Aaron Plamondon, Ph.D.

On the water and around the world, COVE propels the ocean economy. COVE is where ideas become solutions, technologies become ventures, and opportunities become careers. We connect people, ideas, resources and assets to propel solutions and sustainable growth for Canada’s ocean sector. A 13-acre waterfront facility in Canada’s deepest harbour provides the best space in the world to turn ideas into commercial solutions. Ocean technology companies, post-secondary researchers, and marine-based service businesses come to the COVE facility for programming and short- and long-term tenancies. We provide: ~550,000 sq ft of protected wharf frontage in Halifax Harbour along the Atlantic Ocean 49 ft depth at wharf face 2,850 feet of docks & 2 finger piers 26,000 sq ft of office & workshop space 16,500 square feet of shop and lab space Approximately 60 ocean tech companies on-site

On the water and around the world, COVE propels the ocean economy. COVE is where ideas become solutions, technologies become ventures, and opportunities become careers. We connect people, ideas, resources and assets to propel solutions and sustainable growth for Canada’s ocean sector. A 13-acre waterfront facility in Canada’s deepest harbour provides the best space in the world to turn ideas into commercial solutions. Ocean technology companies, post-secondary researchers, and marine-based service businesses come to the COVE facility for programming and short- and long-term tenancies. We provide: ~550,000 sq ft of protected wharf frontage in Halifax Harbour along the Atlantic Ocean 49 ft depth at wharf face 2,850 feet of docks & 2 finger piers 26,000 sq ft of office & workshop space 16,500 square feet of shop and lab space Approximately 60 ocean tech companies on-site

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is Canada's oldest English-language university and one of the first public universities established in North America. Founded in 1785, the multi-campus institution is home to over 60 research centres and institutes, groups and ongoing projects. The university offers over 75 undergraduate and graduate programs in 14 faculties to more than 10,500 students at campuses in Fredericton and Saint John from more than 100 countries, and several thousand more take UNB courses online and at partner institutions around the world. As the largest research institution in New Brunswick, UNB conducts more than 70 per cent of the province’s university research.

The University of Calgary is a leading Canadian university located in the nations most enterprising city. The university has a clear strategic direction to become one of Canadas top five research universities, where research and innovative teaching go hand in hand, and where we fully engage the communities we both serve and lead. This strategy is called Eyes High, inspired by the universitys Gaelic motto, which translates as I will lift up my eyes.’