2025-05-08 07:13:22
The Province of Nova Scotia recently celebrated the opening of the Neptune BioInnovation Centre in Dartmouth, N.S.
The province is hoping that the bioinnovation centre will become a world leader in biofermentation and be a key factor in growing Nova Scotia’s bioindustrial sector. The province stated that it hopes the Neptune BioInnovation Centre will help Nova Scotia compete globally, strengthen domestic supply chains, and foster biotechnology advancements across critical sectors, including life sciences, pharmaceuticals, forestry and agriculture.
“The Neptune BioInnovation Centre is not just changing the game for bioinnovation in Nova Scotia, it is creating a whole new one,” said Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Growth and Development. “This investment will attract the best and brightest minds and companies in this sector to Nova Scotia. Their groundbreaking work will commercialize clean technologies for a more sustainable and prosperous future.”
The multi-user facility is the first of its kind in Canada and currently one of three facilities worldwide. The province estimates that the centre will generate more than 2,400 jobs; $175 million in salaries; $74 million in tax revenue; and contribute $334 million annually to Nova Scotia’s annual GDP.
“This Neptune asset and planned expansion are a game-changer for the N.S. and Canadian biomanufacturing sector, building the largest capacity in Canada. This will ensure companies scale and build commercial plants here, generating a critical domestic green supply chain for Canadian manufacturers to compete here and in Europe,” stated Beth Mason, director of the Neptune Bio- Innovation Centre.
The Province of Nova Scotia announced it is investing $5 million towards the transformation of the 4,738-square-metre (51,000 square feet) facility into state-of-the-art wet and dry labs that will offer commercial- scale precision fermentation and spray drying capacity.
The Neptune BioInnovation Centre is an $18-million public-private partnership with funding committed by the Province of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), and cleantech firm Dispersa.
For more information on the Neptune BioInnovation Centre, visit: https://neptunebio.ca/.
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