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There ’ s support for entrepreneurs and start-ups from Innovacorp , Nova Scotia ’ s early-stage venture capital organisation – ‘ that strive to change the world ’ – scale and accelerate . Their focus is on tech , life sciences , clean tech , and ocean tech , with a commitment to make the region one of the top 10 startup ecosystems in the world .
The need to balance business with the environment is also evident with companies like Dartmouth ( eastern shore of Halifax harbour ) -based Sustainable Blue which has constructed an innovative land-based , saltwater grow-out facility , enabling the production of farmed Atlantic salmon year-round without negative environmental and health impacts . Meanwhile , Perennia , a not-for-profit Crown Corporation , offers farmers , fishermen and food processors expertise in research , marketing and product
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Right : Discovery Centre , exterior |
development for products from the food sector , using waste streams and raw ingredients .
Halifax houses several universities , of which Dalhousie is the largest , with 18,000 students . The Scientist magazine rated the university among the top five places in the world outside the United States for post-doctoral work and conducting scientific research . Not surprisingly , marine research has become a large focus of the university and Dalhousie is the headquarters of the Ocean Tracking Network , a research effort using implanted acoustic transmitters to study fish migration patterns . The university was also one of the founding members of the Halifax Marine Research Institute , designed to help increase the scale , quality , internationalisation and impact of marine research in the region . And if you haven ’ t been there , you ’ ll still recognise it as the campus is a popular backdrop for film-makers .
And , for the all important national and international delegates , the Halifax Convention Centre comprises
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There ’ s support for entrepreneurs and startups from Innovacorp , Nova Scotia ’ s earlystage venture capital organisation .
over 120,000 sq . ft . of meeting space and is part of the $ 500m Nova Centre project . With 93,000sqm of office , residential , and hotel space , Nova Centre is the largest integrated development project undertaken in Nova Scotia ’ s history . And it is just 30 minutes from the Centre to the airport . A range of national and international flights are offered , and the airport is an award winner in its own right . It has twice been best airport in the Americas , as well as the best airport ( less than 5 million passengers ). It seems Halifax gives visitors a first class welcome right from the start .
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