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Office of the Premier, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour , June 4, 2014 - Fredericton
New Brunswick innovation research chairs announced
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation established three new applied research chairs valued at $3.525 million over five years. Areas of research include the commercialization of plant-based omega-3 fatty acids for food and pharmaceuticals; advanced cyber security threat detection, response and mitigation systems; and biomedical human prosthetic and augmentation devices. Front row, from left: Erik Scheme, Innovation Research Chair in Medical Devices and Technology, University of New Brunswick; Natalia Stakhanova, Innovation Research Chair in Cyber Security, University of New Brunswick and Marc Surette, Innovation Research Chair in Biosciences, Université de Moncton. Back row, from left: Robert Hathaway, chair of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr; Premier David Alward; Roger Gervais, vice-president of research with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation; and Calvin Milbury, president and chief executive officer of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.