Volta Gear
Helping hardware companies accelerate their path to market
Volta Gear is a program that leverages the resources and expertise of the Emera ideaHUB at Dalhousie University and Volta. It empowers and supports hardware companies developing the next generation of new products.
Companies and teams can access expert-led training sessions, mentors, office hours and workshops covering topics such as design thinking, hardware financing, product development, sales and marketing, supply chain management and much more.
Volta Gear companies can also gain access to incubation space, co-working space, meeting rooms, mentors, experts in residence, and top of the line equipment available at the Emera ideaHUB.
Volta Gear companies include those who are actively accessing resources provided through Volta Gear programming. These include but are not limited to Emera ideaHUB Residents and Volta Resident companies who are hardware focused. Depending on the program/event, software based Volta Residents may attend programs provided under the Volta Gear umbrella. Below is a list of Volta Residents who are hardware focused and participating in Volta Gear.
Volta Gear Companies
Axem Neurotechnology
Focus: Medical Devices
Axem Neurotechnology is developing the first brain sensing device for neurorehabilitation. Axem Neurotechnology’s first product empowers stroke patients to carry out rehabilitation at home with remote support from their healthcare professional, while offering providers a new revenue stream and actionable patient data powered by proprietary neurotechnology.
BlackWatch Tech
Focus: Ocean
BlackWatch.Tech produces innovative safety equipment and is currently developing a few products, including a man-overboard device for fishermen.
Byos
Focus: Cybersecurity
The Byos Endpoint Security Platform makes endpoint security for Zero Trust networks achievable and affordable. Byos gives IT teams comprehensive centralized endpoint management capabilities and as the only plug & play solution, the Byos Portable Secure Gateway protects endpoint devices using breakthrough Hardware-Enforced Network Isolation.
Coloursmith
Focus: Vision Care
Coloursmith develops innovative contact lens and glasses technologies for the modern world.
Gibli Tech
Focus: Aerodynamics
Gibli Tech is developing a revolutionary sensor that provides cyclists and triathletes with real-time aerodynamic feedback while training or racing to optimize their riding position and see upwards of 20 per cent efficiency gains.
Marine Thinking
Focus: Ocean
Marine Thinking is an AI-driven, big data company providing innovative insights to the seafood industry. They seamlessly integrate factories with big data, empowering client companies to stay at the forefront of changing demand and operating efficiency.
Motryx
Focus: Health
Motryx works with hospital laboratories across Europe and in North America to provide a quality control solution for pre-analytic blood transport.
ReelData
Focus: Ocean
ReelData offers remote monitoring technology for the aquaculture industry, allowing fish farms to know the biomass, appetite and welfare of finned fish in real time, without manual intervention.