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  NEWS | May 21, 2021
  Hamed Hanafi is Taking NovaResp from Box to Business
  
  Lauren Ramey’s day is full of exciting challenges. Like many co-op students she is working hard, taking meetings, and focused on getting the most out of...
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NEWS May 12, 2025

Emera ideaHUB Welcomes 10 Deep Tech Startups to Spring 2025 ideaBUILD Cohort

The Emera ideaHUB is proud to announce the launch of its Spring 2025 ideaBUILD cohort, welcoming 10 innovative deep tech startups that are building transformative...

NEWS November 20, 2024

Dalhousie University PhD Student Elham Afshari Launches NexaPowder: A Sustainable Solution Revolutionizing Metal 3D Printing

Dalhousie University PhD Student Elham Afshari Launches NexaPowder: A Sustainable Solution Revolutionizing Metal 3D Printing Halifax, NS – [October 29, 2024] - Elham Afshari, a PhD...

NEWS October 24, 2024

Emera ideaHUB Welcomes 11 Innovative Deep Tech Startups to Fall ideaBUILD Cohort

Halifax, NS – October 24, 2024 – The Emera ideaHUB is excited to announce the selection of 11 groundbreaking deep tech startups for the Fall...

NEWS November 22, 2023

Feature Interview: Chris Cowper Smith on Knowing your Purpose and Avoiding Incentivized Distractions

The Emera ideaHUB is the region’s deep tech space to create on the Dalhousie Campus, situated in the Engineering building with state-of the-art equipment and...

NEWS October 20, 2023

Feature Interview: Ben Bschaden on Founder Opportunities, Optimism, and Onshore short-run production

The Emera ideaHUB is the region’s deep tech space to create on the Dalhousie Campus, situated in the Engineering building with state-of the-art equipment and...

NEWS May 24, 2023

CDL Atlantic Announces 20 Graduate Companies

10 startups are from the internationally noted accelerator's Oceans stream and 10 are from the generalized Prime stream.

NEWS May 18, 2023

Eighth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards recognizes top Canadian talent and breakthrough innovations

Waterloo, ON — The eighth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards ceremony took place in Waterloo, Ontario, on May 18, 2023. During the festivities, five up-and-coming researchers...

NEWS April 28, 2023

Dalhousie receives historic $154‑million investment to study the ocean’s pivotal role in climate change

Canada First Research Excellence Fund grant is largest in Dal history.

NEWS April 27, 2023

Griffin Joins Onside Board

The Emera IdeaHUB program manager also co-founded the Black is the New Black community initiative.

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