The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is lending a total of $1.4 million to four Halifax companies that aim to improve people’s health.
The federal economic development agency issued a statement Thursday saying it is lending the money through the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation, or REGI, program.
Novalte is borrowing $500,000 to enhance its technology, which interacts with smart devices to allow disabled people to perform tasks like operating a TV, switching lights on and off or changing the angle of a bed. Many Novalte users would be unable to perform these tasks without