Enterprise Saint John Bullish On Economic Potential of Research Spending

The partnership at Tucker Park between the new medical school, the Regional Hospital and U-N-B Saint John has the potential for huge economic benefits for the city over the next few years. That, according to Tony Goguen, who chairs Enterprise Saint John.

Goguen estimates such spending on health sciences research in Halifax alone amounts to as much as 100 million dollars a year and there are economic spinoffs to be derived from that.

 He believes that could happen here in the next 3 to 4 years.

 New Brunswick has been last among the provinces when it comes to that type of spending on research.