OFI is pleased to partner with Invest Nova Scotia, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Genome Atlantic, and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. 

Innovation is not complete until it gets to the market.  Scientists, researchers and innovators are increasing the impact of their work by commercializing their expertise into technology, products, and services to make an impact on the planet.  Sustainable development of ocean resources is enabled through innovative commercial ventures and these businesses will be a primary catalyst and solution to the world’s largest ocean sustainability problems. The Ocean Frontier Institute Seed Fund and ecosystem partners form the base of the innovation and commercialization pathway through aligned programs and funding to inspire, initiate, and invest in new ocean ventures.  Join the commercialization community making an impact.

Since 2018, the OFI Seed Fund has provided over 100 projects with financial support helping to advance innovative ideas in research, commercial and social concepts relating to the ocean in such areas as engineering, biology, aquaculture, environment and earth sciences.

• Non-toxic marine anti-fouling paint
• Climate change influences on marine bacterial pathogens
• Remediate organic matter loading with microbial electrochemical cells
• Remediation of food-grade waste-streams
• Ocean sensing strategy in 4D
• Genetic resource for omega-3 synthesis in farmed Atlantic salmon
• Genetic approach to estimating the size of marine fisheries
• Building a national ocean literacy strategy
• Exploring ways to bring together Indigenous and Western knowledge systems for ocean observing