Companies

Emergence supports companies in Atlantic Canada specializing in products derived from technologies such as natural product chemistry, fermentation and downstream processing with applications in human and animal health & nutrition, and diagnostics.

7 Fathoms Seaweed Skin Care

7 Fathoms develops novel, marine bioactive extracts used to make high-quality, high bioactive skincare that aids in overall health of skin, hair, and scalp.  

AchieveMR

AchieveMR is a virtual mixed reality platform for advanced surgical training. Their solution offers a highly efficient and effective pathway for surgeons to learn and master surgical techniques, remotely but with expert guidance.

AffinityImmuno

AffinityImmuno Inc. is a premier supplier of reagents and services focused on providing support to biological drug research.

Alpha Cognition

Alpha Cognition is a clinical stage, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for under-served neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS.

ALT-PRO Advantage

ALT-PRO provides science-backed, nutrient-rich food options good for both pets and the planet with consciously sourced ingredients. The power of four superfoods are harnessed—insects, fungi, plants, and algae—to create products with complete nutrition without the need for livestock and fish ingredients.

Altheda Wellness Innovation

Altheda, a Canadian natural product company, promotes healthy aging. Altheda’s client education portal and innovative products bridge the gap between science, nature, and medicine to promote optimal health and wellness as you age.

Amar Seafood PEI

AMAR Seafoods Ltd., headquartered in Norway with operations in Quebec and Newfoundland, has acquired the assets of the former Halibut PEI in Victoria, PEI. The new company is called AMAR Seafood PEI. At Amar Seafood, they want to contribute to developing successful food production with a sustainable focus – both in terms of diet and environment.

Atlantic BioCorp

Atlantic BioCorp is focused on the sustainable production of high-quality chitosan from crab waste. Leveraging advanced processing technologies our manufacturing process transforms raw materials into high-quality products that benefit the industrial, agricultural, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Au Naturel Solutions

Au Naturel Solutions specializes in the manufacturing of an all-natural breast prosthesis with an attachment system.

AVC Diagnostic Services Laboratory

AVC Diagnostic Services through their VLA unit, promotes good laboratory practices, provides quality assurance programs as well as professional development and continuing education opportunities for those in the veterinary sector.

Biolabmate

Biolabmate develops biomaterial from seaweed to create eco-friendly products that generate revenue and reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste generated in laboratories.

BioSpa Cosmeceuticals (Quannessence)

BioSpa Cosmeceuticals focuses on the development, manu­facturing and marketing of a premium professorial skincare line: Quannessence Skincare.

Bioteem40

TheraPBios Pharma launched Bioteem40, our nutraceutical product line, by combining the therapeutic power of probiotics with key bioactives to support overall health and optimal aging.

BioTraceIT

BioTraceIT values the capacity to improve medical care and interventions by quantifying pain and focusing on novel technologies at the cutting edge of wearable health care.

Breathe BioMedical

Breathe BioMedical is developing a powerful technology platform that is poised to detect common, often deadly, diseases using only breath.

Canada’s Island Garden

Canada’s Island Garden Inc., known through their brands FIGR and Piper’s Punch, is a 100% PEI-owned and operated licensed cannabis producer located in the Charlottetown BioCommons Research Park. They produce, process and distribute cannabis products for the legalized cannabis market.

Chinova Bioworks

Chinova Bioworks is transforming the food and beverage industry with a natural, clean-label shelf-life extender extracted from white button mushrooms.

Chrysaor Biologics Inc.

Chrysaor develops novel DNA vaccines against veterinary targets such as the highly pathogenic Avian influenza virus and Rabies. They optimize each step of vaccine design and manufacturing, from the expression cassette to the stability of our antigen, to the shelf life of the vaccine.

Clever Fruit Products

Clever is a developer of innovative fermented health ingredients for nutraceutical, supplement, and functional food brands.

CNS CRO

CNS Contract Research Corp (CNS|CRO) offers unique animal models that more accurately reflect the progression of neurological disease in humans.

Equipaws

The company developed EquiVet Care, an animal healthcare platform connecting pet owners and veterinarians for solutions to critical pet health issues. Its integrated SaaS suite is driven by advanced data insights, automation, and AI. The telehealth tools provide owners with an interactive experience about their animal’s current health condition and need for veterinary care, centralizes all medical records, and offers access to veterinary care.

EVAH

EVAH Corp is Canadian biotechnology company focused on developing animal health technologies.

Galenvs Sciences

Galenvs leads the way in precision development and scalable manufacturing of nanomaterials and DNA/RNA oligonucleotides for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The company offers end-to-end services spanning proof-of-concept, in-vitro validation, pilot-scale production, and beyond.

GreenSage Prebiotics

GreenSage Prebiotics focuses on the development and application of prebiotics from coconut for aquaculture and for human health.

Hexiris

Hexiris is a medtech company committed to advancing ophthalmic devices that simplify treatments and improve access for patients in need. We empower ophthalmologists with tools that are not only effective but also practical in diverse clinical settings.

ICOSA Pharma

ICOSA Pharma is an early-stage company developing a small molecule drug candidates that targets neuroinflammation with the goal to improve the treatment of Alzheimers disease.

