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

Halifax is the largest urban centre east of Quebec. So we’re the region’s intellectual, innovation, and industrial hub. We’re a magnet for creative and ambitious people. And we’re the obvious location for companies looking to grow and expand in any sector. On this episode, Tod Scott of the Canadian Domestic Violence Association and Bridges Institute speaks about innovation taking place in Nova Scotia for social justice, as well as his experiences bringing his conferences to Halifax in the social work sector.

Halifax’s life sciences sector is changing the world. Life sciences is thriving in Halifax largely due to the collaborative approach shared by innovative thinkers at research institutions—Dalhousie University, the Brain Repair Centre, the QEII Health Sciences Centre, The Life Sciences Research Institute, and BioNova, among others. On this episode we speak with Scott Moffitt, Executive Director of BioNova. We discuss collaboration, innovation, and momentum of the life sciences sector here in Nova Scotia and Halifax. Bio Nova leads the development of Health and Life Science in Nova Scotia, accelerates companies and the business ecosystem, and advocates for the sector and the overall growth of Nova Scotia's bio economy.

We may be an historic city, but our modern economy is built around looking ahead—with a mature ecosystem of research and development, an academic environment that fosters technology excellence, and a tech infrastructure that makes sector growth a given. Paul Bailey speaks with guest Chérif Matta of the international union of crystallography and Mount Saint Vincent university about all things Nova Scotia technology, Nobel prizes, quantum physics and his experiences with bringing thought leadership and his events to Halifax.

Our guest, Jim Hanlon, Founding CEO - Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship speaks about Halifax’s ties to the ocean sector and the expertise that powers it. Canada's original ocean city has always made its fortunes from the sea. Even as the technology fueling this industry continues to evolve, what has not changed is the destination's commitment to remain on the forefront of what's possible.

This is the Discover Halifax Podcast - a podcast about the unique and unparalleled local expertise, innovation, and infrastructure of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is ready to host you! Whatever you are gathering for - from wherever in the world you are - you will feel right at home here. And when it comes to nailing down the details, consider Discover Halifax; your partner in planning! To learn more visit us at: http://www.discoverhalifaxns.com