At a time when Atlantic Canada in general is attracting innovation-driven companies from other parts of Canada and the wider world, no city has attracted more startups than Sydney, which is establishing a thriving life sciences cluster.
At least seven companies from outside the region have established operations in Sydney in the last year, attracted by the facilites at the Verschuren Centre, which spun off last year from Cape Breton University. In partnership with Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the centre is positioning itself as a go-to destination for companies