jobsHere Supports Innovative Research

A provincial investment through the Nova Scotia Research Innovation Trust (NSRIT) is making more innovative research with strong commercial potential happen in Nova Scotia.

"We congratulate Dr. Jeff Dahn and Dalhousie University on this viable, world-class research that is underway in Nova Scotia," said acting Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism John MacDonell. "Through jobsHere, we're encouraging more business and academic collaboration with commercial-focused research. That fits perfectly with our effort to provide the right skills for good jobs, growing the economy through innovation and help businesses be more competitive globally."

The province is investing $1,825,526 in the $4.1-million project through the Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (NSRIT). This will allow Mr. Dahn to continue to develop new high-performance, low-cost lithium batteries. The research has strong commercial potential in the automotive, medical and power storage industries.

The project, awarded under the national Automotive Partnership Canada Fund, includes a number of federal and private sector partners that will bring over $6.36 million to Nova Scotia.

"By leveraging opportunities for innovation, NSRIT reflects a smart investment that will make Nova Scotia more competitive for research partnerships around the globe," said Lois Levine, executive director of the trust. "This project will bring promise and solutions for long-term sustainability and commercial benefits to clean technology developments here in Nova Scotia and around the world."

The research and innovation trust matches funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. In the last 10 years, the trust has supported more than 340 projects with over $66 million in funding to Nova Scotia institutions that received national research funding. The trust's funds have brought more than $100 million in additional investments in Nova Scotia-based research.