Podcast · Tech & Science
by Snack Labs · English · Tech & Science
Come along as we explore some of the world's most fundamental problems, and how a New Wave of innovative companies are dead set on solving them. New Wave weaves storytelling with fascinating science that is accessible to everyone, giving you insights into your health, the struggles of others, and th
10 Dec 2025 · 25 min
Walk down the supplement aisle and you're faced with rows of promises, but who is proving them? This episode follows Nature's Way Canada's quiet rebellion: swapping hype for evidence, marketing for education, and fishy burps for something people actually want to take. Guest bios & credentials: - Tsege Gebreyohannes - Director of Brand & Digital, Nature's Way Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 · E4 · 3 Dec 2025 · 35 min
One in two of us will face cancer. This episode follows a Nova Scotian scientist who discovered ALDH1A3 and risked everything to try to turn it into a therapy. Episode breakdown & timestamps: 00:00 — Cold statistic and the stakes: why every cancer discovery matters. We open with the brutal reality: despite promising lab results, only ~10% of discoveries become human therapies. 02:00 — The enemy explained. Dr. Paola Marcato breaks down what cancer and metastasis really are and why targeting spread is critical. 06:00 — The scientist’s path. Paola’s pivot from bacterial research to oncology,…
S4 · E3 · 26 Nov 2025 · 30 min
What if the next medical cannabis breakthrough wasn't in a lab but in a basement with 3,000 koi? In this episode we trace how Aqualitas created an aquaponic ecosystem that caught the eye of a global cannabis distributer and helped them transform their business. Episode breakdown & timestamps: 00:00 — Opening: The unlikely origins of big medical innovation (intro to the central mystery and stakes). 02:20 — From hockey rinks to hedge funds to cannabis: Josh Roberts' journey and why Wellford pursued Aqualitas (founder & investor perspective). 06:30 — Meet the scientist: Danielle Maitland…
S4 · E2 · 19 Nov 2025 · 40 min
In this episode of New Wave, we trace Dr. Abdullah "Dr. K" Kirumira's extraordinary path from 1970s Uganda to Windsor, Nova Scotia — and how his decades of cross-disciplinary biotech work produced Bioteem 40, a probiotic supplement designed to meet real-world nutrition and gut-health challenges. We explore the science behind the microbiome, the social and medical drivers of a global gut-health crisis, and why a simple, durable design matters for healthcare everywhere. Episode timestamps & highlights: 00:00 — Opening hook: Gut as the "second brain" and the stakes for modern health 02:20 —…
S4 · E1 · 12 Nov 2025 · 34 min
A frozen vial, a lifesaving diagnosis: how a Nova Scotia company reimagined bleeding tests and changed outcomes worldwide. In this episode of New Wave we unpack how Precision Biologic turned a simple customer insight - freeze the reagent - into a global shift in hemostasis diagnostics. Episode breakdown & timestamps - 00:00 Hook & scene: the everyday miracle of blood clotting and why it matters. (00:00) - 01:48 Show intro & mission: New Wave, Life Sciences Nova Scotia & Snack Labs. (01:48) - 02:07 The clotting cascade explained: Dr. John Geske walks us through the 13-step process and why…
S3 · E4 · 11 Jun 2025 · 32 min
We've all heard of ultrasound, but what you likely haven't heard of is the mind bending sci-fi future of an established technology that's been in the works for decades. On this episode of New Wave, we're speaking with Jeff Leadbetter from Daxsonics Ultrasound about how his company helps top medical minds bring revolutionary ultrasound research to life in a way that will blow you away. From burning lesions in the brain to wipe out neurological disorders, to scalpels that don't have to cut through skin, welcome to the world of ultrasound you didn't know existed. New Wave is produced by Snack…
S3 · E3 · 4 Jun 2025 · 26 min
Standardization reigns supreme in the world of science, but when it comes to drug development, a Nova Scotian company is challenging the status quo. Patient centred outcomes have been identified by the FDA as a clinical trials tool that needs more attention, and Ardea Outcomes is doing just that. Building off of the foundation of Goal Attainment Scaling, a method pioneered in the 1960s to help treat patients struggling with mental health challenges, Ardea Outcomes is helping create objective data from subjective experience and putting patients at the centre of their own treatment. New Wave…
