Six projects have been awarded funding offered by Innovation P.E.I. to support the early stage academic and industry research that will lead to the commercialization of new products or services in the sectors of bioscience, information technology, renewable energy or aerospace.

From the Atlantic Veterinary College, Drs. Sophie St-Hilaire, Jeff Davidson, Mary McNiven and Pedro Quijon's project will explore the European green crab as a feed ingredient for the aquaculture industry so a fishery can be proposed for this nuisance species.

Also from AVC, Drs. Russ Kerr and Rick Cawthorn's project aims to identify the toxin responsible for bitter crab disease, which kills snow crabs and other economically important crustaceans.

The full article, as published in the Charlottetown Guardian newspaper on August 11, can be read here.