Member Directory
Our members are the backbone of the Life Sciences sector.
Life Sciences Nova Scotia’s member community is comprised of a diverse group of life sciences innovators, research institutions, government agencies, investors, students and partners who offer a variety of support services.
Our members, along with our vital stakeholders, contribute significantly to the development of Nova Scotia’s Life Sciences sector.
We founded WorkInsights in 2017 to understand how we work and develop analytics that quantifies and maps the productive energy of
a company to highlight how the working environment limits or leverages the capacity for change, productivity, innovation, and growth. With the incredibly fast pace of change today, we need to lead and work together in ways to be ready for and responsive to change, and capable of thinking about what will come next, and innovating to take advantage of the opportunity. We are disrupting our approach to work and performance. We are not afraid to push boundaries. Founded in our desire to have a positive impact and make change happen for the better so entrepreneurial companies can innovate and grow, we apply our curiosity to ask and listen, to understand and learn. Energy moves people to take action. The working experience affects whether that energy will be positive or not. And energy can be changed for the better. How people approach their work, the relationships between teams – from the frontline to management to leadership – can be positive, strained, or even fearful. This flow of energy affects an organization’s ability to succeed. If the energy is blocked at a level or team, it affects the organization’s ability to reach the potential to be creative, innovative and productive, and make change or growth happen. We need to measure the mindset – how people think, feel and act – of an organization to optimize the approach to work, top-down and bottom-up, we identify how to support people to function at their best. By asking questions, listening to the responses, we gain insight to work together to achieve more while building healthier working environments for healthy people and healthy businesses.
Curv Health is a digital health startup that drives behavioural health outcomes at reduced costs by empowering paramedical
practitioners with remote monitoring technologies.
3D BioFibR Inc. is a Dalhousie University spin-off company that uses proprietary “dry spinning” process (mimicking spiders)
to produce low denier multifilament fibers from proteins (e.g. collagen and spider silk). 3D BioFibR focusses on protein-based fibers, typically collagen-based, braided and woven to medical device OEMs and 3D in vitro tissue culture.
Acadian Seaplants Limited
BioProducts
902.468.2840
902.468.3474
30 Brown Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B 1X8
Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL) is a globally recognized industry leader in the processing of seaweed-based products for food,
biochemical, agricultural and agri-chemical markets worldwide and in the cultivation and processing of unique seaweeds for Asian as well as global food markets. Several noteworthy aspects of our operations include: the advanced methods used to harvest seaweeds as a sustainable, renewable resource and the technologies created to process the natural seaweed resources into value-added finished products for sale in exacting international markets. These activities have brought knowledge-based employment to Maritime Canadians and environmentally safe benefits to users of the finished products.
Impactful Health Research and Development
BioProducts
info@impactfulhrd.com
101 Research Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4T6
Impactful Health Research and Development (IHRD) develops compostable active packaging to prolong the shelf life of fresh fish,
increasing return on investment for the entire value chain while reducing organic waste and plastic pollution. IHRD uses naturally-derived bioproducts to achieve the extension of shelf life. The platform technology developed by IHRD can also be used in other fresh foods including meat and poultry.
We founded WorkInsights in 2017 to understand how we work and develop analytics that quantifies and maps the productive energy of
a company to highlight how the working environment limits or leverages the capacity for change, productivity, innovation, and growth. With the incredibly fast pace of change today, we need to lead and work together in ways to be ready for and responsive to change, and capable of thinking about what will come next, and innovating to take advantage of the opportunity. We are disrupting our approach to work and performance. We are not afraid to push boundaries. Founded in our desire to have a positive impact and make change happen for the better so entrepreneurial companies can innovate and grow, we apply our curiosity to ask and listen, to understand and learn. Energy moves people to take action. The working experience affects whether that energy will be positive or not. And energy can be changed for the better. How people approach their work, the relationships between teams – from the frontline to management to leadership – can be positive, strained, or even fearful. This flow of energy affects an organization’s ability to succeed. If the energy is blocked at a level or team, it affects the organization’s ability to reach the potential to be creative, innovative and productive, and make change or growth happen. We need to measure the mindset – how people think, feel and act – of an organization to optimize the approach to work, top-down and bottom-up, we identify how to support people to function at their best. By asking questions, listening to the responses, we gain insight to work together to achieve more while building healthier working environments for healthy people and healthy businesses.
Curv Health is a digital health startup that drives behavioural health outcomes at reduced costs by empowering paramedical
practitioners with remote monitoring technologies.
3D BioFibR Inc. is a Dalhousie University spin-off company that uses proprietary “dry spinning” process (mimicking spiders)
to produce low denier multifilament fibers from proteins (e.g. collagen and spider silk). 3D BioFibR focusses on protein-based fibers, typically collagen-based, braided and woven to medical device OEMs and 3D in vitro tissue culture.
Acadian Seaplants Limited
BioProducts
902.468.2840
902.468.3474
30 Brown Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B 1X8
Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL) is a globally recognized industry leader in the processing of seaweed-based products for food,
biochemical, agricultural and agri-chemical markets worldwide and in the cultivation and processing of unique seaweeds for Asian as well as global food markets. Several noteworthy aspects of our operations include: the advanced methods used to harvest seaweeds as a sustainable, renewable resource and the technologies created to process the natural seaweed resources into value-added finished products for sale in exacting international markets. These activities have brought knowledge-based employment to Maritime Canadians and environmentally safe benefits to users of the finished products.
Impactful Health Research and Development
BioProducts
info@impactfulhrd.com
101 Research Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4T6
Impactful Health Research and Development (IHRD) develops compostable active packaging to prolong the shelf life of fresh fish,
increasing return on investment for the entire value chain while reducing organic waste and plastic pollution. IHRD uses naturally-derived bioproducts to achieve the extension of shelf life. The platform technology developed by IHRD can also be used in other fresh foods including meat and poultry.