Talkatoo Partners with Patterson

Halifax-based Talkatoo, which provides transcription software for the veterinary market, has formed a partnership with Greely, Co.-based Patterson Veterinary, under which the U.S. company can distribute Talkatoo’s products.

The two companies announced the new relationship in a press release on Tuesday, saying Patterson’s customers will now be able to use Talkatoo on any practice management

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5 Enter Venn’s Scaleup Program

Venn Innovation has accepted five companies into its Set to Scale Program, which helps established companies increase their sales.

The New Brunswick innovation hub last year called for applications for the program, which uses the Scaling Up methodology of Verne Harnish, a noted author, speaker and scale-up expert. Venn said thousands of companies around the world have used this methodology to

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DeCell Poised for Growth in 2021

Late in 2020, DeCell Technologies released a flourish of announcements – including a unique patent approval – that position the Halifax-area life sciences company for growth in 2021.

The company, which makes a natural regenerative scaffolding for wounds, said in November that it had obtained patents for its “prECM decellularization technology” in the U.S., Canada, and five European countries –

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VIS Aids Consolidating Veterinary Industry

Not many tech entrepreneurs will tell you their total addressable market comprises 47 potential clients, but Ivan Zak states the number unequivocally – and five of them are already his customers.

He adds, of course, that the total addressable market will grow as his company Veterinary Integration Solutions enters new verticals.

Saint John-based VIS has developed methodology and software that

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Jobs: Startup Coach at Propel

The Atlantic Canadian virtual startup accelerator Propel is looking for startup coaches to work with its stable of entrepreneurs in six cities across the region. The opening is today's featured Job of the Week.

Propel is the e-accelerator for tech startups in Atlantic Canada. It works with founders who are trying to establish that their technology solves a real problem, and with founders seeking

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How Strong Branding Aided a COVID Pivot

What’s truly fascinating about the story of how Educated Beards coped with the COVID-19 pandemic is it shows the value of a superior branding program.

The maker of organic beard-grooming products is known for its strong branding well beyond its home market of Fredericton. Anyone familiar with the company can instantly recognize its iconic image of a bearded gentleman in black tie against a

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Cartmill Sells C-Therm to Harris

Adam Harris, who has served as Managing Director of Fredericton-based C-Therm Technologies since its inception in 2007, has bought the company from founder Charles Cartmill.

The company released a statement on Wednesday saying Cartmill sold ownership of the company to his top executive for an undisclosed price.

In an interview, Harris said he and Cartmill (who’s best known as the Founder and

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African Nova Scotian Stream for Green Economy

Green economy companies and organizations are invited to apply for the Employers for the Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program, which this year sees an African Nova Scotian internship stream join regular and Indigenous streams.

The youth program, run by Dartmouth-based Clean Foundation, offers 15-week and nine-week internships for Nova Scotian youth in ventures working in areas such as

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Sona’s COVID Test Approved in Europe

Halifax-based Sona Nanotech, which makes rapid diagnostic tests, has been granted regulatory approval to sell its rapid test for COVID-19 in the European Union.

The company said in a statement New Year’s Eve that its rapid, COVID-19 antigen test had received CE Mark status, meaning the test kits can be sold in the EU and other territories where the CE Mark is recognized. The tests can produce

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