FitzGerald To Advise BreatheSuite
Noted asthma and COPD expert Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald has joined the advisory board of St. John’s medtech startup BreatheSuite. FitzGerald earned his medical degree from University College in Dublin, and...
View ArticleRegion’s VC Funding Weak in Q1
Venture capital investment in Atlantic Canada was already weakening before the COVID-19 crisis sent shockwaves through the economy, new data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity...
View ArticleJobs: Quality Manager at Adaptiiv
Halifax-based biotech company Adaptiiv Medical Technologies continues to grow and is hiring a Quality Manager, a posting that headlines our Jobs of the Week column. Adaptiiv, which raised $3.4 million...
View ArticleReady2Launch Names 8 Teams
Having placed in the top five in the recent Techstars Startup Weekend international event, Sydney-based Rest Assured has also been accepted into Dalhousie University’s Ready2Launch program this summer....
View ArticleAlliance Examines Biotech Labour Crunch
A new partnership between Atlantic Canadian governments, industry and post-secondary institutions is aiming to address tight labour supply in the biotech sector. The federally backed Future Skills...
View ArticleOcean Startup Challenge Launched
The Ocean Startup Project, an initiative helmed by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, is accepting applications for a competition in which would-be entrepreneurs can compete to solve problems faced by oceans...
View ArticleCBGF, Innovacorp Invest in Proposify
With its annual recurring revenue hitting $8 million, Halifax-based Proposify has closed a substantial funding round led by Toronto-based Canadian Business Growth Fund, or CBGF. The parties declined to...
View ArticlePropel, Navigate Sign MOU
Sydney’s Navigate Startup House has signed a memorandum of understanding with regional tech accelerator Propel, under which they will work together to encourage tech entrepreneurship in Cape Breton....
View ArticleWoodward Cup To Be Held June 16
The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship will hold the Mel Woodward Cup pitching competition on June 16 – a virtual presentation of the biggest event on its calendar. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the...
View ArticleGrowthWorks Atlantic To Wind Up
GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund Ltd., one of the first venture capital funds in Atlantic Canada, has decided to wind up operations. The fund has not raised new capital since 2014, and has been...
View ArticleDNS Names Sumarah CEO
Wayne Sumarah has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of Digital Nova Scotia, the association for the $2.5 billion information technology industry in the province. The association issued a...
View ArticleBursity To Aid African-American Students
Bursity, which helps post-secondary students find and apply for financial assistance, will launch its online platform for the United States market in 12 weeks, exclusively targeting African-Americans...
View ArticleJobs: Dash Hudson, Adaptiiv
Our Jobs of the Week column today showcases Halifax-based Biotech company Adaptiiv Medical Technologies' search for a Medical Physicist and social media analytics company Dash Hudson's opening for a...
View ArticleFoodByte Sales Up 30% Since March
Halifax food safety startup FoodByte’s revenue has increased by about one-third since early March, and the founders believe they have more growth on the horizon. The company sells regulation...
View ArticleOffice Life Has No New Normal
Workplaces are opening up, but not everyone is returning to their former office or even their former job. Remote working is increasing competition for talent and is leading some Atlantic Canadians to...
View ArticleRomanow To Head Navigate Event
Navigate Startup House’s Island Entrepreneurs Exposition will feature a keynote speech by Clearbanc co-founder and TV personality Michele Romanow. The conference was originally planned to be held in...
View ArticleBoe Studies Role of Mental Rehearsal in Rehab
Sponsored Content When Dalhousie University neuroscientist Dr. Shaun Boe set out to study how visualization could help rehabilitate stroke survivors, he didn’t expect to find himself rethinking an...
View ArticleWe Need Data on Inclusivity
Editor's note: Given the events of recent weeks, we wanted to host a discussion on whether people from the Black, First Nations and other minority communities are welcomed, supported and funded in the...
View ArticleAppili Raises $17M For COVID Tests
Halifax biopharma company Appili Therapeutics has raised about $16.9 million to fund Canadian trials of influenza drug Favipiravir, which is owned by Japanese photography and biotech giant FUJIFILM...
View ArticleGreenlight Device Assesses Cannabis
Cannabis testing startup Greenlight Analytical is preparing to launch a device that will measure the quality of cannabis crops without the need for slow and costly lab testing. CEO James Wylde said in...
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