The Discover Halifax Podcast Podstarter

Paul talks pain. And leading the discussion is Dr. Allen Finley, professor of anesthesia, pain management and pre-operative medicine at Dalhousie University. Dr. Finley's work at the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, a multidisciplinary pain program that is aimed to treat acute pain in adults and children.

The Discover Halifax Podcast highlights all the sector expertise and research coming from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Join Rob Henderson, CEO of BioTalent Canada as we discuss the opportunities that exist in the BioEconomy in Halifax, Atlantic Canada, and beyond. Explore employment, education, and research opportunities that will continue to power the dynamic life sciences community into the next decade.

The Discover Halifax Podcast highlights all the sector expertise and research coming from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Join Dr. Maryanne Fisher as we discuss the evolutionary foundations of human interpersonal relationships, and female intersexual competition. Also discussed is work that Dr. Fisher has completed in the areas of women’s mating strategies and indicators of female physical attractiveness.

The Discover Halifax Podcast highlights all the sector expertise and research stories coming out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Learn about the people contributing globally to solve some of the world’s largest problems.

Join Dr. Michael Metzger and Dr. Chongyin Yang as they discuss the Dahn Battery Lab at Dalhousie University. The lab focuses on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials for Energy Storage, primarily in the area of Lithium-ion batteries. Working with Dr. Jeff Dahn, they work to improve the energy density, increase the safety, decrease the cost and improve the cycle and calendar lifetime of the batteries.

Currently, the lab is working on a second 5-year research agreement with Elon Musk’s Tesla Electric Car company.

Halifax is home to Atlantic Canada’s premier innovation hub, VOLTA. Volta offers a place for the startup and innovation community to work, learn and connect. In addition to various other programs, Volta Residents get access to more than $50,000 in programs and support and mentorship to help grow their business, as well as office space in the heart of Halifax to grow their team. Volta is also home to the innovative LEAP program.

Today, Martha Casey, CEO of Volta joins host Paul Bailey to discuss all the ways that Halifax is contributing to, and leading the world in entrepreneurship and technology. Also discussed are entrepreneurial success stories and ways VOLTA can help you bring your delegates and meetings to Halifax.

Over the next 50 years, an aging population globally will change the way we live and work and impact our culture, our economy, our cities, and more.

Today, Dr. Zachary Zimmer joins host Paul Bailey to discuss all the ways that Halifax is contributing to, and leading the world in research for Global Aging. Dr. Zimmer, a gerontologist at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) is linking state-of-the-art advances in biological and DNA testing with social survey research to examine how traumatic events experienced during war can get ‘under the skin’ and influence the long-term health of survivors. A Tier I Canada Research Chair and Director of the Global Aging Community Initiative was recently awarded $1,250,776 over four years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grants