Douglas McNeill Consulting & Cape Breton University’s Verschuren Centre Partner to Commercialize University- Developed Technology

Douglas McNeill Consulting Ltd. has recently signed a contract with the Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University aimed to help commercialize an early stage technology being developed at the University. The goal of the contract is to identify a demonstration site for the technology, which will enable them to validate and test it.

Douglas McNeill, a firm founded by Andrew Matthews and named after his father and grandfather, focuses on supporting early-stage companies/technologies to find their first clients, as well as demonstration and commercial partners. The Verschuren Centre contract will be headed up by Douglas McNeill’s Matt Stewart, based in Sydney, Cape Breton. www.douglasmcneill.ca

The Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment at Cape Breton University was established in 2009. The Centre’s evolving mandate of delivering industry solutions and opportunities focuses on four main themes:

● Renewable Energy Production and Storage

● Agri-food and Marine Resource Optimization

● Aquaculture-Production, Health and Disease Mitigation

● Nanotechnology Applications

They are uniquely positioned to address these challenges, with a dedicated team of researchers and students working toward innovation and sustainable solutions. www.verschurencentre.ca