Atlantic Advanced Power Technologies (AAPT) operates a modern, well-equipped 30,000 square foot manufacturing and fabrication facility at Poole’s Corner, PEI. Jason Aspin, an established designer and builder of electrical equipment for marine and offshore oil and gas companies, co-founded AAPT in 2012. Jason is also the CEO and co-founder of Aspin Kemp & Associates Inc., ... [Read More...]
Bringing university research to the marketplace
Synapse is a not-for-profit company that works on behalf of UPEI to help its researchers, students and staff turn their ideas into practical solutions. “We use three principles in each case: Connect, Collaborate, and Create,” says Dr. Justin Moores, CEO. Synapse, which started in 2015, brings different entities together to create partnerships or companies. It makes ... [Read More...]
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) becomes UPEI’s seventh faculty “The evolution from a school to a faculty in less than four years is a testament to the hard work of the 14 engineering faculty and 19 staff whose efforts have helped create an engineering program that is second to none,” says Dr. Nicholas Krouglicof, Dean. “In addition to our outstanding ... [Read More...]
Designing a new business
damien Morris Designs is a new design company that opened in June 2017. Within a few months, the start-up was featured in The Guardian, on CBC, and in PEI Living Magazine. Damien Packwood, Owner, has also promoted his business on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and held an open house at his new storefront in Charlottetown. He is very pleased with the variety of contracts ... [Read More...]
