2022 Challenge Cohort

AbbaTek Group Inc.
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland & LabradorStatus: CurrentAI interface to streamline, standardize and de-skill microplastics analysis and reporting
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Akwekon Enterprises
Location: Halifax, Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentA fast, stable and hyper efficient smart electric fishing vessel
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Canadian Pacifico Seaweeds Ltd.
Location: Surrey, British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentA remote real-time environmental and structural farm monitoring system
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Clean Catch Inc.
Location: Halifax, Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentA biodegradable electric autonomous target vessel for navy
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Location: Calgary, AlbertaStatus: CurrentAn IOT enabled remote sensing data platform for quantifying offsets from blue carbon projects

Composite Mats Canada Inc.
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland & LabradorStatus: CurrentA modular runway system for remote and northern communities made from recyclable materials
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Location: Cambridge, OntarioStatus: CurrentCorrosion resistant graphene-enhanced coating for marine infrastructure
Cuttlefish Robotics
Location: Listowel, OntarioStatus: CurrentAn efficient and silent underwater ROV
Dasivedo Design Ltd.
Location: Surrey, British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentA modular, standardised wind assist mounting system future proofing ships into a new era

GeoHazard Integrity AI Inc.
Location: Antigonish, Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentAI integrated geohazard analysis platform to lower exploration and development costs for marine energy projects
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GreenSage Prebiotics Inc.
Location: Halifax, Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentPrebiotics from coconut residue for aquaculture and humans – a product to support immune and digestive health
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Hoola One
Location: Québec, QuebecStatus: CurrentTwo technologies developed to treat and collect plastic pollution on contaminated land or in the grey water from ships
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Location: QuebecStatus: CurrentHypérion ML Inc. (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, QC) – Autonomous bioreactor using microalgae for urban carbon sink purposes
Integrative Nanotech Ltd.
Location: Halifax, Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentA novel EI spectroscopy based sensor with efficient ocean sensing capabilities
Intel Vision Technologies Inc.
Location: Vancouver, British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentAn intelligent ROV for underwater welding operations
MF2S Industries
Location: QuebecStatus: CurrentDouble threshold weak link to reduce whales entanglement

nditive3D
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland & LabradorStatus: CurrentA digital twin-driven system for real-time monitoring of the hazardous gases in marine operations
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Location: Toronto, OntarioStatus: CurrentSustainable antibiotics for the aquaculture industry

OnDeck Fisheries AI
Location: Vancouver, British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentOnDeck makes fisheries monitoring scalable with artificial intelligence
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OPAS Mobile
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland & LabradorStatus: CurrentAn intelligent operations management platform that improves safety, compliance and efficiency in the offshore industry
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Location: British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentSimon Fraser University: Biodegradable and non-toxic plastic made from Seaweed
PLAEX Building Systems Inc.
Location: Hampstead, New BrunswickStatus: CurrentInnovative and sustainable building materials using plastic from oceans
Precision Pathways
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland & LabradorStatus: CurrentML driven intelligent decision support tool for ship operations in ice

Salus Automated Technologies Inc.
Location: Halifax, Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentSelf-launched drone monitoring system for tracking ocean infrastructure
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Scient Analytics Inc.
Location: Nova ScotiaStatus: CurrentAn imaging solution for streamlined analysis of ocean substrate and sediment samples
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Location: Newfoundland & LabradorStatus: CurrentA digital twin remote monitoring system for marine vessels
Swordfish Energy Corporation
Location: Vancouver, British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentUnderwater turbine to harness clean energy from oceans
Ultimate Lobster Bait Inc.
Location: Souris, Prince Edward IslandStatus: CurrentA biochemical attractant for use as bait for American Lobster
7 Leagues Leather Ltd.
Location: Vancouver, British ColumbiaStatus: CurrentEco luxury wholesale fish leather and fish leather goods upcycled from waste in fisheries and forestry