Dalhousie University’s startup hub Dal Innovates has announced the cohort for three Lab2Market Launch accelerators, part of a national research commercialization program for post-secondary institutions.
The programs include a research stream for Atlantic Canadian companies, a national health stream and a generalized Atlantic stream.
The Atlantic Canadian research cohort and the general stream include a combined 10 teams, with the national health cohort including another 10 companies, one of which is from Atlantic Canada.
The students, researchers and recent graduates are joining a 12-week, milestone-based boot camp offering up to $15,000 of non-dilutive funding, as well as mentorship, networking opportunities, office space and cash prizes of up to $10,000
The one Atlantic Canadian team in the Health stream is Purespire Biomonitoring Technologies, which is helmed by Crystal Sweeney, Tanya Bellefontaine and David Perez from Dalhousie University. Together, they are developing technology for monitoring firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens during their work.
Here’s a look at the Atlantic and Research cohorts:
LAB2MARKET LAUNCH ATLANTIC RESEARCH
Julie Anne Dayrit and Manishkumar Shinde
Saint Mary’s University and Dalhousie University
HerBiome make skincare products derived from plant extracts for treating inflammatory skin conditions like eczema, acne and psoriasis.
Hunter King and Michael Freund
Dalhousie University
Integrative Nanotech is developing next-generation sensors made from nano materials, with the aim of identifying hydrogen leaks in industrial settings.
MetaCrust Services
Sierra Anwar
Memorial University
MetaCrust is a system for securely transmitting health data from wearable medical devices to telehealth companies.
Sides Anwar
Memorial University
nditive3D sells digital systems for monitoring gas infrastructure using digital twins — computer models of real equipment.
Stacey Goldberg and Ranah Chavoshi
The University of Prince Edward Island and Simon Fraser University
PhyCo is developing a biodegradeable plastic alternative made from seaweed under a partnership with First Nations groups.
DAL INNOVATES LAUNCH ATLANTIC COHORT
Ashwin Razdan and Katerina Msafari
Saint Mary’s University
Adrigo Insights is developing a business-to-business SaaS platform for measuring and benchmarking social media performance.
Citapay
Ali Akbar Abshar, Fariba Seyedjafarrangraz and Jafar Pashami
Simon Fraser University, Saint Mary’s University and Dalhousie University.
Citapay is a blockchain-based system for transferring money across borders.
Food Web Asset Mapping
Justin Andrews and Keegan Francis
Dalhousie University
Food Web is developing digital infrastructure to aid collaboration between food entrepreneurs, Kitchens, farmers, markets and consumers.
Chaz Samuel and Shayna Cort
Dalhousie University and Saint Mary’s University
No Days Off plans to use clothing to “inspire and motivate.”
Alma Ziaabadimiyanji and Solmaz Ziaabadimiyanji
Saint Mary’s University
Rivalift plans to use a combination of social media data analytics and technology from California artificial intelligence giant OpenAI to automate the development of content marketing strategies.
