PEI Business Development is pleased to announce that it will provide funding to the top 20 scoring innovative projects from prospective entrepreneurs, researchers, and established companies under the first round of the Innovation PEI Pilot fund.
The aim of the program is to provide successful proponents with $25,000 to support testing of innovative ideas with commercial potential.
In total, over 50 applications were received in this first round of the Innovation PEI Pilot fund. Below is a summary of the successful applicants in alphabetical order.
| Proponent / Applicant |
Project |
| Altantic AgriTech Inc |
Screening of plant extracts for crop disease control |
| AVC/UPEI |
Infrared immunoglobulin test |
| Charlottetown Metal Products |
Continuous flow high pressure steam processor |
| Chemaphor/NRC |
Effects of oxidized beta-carotene |
| Diversified Metal Engineering |
Innovative small scale brew system |
| Eco-Blaze |
Clean agriculture residue burner |
| Elevator Software |
MHP data transmission development |
| Elsley R&D |
Electronic early childhood learning and development toy |
| Honeywell |
Solenoid repair development |
| Island Abbey Foods |
Dehydrated honey gear pump/pilot testing |
| Maritime Quality Milk |
Development of a mastitis detection kit |
| NRC & GlaxoSmithKline |
Evaluation of phytochemical effects on human mast cell activation |
| Nautilus Biosciences |
Pilot scale purification of a marine bioactive |
| Neurodyn, Helix BioPharma, & NRC |
Sensor Development Project |
| Pellagri Energy |
Commercial/residential bio fuel heating solution |
| Phytocultures Ltd. & NRC |
Chemical profiling and health benefits of haskap berry extracts |
| Reform Technology |
Online construction administration management software |
| Shared Solutions |
Net Courts |
| Terry Smith & Gordie Noye |
Smart phone embedded technology tool kit |
| Watermill Company |
Clean energy project |
