With access to mentors, investors, and other resources, Invest Nova Scotia’s incubation facilities give startups the conditions they need to develop stronger and more quickly.
Their incubation facilities offer resident clients more than simply physical space and infrastructure. They are groups of people. They do provide credibility, flexible lease, on-site assistance, and a network of other start-up founders and teams that have been in your position as well as people who can assist you in growing your firm.
The three incubation centers they oversee are being highlighted today rather than the impressive collection of start-ups that call them home.
The Labs at Invest Nova Scotia
The Labs primarily works with early-stage life sciences startups; hence the majority of its resident clients are in the pharmaceuticals, digital health, or medical device industries.
The Labs offers specialized scientific infrastructure that is not generally available in the commercial real estate sector, in addition to offices and communal spaces.
Wet and dry lab space, reverse osmosis water, a chemical neutralization system, low-flow and canopy fume hoods and other high-tech ventilation, chemical disposal, compressed air, emergency showers, etc. are all advantages for clients. There are now 12 wet labs and 6 dry labs, however this is subject to change as they frequently reorganize the area to accommodate business demands.
At The Labs, location is a huge plus. The Life Sciences Research Institute and Halifax’s bustling knowledge cluster, which includes universities, hospitals, the Brain Repair Centre, and the National Research Council, are conveniently close to 1344 Summer Street, where the Life Sciences Research Institute is based.
The Labs is the ideal location for your life sciences start-up to develop since it offers flexible leasing terms, lab and office space that is tailored to your needs, 24-hour building access, and more.
Start-Up Yard at COVE
Entrepreneurs are drawn to this freshly remodeled building because of its concentration on assisting early stage enterprises commercialize their ocean technology and prosper in the worldwide market.
The incubator space of COVE (Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship), which is situated at 27 Parker Street in Dartmouth, is called Start-Up Yard. Acceleration programs, incubation facilities and services, finance, pooled resources, knowledge, coaching, and waterfront access are all advantageous to startups. Companies working on electric boat conversions, underwater acoustic fish and marine mammal deterrence and direction systems, and analytical instrumentation for the detecting of hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds in the ocean and atmosphere are among the current occupants.
In addition to shared workshop and testing facilities, open-concept desk space, meeting rooms, and equipment and services for prototype design and manufacturing are all included in the facility.
The Bays at Invest Nova Scotia
The Bays, which targets businesses in clean technology and numerous other knowledge-based industries, is situated in Dartmouth, only minutes from downtown Halifax, at 1 Research Drive.
Numerous start-ups are always present. Currently, one business is working on graphene coatings to lessen water corrosion and biofouling, another is exploring a method to use motion to generate energy for marine electronics, and a third is specializing in artificial intelligence software for the aquaculture industry. The Bays provides variable lease terms and 24-hour access, just like The Labs. Its 38 air-conditioned offices, 10 industrial bay units, separate entrances, electronic overhead loading docks, 300 square foot mezzanine space, and 21 foot high ceilings are what make it distinctive.
For more information about the facilities at Invest Nova Scotia, visit https://investnovascotia.ca/articles/space-and-services-grow-your-business-how-our-incubation-facilities-help-early-stage-start
Reference and photo credits to: https://investnovascotia.ca/
