The Discover Halifax Podcast

Aug 04 2022 11 ep. 35 mins 8
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Welcome to The Discover Halifax Podcast. A podcast that highlights the unique and unparalleled local expertise, innovation, and infrastructure of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Your host Paul Bailey will interview local experts and global leaders about Life Sciences, Natural Resources, Aerospace, Oceans and Technology. Learn why Halifax is the smart city to host your conference, delegates, and clients. If you’re an event or meeting planner, an association or corporate group this is the Podcast for you.

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Dr. Allen Finley - Pain Research and Treatment

Aug 04 2022 56 mins  
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 BioEnvironment in Atlantic Canada and Beyond

Jan 21 2022 46 mins  
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 comm

Changing Perceptions and Stereotypes

Nov 23 2021 29 mins  
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 femal

Leading Battery Tech, Tesla and More.

Sep 07 2021 48 mins  
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 Ma

Entrepreneurship, Technology, and the Future

Aug 12 2021 37 mins  
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. V

Thought Leadership and Global Aging

Aug 03 2021 36 mins  
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 lin

The Social Work Sector in Nova Scotia

May 19 2021 27 mins  
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 innovatio

Innovation and Life Sciences in Nova Scotia

May 19 2021 38 mins  
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, E

Technology and Thought Leadership in Nova Scotia

May 19 2021 32 mins  
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 ab

Oceans Expertise in Nova Scotia

Apr 29 2021 39 mins  
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 for