For Life Sciences Labour, Look to Upskilling: Observers
Atlantic Canada’s life sciences startups face a labour crunch possibly even more complex than the one gripping the information technology sector, but short-term training and upskilling programs could...
View ArticleInnovation District Showcases IdeaHUB
The Halifax Innovation District has just posted an article on its website showcasing the Emera IdeaHUB – Dalhousie University’s incubator for hardware startups – and one of its resident companies,...
View ArticleTribe Network Readies Roadshow
Tribe Network, which is a support organization for Black entrepreneurs and business owners in Atlantic Canada, is commencing its first Black Start-Up Project Roadshow — a series of networking events...
View ArticleJEDI Names Stanley Barnaby CEO
The Joint Economic Development Initiative, an Indigenous organization that backs First Nations industry and entrepreneurs, has made acting CEO Stanley Barnaby’s job permanent. Barnaby, 33, is already a...
View ArticleHalibut PEI Sold to Norwegian Investors
Halibut P.E.I., a fish farm that had been leaning heavily on innovative, land-based aquaculture techniques, has been bought by Norway’s Amar Group four months after filing for bankruptcy. The Norwegian...
View ArticleDrinkable Opening Pre-Orders, Raising $350K
Halifax’s Drinkable Water is opening pre-orders for its on-the-spot water quality testing device with deliveries scheduled to begin next April. The launch comes as Drinkable looks to raise a $350,000...
View ArticleInnovasea Unveils Tagless Fish Detection
Boston-based Innovasea has begun testing a new tagless technology that can detect, count and classify fish in real time using a combination of imaging sonar, optical cameras and artificial...
View ArticleL2M-NSERC Fall Applications Open
Researchers are invited to apply for Lab2Market-NSERC, Canada’s first national research commercialization program. Lab2Market, a program developed by several universities to commercialize research, has...
View ArticleAdaptiiv Collaborates with HP, Varian
Halifax-based Adaptiiv Medical Technologies, the Halifax company bringing 3D printing to bear on cancer treatment, has inked a collaboration deal with printer giant HP and Palo Alto, California medtech...
View ArticleGenesis Seeks Evolution Applicants
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Genesis startup hub has put out a call for applications for the summer cohort of its eight-week Evolution startup accelerator, with a May 18 deadline. Genesis bills...
View ArticlePrecision Launches Hemophilia B Test
Precision BioLogic, a Halifax medtech company that sells diagnostic testing supplies, has launched a new product for the bleeding disorder Hemophilia B. The Hemophilia test, recently approved by Health...
View ArticleUlnooweg, COVE Fund 3 R&D Projects
The Samqwane’jk Ocean Partnership Initiative, a joint project between Ulnooweg Development Group and Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship, or COVE, has announced an undisclosed...
View ArticleAtlantic Startups Raised $64M in Q1: CVCA
Atlantic Canadian startups booked a solid $64 million worth of capital raises in the first quarter of 2022, according to data released Tuesday by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity...
View ArticleOcean Supercluster Funds Indigenous Careers Program
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster said Tuesday it will spend $750,000 on a program to help Indigenous people transition to careers in the ocean economy, topped off with another $250,000 from the...
View ArticleTechImpact Spearheads Employment Push for Ukrainians
TechImpact, a New Brunswick industry group for information technology, is at the forefront of a private sector movement in the province to help resettle and employ knowledge workers displaced by the...
View ArticlePLATO Raises $2M, Working on $10M
Fredericton’s PLATO Testing, an Indigenous information technology services and training company, has raised $2 million from Vancouver-based Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and plans to roughly double...
View ArticleFounders, BAIs Sought for Startupfest
Several startup organizations have come together to generate a major Atlantic Canadian presence at Startupfest in Montreal this summer and are branding the initiative Startup Atlantic. In particular,...
View ArticleTrojAI Makes List of Top 100 AI Startups
Saint John-based TrojAI, which makes cybersecurity software for artificial intelligence systems, has been recognized as one of the 100 most promising AI startups in the world by New York startup...
View ArticleVerafin Reaches 900 Employees
Cybersecurity company Verafin, which became the most valuable startup in Atlantic Canadian history when it exited to Nasdaq in 2021 for US$2.75 billion, is continuing to grow its staff in its home city...
View ArticleVerschuren Centre Receives $2M from ACOA
With one of only three bioreactors in Canada, Sydney’s Verschuren Centre, which helps cleantech companies develop sustainable technologies and bring them to market, has received funds to expand its lab...
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