Robert Hatheway: Chair

It's one thing to have an innovative idea. It's another thing to access the capital you need to turn that idea from research and development to enterprise. The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation encourages entrepreneurship and research that is aimed at innovations for both new and existing needs.

On average, for every dollar that we invest, our companies and researchers are able to secure an additional $7.00 from other sources. Organizations and investors that in many cases would have otherwise said no. To date, our investment activities have leveraged an additional $215 million in venture capital and research investments in New Brunswick.