Memorial University and the Ocean Startup Project have announced the 19 companies in the latest cohort of their seven-week Lab2Market Oceans program.

Part of a national group of accelerators, Lab2Market Oceans is aimed at helping academic researchers in the oceans space commercialize their work. Participants will each receive $15,000 of funding.

The Oceans stream of Lab2Market is part of the Ocean Startup Project, which is backed by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and aims to foster innovation in the sector. This time, the program begins later than its usual, September start date to dovetail better with students’ academic research timelines.

"Lab2Market Oceans has demonstrated sustained success by facilitating collaboration between ocean researchers and industry leaders, a crucial element in realizing the full potential of innovative projects," said Memorial director of innovation and entrepreneurship Paula Mendonça in a statement.

“The integration of academic excellence with industry expertise not only elevates research efforts but positions these teams to emerge as global leaders in shaping the sustainable future of our oceans.”

The 19 teams selected this year were chosen from a field of 48 applications across 15 post-secondary institutions. The participants hail from six provinces, in particular, Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.

Here’s a look at the participants:

Team Four
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
Team Four is developing a tool for relocating subsea risers, which are the connections between underwater oil fields and oil rigs.

ActicInno Solutions
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
ArticInno Solutions is researching how the process of digging and backfilling trenches for seabed pipelines is affected by ice gouging, a process by which sea ice drifts into shallow water and gouges the seabed.

Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
Another group from Memorial is developing an AI tool to help with decision-making for towing icebergs to protect subsea infrastructures.

Iceberg007
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
Iceberg007’s business relates to Marine Critical Parts, which are spare parts vessels are required to carry on board.

Clean Ocean Watch
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
Clean Ocean Watch has developed a platform for real-time oil spill detection and monitoring using satellite imagery.

NewfoundLabs Dynamics
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
NewfoundLabs has developed technology for extracting chitin from shrimp shell waste.

Endurance
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
Endurance has developed a modular, floating power generation platform capable of tracking the sun.

MUN CASLab
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
The CASLab is developing technology called Piezoelectric Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems to harvest electricity released when some types of biological matter is subjected to mechanical stress.

Ocean Straws
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, NS
[Information on this company was unavailable.]

SeaBio
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
SeaBio is developing technology to produce biostimulants, similar to fertilizers, from seaweed.

Porogels
École de technologie supérieure
Montreal, QC
Porogels is developing bioinks made from crustacean waste.

FIMIM Coating
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
FIMIM is developing protective coatings for mild steel in marine environments.

PilotAssist
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Saguenay, QC
PilotAssist is a navigation aid to help ships’ pilots reduce their environmental impacts.

MUN Power Electronics Research Group
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
The Research Group is developing technology to generate electricity from wave energy.

AquaPrint
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton
AquaPrint is developing a remotely-operated underwater robot for additive manufacturing.

Experimental Fluid Mechanics
York University
Toronto, ON
The Experimental Fluid Mechanics platform is technology for tracking and analyzing the velocities of particles.

Bo(a)t: Build Your Own Robot-Ship
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
Bo(a)t sells modular autonomous vessels for research and inspections.

Marine Radar
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL
Marine Radar is a cross-sea wave analysis and prediction system.

UVic-AUSV
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
The AUSV is developing cloud-based technology for power management and path planning by unmanned vessels.