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Canada’s Living Lab for Digital Health & Cyber Innovation

We bring the best mix of a knowledge-led economy, highly educated and tech-savvy community, well-integrated ecosystem, strong cybersecurity sector, and open access to global markets.

Our Extensive Talent Pool

We have a sustainable pool of existing and emerging tech talent including software engineers, artificial intelligence and machine learning engineers, user interface and user experience designers, and product managers.

Opportunities New Brunswick’s Client Engagement Team will work with you to attract the right people for your specific needs. We provide full-service solutions and make your growth easier.

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Talent To Match Your Needs

New Brunswick is producing talent for priority occupations within the digital health sector, including:

Low Operating Costs

  • Our mid-sized cities are ranked #1 as the most competitive locations in North America. Source: KPMG City Competitiveness Index 2021
  • Average Class A rental costs in Toronto is 1.8x more expensive comparing to NB’s, while Vancouver is 1.9x more expensive, and Boston 1.7x more expensive.
  • A 27% overall cost savings compared to Toronto, 24% compared to Vancouver, and 28% compared to Boston.
  • New Brunswick is also cost-competitive when it comes to tech talent, saving companies significantly on labour costs.
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State-of-the-Art Infrastructure

New Brunswick has strengths in genomics and precision medicine, clinical trials technology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biomedical engineering, aging and senior care, monitoring and diagnostics systems, medical devices, virtual care, and electronic medical records (EMRs), and sits at the convergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity and digital health.

Atlantic Canada has some unique and challenging demographic attributes which position the region as an ideal place to innovate in digital health.

New Brunswick is positioned to lead in aging solutions, with a $1.8 billion total potential investment in aging projects.

The Health & Technology District

$100+ million capital investment.

75,000 sq. ft. of lab, office, and retail for life science and biotech service providers.

The district will become part of a dynamic, co-located health constellation that includes Dalhousie Medicine NB, the NBCC Allied Health programs, the Saint John Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network, and the University of New Brunswick (UNB).

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New Brunswick Centre for Precision Medicine

40,000 – sq. ft. of lab space (dry labs, wet labs, innovation labs). 

The Centre is a “bio-incubator” designed to support the growth of biomedical startups in New Brunswick.

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Investments Happen Here

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Total investment in New Brunswick’s health research sector skyrocketed to $59 million in 2022, a 26% increase over the previous year.

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#1 in Atlantic Canada private equity and venture capital investments since 2013 (2013-2022).

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In 2022, ICT+Cyber+Digital Health companies accounted for 56.3% of total venture capital investments in New Brunswick.

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In 2022, NB saw the most activity compared to previous years in ICT and Digital Health. NB companies leading the charge in those domains include Beauceron Security, TrojAI, Populus Plus and SmartSkin.

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Digital Health News

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How New Brunswick’s VeroSource Became a National Leader in Digital Health

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Healthcare Leader BioScript Solutions Sees Impressive Growth in New Brunswick

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