full swing since April, we’ve been reflecting on all the high points from our past three-years and captured them in a new highlights document. This document dives into the continued growth of our organization and the impacts of our targeted industry initiatives.

Members in The News- Spring 2020

Fri, June 26, 2020

The events from these past few months have put a new focus on some of the projects, as researchers pivoted their efforts to aid in the fight against COVID-19. During this time, we’ve seen impressive and inspiring initiatives out of our institutions.

We’ve pulled together a handful of articles that show off the efforts of our network, so keep reading and get caught up on where #TeamSB made the news so far in 2020.

Resources and requests for COVID-19 research

Wed, March 25, 2020

Atlantic Canada’s researchers are among those working to develop countermeasures against COVID-19. Here’s a round-up of some of the regional and national resources available to support this important research, as well as additional supplies and manufacturing capacity needs that have been identified by the Government of Canada.

PRESS RELEASE: Springboard Atlantic brings Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster (NGen) to the region.

Tue, March 10, 2020

[Halifax, NS, March 10, 2020] – The Canadian Advanced Manufacturing (AM) Supercluster, run by the not-for-profit Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), is headed to Atlantic Canada thanks to efforts from Springboard Atlantic Inc. (Springboard). This collaboration is designed to increase the awareness of the AM Supercluster among Atlantic Canadian companies and research institutions.

Members in the News: Fall and Winter 2019/2020

Fri, February 28, 2020

New programs, partnerships and research breakthroughs. See where our members are making headlines.

Members in the News- Summer and Fall 2019

Wed, October 30, 2019

Significant funding announcements, research licenses and new centres; Springboard Atlantic had an excellent quarter.

Springboard receives $9.6M from ACOA

Fri, August 30, 2019

Last week was an exciting one for the Springboard network. We had our AGM, Board meeting, and made a very important announcement.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is continuing its support for Springboard Atlantic by investing $9.6 million, giving our organization another three-year runway.