S3 · E2 · 28 May 2025 · 45 min
Eric Hoffman's academic career began in the artistic arena of music, and ended at the bleeding edge of the genetic revolution. in 1987, he discovered the very first disease causing gene...the gene responsible for Muscular Dystrophy. With grit and determination, Eric dedicated his professional life to turning a scientific discovery into treatments that can actually change lives, and he is tireless in that pursuit. Join us as we learn how AGADA Biosciences has become the silent partner in the global fight against Musular Dystrophy, and how Alexei, who has lived with MD since childhood, has…
S3 · E1 · 21 May 2025 · 37 min
Our eyes evolved in sunlight, and sunlight is something we are exposed to less and less as our technological world puts us indoors and in front of screens more and more each day. Enter Coloursmith, a Nova Scotian company that has broken through a barrier of innovation in contact lense technology, enabling a level of colour filtration that has been virtually impossible to achieve, until now. Join us as we dive into the Myopia epidemic that is spreading across the globe at an alarming rate, and how colour filtration could lend a hand in curbing a vision crisis that has been lurking right…
S2 · E8 · 6 Nov 2024 · 32 min
Every day, 17 people in the United States die while waiting for an organ transplant. We're a great distance away from creating funtioning, complex organs from scratch, but it's a sci-fi future that we're convinced is coming. An integral part of bringing that future to life, is collagen. Collagen is like the scaffolding on which this future will be built, literally AND figuratively, and there's a company in Nova Scotia that has unlocked the door, for the first time, to scalable and affordable collagen production. The company, is 3D BioFibr. New Wave is produced by Snack Labs. It is narrated…
S2 · E7 · 30 Oct 2024 · 32 min
Do you want to live past 75? If the answer to that question seems obvious, consider that the average human, at this point in time, will face a 16 year decline, beginning in their early 60s, until the end of their lifespan in their late 70s. This is the difference between what we call lifespan and healthspan. Luckily for us, there's an industry of longevity that has been gaining steam over the past decade or more, and part of that longevity industry is Altheda Wellness. Join us as we speak with CEO Chris MacLean and CSO Melanie Kelly from Altheda Wellness and learn how they're developing…
S2 · E6 · 23 Oct 2024 · 32 min
If you've ever been referred to a medical specialist, you probably waited a very...long...time. Waiting to see specialists is a bottleneck in the Canadian healthcare system that is crippling it from the bottom up, but there's one Nova Scotian company who's determined to help solve it. Virtual Hallway is a software platform that connects primary care providers to specialists across the vast spetrum of medical specialties, creating medical solutions for people in a week, instead of 18 months. New Wave is produced by Snack Labs. It is narrated Taylor MacGillivary and written by Haeley DiRisio…
S2 · E5 · 16 Oct 2024 · 42 min
Orthopaedic surgery has made leaps and bounds in the 20th and 21st centuries, but the surgical solutions for one of the most common shoulder injuries continues to fall short for patients who rely on them. That injury is called a Massive Irepperable Rotator Cuff Tear. This episode of New Wave explores the innovations of a Nova Scotia company, Reach Orthopaedics, that is on a mission to revolutionize the treatment of MIRCT's with their proprietary implant. It's aim is to end that choice that patients must make between a surgical option that lasts versus a surgical option that restores…
S2 · E4 · 9 Oct 2024 · 43 min
Are the two most dominate meal replacement drinks in the world...actually good for you? On this week's episode, we're diving into, Sperri, a purpose driven nutrition company from Nova Scotia, their mission to disrupt a global duopoly, reduce costs for healthcare systems, and provide people and patients in need the right ingredients, and the right nutrition, to get better. New Wave is produced by Snack Labs. It is narrated Taylor MacGillivary and written by Haeley DiRisio and Taylor MacGillivary. New Wave is edited by, Jeremie Saunders and Taylor MacGillivary from Snack Labs. Music and sound…
S2 · E3 · 2 Oct 2024 · 41 min