Infusd

Infusd transforms hard-to-formulate nutrients into stable, water-soluble ingredients—liquid or powder. Applications include for use in beverages, supplements, and foods. Its’ patented infusion technology also masks even the most challenging flavour profiles of ingredients, without compromising on the product’s taste.

Kardio Diagnostix

The company developed an AI-based platform which offers better detection of heart abnormalities in children, reduces patient anxiety, cuts down on misdiagnosis rates, and lowers costs from wasted resources. It also provides a more equitable solution for regions without specialists.

Myomar Molecular

Muscle loss impacts quality of life and life expectancy. Myomar Molecular identifies early markers of muscle loss to improve quality of life, facilitate a faster recovery process, and empower healthy aging.

Natures Crops International

NCI is a premier supplier of organic, non-GM, and expeller pressed oils. They manage the supply chain of high value non-commodity products derived from specialty grown crops for a range of industries, including functional food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and specialty channels.

Nucliq Biologics

Nucliq Biologics is on a mission to help you embrace a healthier future by unlocking the hidden potential of your microbiome.

Nutracelle

Nutracelle develops all-natural prebiotic protein products that are tree/peanut-free, gluten-free, 100% whey, keto-friendly, and diabetic-friendly

OCT Biopharma

OCT Biopharma Inc (OBI) is a biotech company focused on developing clinical applications using human stem cells. We have developed an advanced wound care solution for oral mucositis in the oncology sector.

Pegasus Biotech

Pegasus Biotech is a biotech company that focuses on providing high quality vaccine and biotherapeutic development services to the human and animal health sector.

Polyamyna Nanotech

Polyamyna has developed next generation, highly effective and durable antimicrobial technologies to prevent infections caused by the deadly ESKAPE pathogens. Their mission is to support infection control practices and reduce the impact of healthcare associated infections by significantly enhancing surface cleanliness. 

PragmaClin

PragmaClin aims to help patients with Parkinson’s Disease monitor their condition with the use of our flagship software, PRIMS. We want a world where patients can get help faster, with more accurate results.

Profillet

Profillet is an early stage alternative seafood company that has developed a low-cost proprietary production platform that enables us to produce whole-cut plant-based and fermentation-enabled fillets that are equivalent to conventional seafood in nutrition, taste, texture and cost.

Reach Orthopaedics

Reach Orthopaedics has developed a minimally invasive shoulder implant for the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears.

Reazent

Reazent is on a mission to replace synthetic agrochemicals with more economically viable, sustainable, and safer solutions.

remidose

Remidose Aerosols Inc manufactures medical devices that deliver accurate dosing of purified cannabis oil. Using only pure distillate cannabis oils that are all manufactured in Canada, Remidose aspires to redefine the way society approaches the health and wellness benefits of cannabis oil.

RFINE

RFINE is revolutionizing the quick service coffee industry by developing technology to sustainably upcycle spent coffee grounds into food-grade ingredients, thereby diverting coffee ground waste from going to landfills and saving retailers money on disposal costs.

RingRescue

Ring Rescue is a medical device manufacturing company that is determined to be the Global Standard of Care for stuck ring removal. The company offers the best, safest, and most capable products for this problem, with primary customers being medical and fire rescue professionals treating it as a medical emergency.

RPS Biologiques

RPS Biologiques offers a variety of products and services in the aquatic, animal and human health sectors. They target critical problems in disease prevention and control with innovative vaccines and drugs using cutting edge technology.

Seaford Pharmaceuticals

Seaford Pharmaceuticals develops and markets specialty healthcare solutions, and works closely with healthcare professionals to develop quality healthcare products across a variety of therapeutic areas.

Sentry

SENTRY is a biological activity and water quality monitoring sensor platform. The SENTRY platform is a unique bio-electrode sensor technology that provides real-time microbial performance monitoring in anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment systems.

Smallfood

Smallfood is a biotech company developing sustainable food and feed solutions via fermentation. Its’ first product is a microalgae providing high-quality protein and omega-3 DHA.

Somru BioScience

Somru BioScience is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing breakthrough antibody technology for research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Stroke of Luck

Stroke of Luck Ltd. is revolutionizing stroke rehabilitation through advanced technology and AI innovation. The company creates affordable, intelligent tools that deliver personalized, home-based therapy—improving access, consistency, and outcomes for patients and healthcare providers. Inspired by the founder’s recovery journey, Stroke of Luck Ltd. is committed to making rehabilitation more accessible and effective through smart design and data-driven insights—reshaping how stroke recovery is achieved worldwide.

Takaya Technology

Takaya Technology developed an innovative N95 mask design to serve the medical community. Their solution focuses on creating a better fitting respirator, that requires less force than traditional models.

Torigen Pharmaceuticals

Torigen Pharmaceuticals is focused on delivering affordable companion animal immuno-oncology products.

Triple Hair

Triple Hair is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies treating alopecia.

Tunistrong

Tunistrong develops value added products from a problematic marine invader called Tunicates. Our commercial focus is tomanufacture nano materials useful for mechanical properties for many composite materials.

WellFish Tech

WellFish Tech is revolutionizing fish healthcare in the aquaculture industry through rapid non-lethal blood testing for fish. WellFish’s technology enables a novel, data-informed, pro-active healthcare model, increasing productivity, fish health and profitability.