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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and Innovate UK team up for first-ever joint call for ocean innovation solutions
Canada-UK: Collaborative Ocean Solutions Program to invest up to £4 million in projects Today, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) and Innovate UK announced a joint Call for Proposals called the Canada-UK: Collaborative Ocean Innovation Solutions Program. With a current project portfolio of more than $400 million, this marks the OSC’s first joint international Call program as
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is recruiting industry leaders for its next Board of Directors
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) is recruiting industry leaders for its next Board of Directors. The OSC is guided by a dedicated Board of Directors comprised of seasoned industry leaders who draw on their diverse experiences and background to provide strategic direction to the organization. At a high-level, the Board provides valuable insight to guide the
Canada’s oceantech ecosystem leads first-ever OceanFest for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors
Canada’s oceantech ecosystem leads first-ever OceanFest for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors MONTRÉAL (July 13, 2023) ― National and regional organizations that support and drive Canada’s blue economy gathered today in Montréal for OceanFest 2023. Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the Ocean Startup Project and Novarium rallied to hold this first-time, in-person event that focused on entrepreneurship and
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $3.6M in new activity to build on BlueVita Technology Project
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $3.6M in new activity to build on BlueVita Technology Project Today, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced the $3.6 million Commercialization and Supply Chain Integration of BlueVita Technology Project. This announcement represents expanded project activity for the phase one OSC project, BlueVita Technology, as part of the OSC’s Capacity and Supply Chain
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Launches Scaled Renewable Ocean Energy Call for Proposals to Support the Sustainable Growth of Canada’s Ocean Economy
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Launches Scaled Renewable Ocean Energy Call for Proposals to Support the Sustainable Growth of Canada’s Ocean Economy A Canada-wide Call for Proposals designed to increase development of Canada’s renewable energy industries Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) has launched a Canada-wide Call for Proposals under its new Scaled Renewable Ocean Energy Program. This call
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $3M Fishing Smarter Not Harder Project improving conventional trawl operations
Today, alongside project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced the $3 million Fishing Smarter Not Harder Project, led by the Northern Shrimp Research Foundation. In the project, the team is developing technology to bring near-real time images from the sea floor to the bridge to support decision making during trawling operations. This project, part under
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $1.3M Virtual Ocean Project for a more digital ocean sector
Today, alongside project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced the $1.3 million Virtual Ocean Project, led by DSA Ocean based in Victoria, BC. This project is creating a digital engineering platform called Virtual Ocean. A collection of custom software ‘apps’ will be built on the platform that will capitalize on specific needs in every ocean
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $52M in new project activity to build on success in the ocean economy
Today, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced $52 million in new, expanded project activity for active phase one OSC projects. This new funding is helping member organizations scale up and expand as they continue to gain momentum and develop stronger relationships in the supply chain and ecosystem. Calls for proposals under the OSC’s 2021 Capacity and
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces $14.1M Oneka Glacier Project making ocean a sustainable and affordable source of freshwater
(Sherbrooke, QC) Today, alongside project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced the $14.1 million Oneka Glacier Project – Utility-Scale Wave Powered Sustainable Desalination, led by Oneka Technologies, a Sherbrooke, Quebec-based clean tech company. In the project, Oneka will scale up its wave-powered desalination technology to utility-scale, creating a desalination “Glacier” system to make the ocean
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and Fórum Oceano Announce Collaborative Partnership to Advance Pan-Atlantic Blue Economy
(Lisbon, Portugal) – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) and Fórum Oceano have announced their new, collaborative partnership to promote sustainable investment and growth of the blue economy in regional and international networks. This agreement, signed yesterday at the Canadian Embassy in Lisbon, will formalize the partners’ collaboration particularly in the areas of data and Artificial Intelligence