Could a pocket-sized device revolutionize hospital safety? Imagine an IV that communicates with doctors, preventing potentially life-threatening errors. In this captivating episode of New Wave, we dive into the innovative world of FIVAmed, a small but ambitious Nova Scotian company that's reshaping IV therapy safety. Join host Taylor MacGillivary as we explore the game-changing technology behind FIVAmed's clip-on gadget. Discover how this ingenious device not only prevents air embolisms—a rare but devastating complication—but also ensures precise drug delivery, potentially transforming…
S2 · E2 · 25 Sep 2024 · 43 min
What is polymorphism? And what does it have to do with a crucial HIV/AIDS treatment that pulled from the shelves in the late 90s, and a Nova Scotia company, Solid State Pharma, that is empowering pharmaceutical companies across the globe to make the most stable and accessible products possible? In today's episode of New Wave, find out how the crystal structure of drug compounds lead to optimal performance in the patients that need them, and how Solid State Pharma's talented team of scientists make it happen. New Wave is produced by Snack Labs. It is narrated Taylor MacGillivary and written…
S2 · E1 · 17 Sep 2024 · 57 min
Aruna revolution is a company that is changing the face of menstrual products across the globe. Every year in North America alone, 20 billion menstrual products end up in landfills, where they breakdown into microplastics that poison the earth and the people on it. Aruna Revolution has created the first truly compostable menstrual pad, with an innovative manufacturing process that allows them to leverage useful waste prodcuts and create a product used by billions that will help stop the polluting of our planet, while saving the pad users themselves in the process. New Wave is produced by…
S2 · 11 Sep 2024 · 2 min
Get ready for an exciting new season of New Wave, where we continue to explore the groundbreaking innovations emerging from Nova Scotia’s thriving life sciences sector. This season, we'll take you even deeper into the world of health and technology, showcasing how local innovators are tackling global challenges with bold, forward-thinking solutions. From cutting-edge materials to revolutionary approaches in biotechnology, Season 2 offers a behind-the-scenes look at the minds shaping our future. These stories of courageous innovation and relentless problem-solving highlight the incredible…
S1 · 17 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
Hello! As we work hard behind the scenes to bring you Season 2 of New Wave, here's a bonus episode for you to devour in the meantime. This bonus episode is the full conversation between the host of New Wave, Taylor MacGillivary, and co-founder of Adaptiiv Medical Technologies, as well as Professor and Chief of Medical Physics at Dalhousie University's Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. James Robar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E8 · 6 Dec 2023 · 22 min
At the heart of every industry sector is a very important thread. Where is the money? In the season finale of New Wave, we’re peeling back the curtain on an essential thread that weaves its way through all of the companies that we’ve explored throughout this series. Investment. Peter Hickey shows up in just about every corner of the Life Sciences sector in Nova Scotia, helping companies find investment. Through a grassroots investment community that he and Neil Smith have grown over the years, they’re now formalizing it with the founding of SUMS. Helping companies with corporate governance…
S1 · E7 · 29 Nov 2023 · 34 min
We've been wearing rings for over 5,000 years. We wear them for all sorts of reasons. They are signals and symbols of some of the most important things in human culture, and we've imbued them with an incredible amount of purpose and meaning. So, what happens when we're at risk of losing that ring? What happens if it has to be cut off? Enter Ring Rescue. Ring Rescue has solved a medical problem that has long suffered from a suboptimal solution involving dental floss and power tools. Using their cutting-edge technology, their Dolphin Ring Cutter can slice through even the hardest metals in…
S1 · E6 · 22 Nov 2023 · 31 min
