RPS Signs Chilean Distribution Deal
Charlottetown’s RPS Biologiques has signed an exclusive distribution deal with pharmaceutical and life sciences specialist Agrovet Chile to distribute RPS’s treatment for sea lice on farmed salmon. In...
View ArticleMeta Raising Another US$50M
Dartmouth-based Meta Materials Inc., which specializes in producing synthetic materials for industrial applications, has announced a plan to raise US$50 million or about C$64 million by selling...
View ArticleCOVE Seeks Survey Responses from Bluetech Companies
Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship is looking for bluetech startups to fill out a survey for its 2022 Ocean Enterprise stud. The deadline is 5:00 p.m. AST on July 7. The report,...
View ArticleBreathing Green, Nature’s Way Partner
Health product-maker Nature’s Way Canada will partner with Wentworth, N.S.-based cannabis producer Breathing Green Solutions to launch a new supplement containing Omega 3 oil and CBD oil. Dubbed...
View ArticleElandas Buys AccessSync
Saint John-based Elandas, which sells software that allows doctors to easily check whether a drug is covered by their patient’s insurance, has bought Pennsylvania’s AccessSync. Elandas CEO Ryan Roberts...
View ArticleVirtual Hallway Expanding West
A trio of Nova Scotia doctors and a former biotech executive are aiming to improve the efficiency of the healthcare system via an online platform for consultations with specialist physicians. Doctors...
View ArticleResson Sells IP to McCain
Resson, the Fredericton developer of technology that offers artificial intelligence-based advice to farmers about how to care for their crops, has sold a slate of its intellectual property to prior...
View ArticleGulf Blue Navigator Open
Oceantech startups are invited to apply to the Gulf Blue Navigator, a new accelerator recently launched by SeaAhead and the University of Southern Mississippi Research Foundation. The Gulf Blue...
View ArticleStartBlue Applications Close July 8
There are just three days left to apply for the second annual cohort of ocean-focused startups in the StartBlue accelerator, being offered in Southern California. StartBlue is a bluetech accelerator...
View ArticleVLife-Halifax Partnership Deal Bears Fruit
Halifax’s vLife, an online advertising platform for local businesses, has seen its customer count nearly double during the pandemic, thanks partly to a deal with the Halifax Partnership. VLife Chief...
View Article2022 BioInnovation Challenge Announced
Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova is looking for startups to compete in its twelfth annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition, or BIC, to be held in-person this year after...
View ArticleUNB Eyes Doubling Computer Science Students
The University of New Brunswick is looking to double the number of students in its Faculty of Computer Science by 2026, spurred partly by the information technology labour shortage and partly by its...
View ArticleMARS VR Joins Standards Group
Halifax’s MARS VR Lab, which is developing a virtual reality hardware and software suite that gamifies the process of teaching children how to operate motorized wheelchairs, has joined the council that...
View ArticleUNB TME To Host 3 Events
The University of New Brunswick’s TME team will host three events in the next two weeks that will showcase a range of companies going through its programs. The TME group – whose official name is the J....
View ArticleAvanade to Open Halifax Office
Avanade, the Seattle company that helps enterprise clients upgrade and manage their computer systems using Microsoft technology and infrastructure, plans to hire 300 people in Halifax over the next two...
View ArticleNB Data Talk Set for July 14
Entrevestor journalists Peter Moreira and Avery Mullen will share findings from our 2021 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report in a live event at the Cyber Centre in Fredericton’s Knowledge Park July 14....
View ArticleSupercluster To Offer Bluetech Mentorship
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is launching a mentorship program aimed at helping underrepresented groups find employment opportunities in the ocean economy. The Supercluster, whose five-year mandate ends...
View ArticleVenn Launches the Junction in Moncton
The Junction, a new downtown 16,000 square-foot innovation centre in Moncton, has been opened by startup hub Venn Innovation, which describes it as the largest tech-focused facility of its kind in New...
View ArticleBreatheSuite Launches in Atlantic Canada
St. John's-based medtech startup BreatheSuite has announced the Atlantic Canadian launch of its product for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or COPD, patients, and sweetening the...
View ArticleSoricimed Raises $200K from NBIF
Moncton’s Soricimed Biopharma has raised a $200,000 follow-on investment from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation as it continues research and development work on its treatment for pancreatic...
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