Atlantic Innovation Fund Announcement - Halifax, Nova Scotia
23 January 2009 - Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defense and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, has announced a major infusion of Research and Development funding for six Nova Scotia projects under Round VI of the Atlantic Innovation Fund. The six Nova Scotia projects collectively received $12.4 million from the AIF.

Pictured left to right are: Paul LeBlanc, Executive Vice-President of ACOA; Matt Durdle, C-Vision Limited; Sue Coueslan, Genome Atlantic; David Percival, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Shelley King, Genome Atlantic; Mark Collins, Helly Hansen Canada; Randy Spears, Helly Hansen Canada; Matthew Bragg, Oxford Frozen Foods Limited; Benjamin Neaves, Helly Hansen Canada; Nil d'Entremont, Genome Atlantic;
Shawn Amirault, Helly Hansen Canada; Alex DellaMora, Keata Pharma Inc.;
Chuck Cartmill, C-Vision Limited; Minister Limited Peter MacKay; Richard Ablett, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Curtis Cartmill, C-Vision Limited ; Dr. Steven Armstrong, Genome Atlantic; Dr. Alex Hay, Dalhousie University; Barrie Black, Genone Atlantic;
Eric Siegel, Nortek Scientific; Dr. Len Zedel, Memorial University; Gary Brown, Oxford Frozen Foods Limited; Ken Cartmill, C-Vision Limited ; Dr. Tom Traves, President, Dalhousie University.

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