There's an unsung hero in the world of pharmaceuticals who helps bring world-changing drugs to market. One such hero is right here in our own backyard. Biovectra is a CDMO, or a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization, and they help pharmaceutical companies scale their innovations to bring life-changing science to those who need it. Come along as we explore Biovectra from the perspective of Chief Science Officer, Marc Sauer, and the fascinating story of Joanne Condon, who unexpectedly found her company playing a key role in the fight for her life. You can learn more about…
S1 · E5 · 15 Nov 2023 · 50 min
Half of all people on earth, given enough time, will be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of those people will receive radiation therapy, and part of that therapy will entail getting a bolus fitted. A bolus is a device that is used to control the dosing of radiation for cancer patients, among other things. It's also fitted by humans using art & crafts supplies. Adaptiiv Medical Technologies is revolutionizing what they call the Last Mile of Cancer Care, taking it out of the analog realm and into the digital one. Using the plethora of scans and imaging that one gets throughout the process of…
S1 · E4 · 8 Nov 2023 · 32 min
One billion people on Earth live with a respiratory illness. Pretty much all of them need an inhaler. And almost all of those inhalers need to be used with an attachment called an aero chamber. But here's the problem: no one uses it. Enter Hollo Medical. Come along with us and learn how Hollo is innovating a solution to a one-billion-person problem that actually considers the needs of a person and not just the disease that that person lives with. Learn more about Hollo Medical at www.hollomedical.com Sara Fedullo is an engineer and CEO & co-founder of Hollo Medical. You can visit her…
S1 · E3 · 1 Nov 2023 · 39 min
The world is staring down the barrel of a crisis that poses a multitude of monumental problems. By 2050, the UN predicts that there will be 10 Billion people inhabiting our planet. One of the biggest problems we face as a human species...is how to feed ourselves. This week on New Wave, join us as we explore the innovative and entrepreneurial genius of Marc St. Onge, the founder of Smallfood. Smallfood is using microalgae to help re-engineer global food production, and hopefully inspire others to get on board to give the human species of the future a fighting chance at food and nutritional…
S1 · E2 · 25 Oct 2023 · 46 min
Delving into co-producer Jeremie's unsettling nightly ordeal, Taylor unravels the broader repercussions of the common yet overlooked condition that is Sleep Apnea. With the help of Dr. Neil Smith, explore the lifesaving role of CPAP machines, illustrated by the transformative journey of Vera, a mother of four. The episode ventures into the innovative frontier where Hamed Hanafi and his team at NovaResp employ Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize sleep apnea treatment. Through captivating storytelling and compelling discussions, this episode sheds light on a silent epidemic, offering a…
S1 · E1 · 18 Oct 2023 · 25 min
Welcome to the first episode of New Wave as we explore the pivotal role of muscle health in enhancing our health span. Journey alongside Rafaela Andrade from Myomar Molecular and bone expert Mike Dunbar, as they introduce a revolutionary at-home test capable of decoding our muscle health. Discover how this breakthrough could potentially curb the Marginal Decade, offering a proactive pathway to enrich the quality of our golden years. This episode is not merely a voyage of discovery—it's an invitation to envision a life where each decade is lived to its fullest. Join us, as we step into a…
S1 · 11 Sep 2023 · 2 min
Get ready to ride the 'New Wave' of innovation in Life Sciences. In this compelling trailer, we give you a sneak peek into our nine-episode series that profiles groundbreaking entrepreneurs and their companies tackling global challenges. From combating food scarcity to extending human longevity, 'New Wave' promises to not just inform but to inspire. Discover how these pioneers, based in Nova Scotia, are making waves globally. The future starts now—don't miss the wave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Come along as we explore some of the world's most fundamental problems, and how a New Wave of innovative companies are dead set on solving them. New Wave weaves storytelling with fascinating science that is accessible to everyone, giving you insights into your health, the struggles of others, and th
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