The Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning is pleased to announce the results of the peer review process and decision to offer awards to the top innovative projects in the second round of the InnovationPEI Pilot Fund.
This program is designed to support high-risk projects that are focused on developing a product. $25,000 will be granted to successful proponents from the public and private sectors, industry associations, or academia.
In total, 37 full applications were received in this second round of the InnovationPEI Pilot fund. Below is a summary of the successful projects (in alphabetical order by company / institute).
| Project |
Company/Institute: |
| Optimization of bio-fuel production from a flash hydropyrolysis (FHP) gasifier |
Atlantic Canada Energy Corporation |
| Innovative diagnostic tool for mussel health management |
AVC, UPEI – Dr. Ahmed Siah |
| An industry-specific relational philanthropic database for online service delivery. |
iWave Information Systems Inc. |
| Enhancements and improvements to the 50/50 software system |
Malpeque Bay Area Developments Inc. |
| Smart Phone Medical Tracking System |
Moving Ideas Group Inc. |
| Development of a method to separate rose hip seeds from pulp (without the use of heat or solvents) for production of high value seed oil products. |
Natures Crops International |
| Characterization of the bioCEPTA formulation for its immunomodulatory and antifungal activity against Trichophyton species |
NRC-Institute for Nutrisciences and Health – Dr. Marianna Kulka |
| Early stage development of novel acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor lead compounds from a PEI-grown plant |
NRC-Institute for Nutrisciences and Health – Dr. Junzeng Zhang and Dr. Jeff Zidichouski |
| Evaluation of tunicate extracts/fractions for their ability to modulate allergy/asthma, wound-healing, and obesity-related disorders |
NRC- Institute for Nutrisciences and Health – Dr. Yanwen Wang |
| Leukotriene Modulation of Toll-like Receptor Expression and Activation |
NRC-Institute for Nutrisciences and Health – Dr. Marianna Kulka |
| Shell Fish Waste its …transformation into an organic soil amendment |
Prince Edward Aqua Farms Inc. |
| High value berry purees and oil products |
PEI Organic Fruit and Berries Ltd. |
| NetLegal Index |
Shared Solution Inc. |
| Empirically validated prototype rating system for determining and communicating the cognitive benefits of video games |
Telos International Inc. |
| New design for advanced battery technology |
UPEI – Dr. Rabin Bissessur |
| Accelerated cancer drug discovery from marine microbes |
UPEI/AvantiCell Science – Dr. Russ Kerr and Dr. Jo Oliver |
