Digital NS Seeks Applicants to Gender-Diverse ICT Skills Program

Industry group Digital Nova Scotia is seeking applicants to a 12-week online training program for women and gender-diverse people who want to enter the tech industry, but who need an introduction to industry practices, culture and the broader IT industry.

Called Digital Skills for Women+ and funded partly by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the free program comprises six three-hour live

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IdeaHUB Demo Day Sept. 12

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB startup support shop will hold its annual demo day for graduates of its ideaBUILD accelerator, a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products, on September 12.

The event will be held at the ideaHUB’s Queen Street headquarters in Dalhousie’s downtown Halifax engineering school from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and include

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Electric Vehicle Tech: Four Startups We’re Watching

When Halifax’s Zen Electric said in March it had raised about $2.62 million from backers that included Nigerian utility giant North South Power, it was the latest in a series of high-profile announcements from an emerging East Coast innovation cluster — one centred on battery and electric vehicle technology.

For much of its history, the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem has been shaped by

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Propel Announces Four Traction and Growth Grads

Online startup accelerator Propel, which is now in its 20th year, has announced four graduate companies from its continuous intake Traction and Growth program.

Traction and Growth is meant for startups that have already completed Propel’s more basic Vision and Validation accelerator for very early-stage companies. To be eligible, entrepreneurs must have at least $1,000 of monthly revenue and be

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Talkatoo Launches Transcription Verification

Talkatoo, the Halifax-based maker of specialty transcription software for veterinarians, has launched a new verification service that adds a layer of human scrutiny for better accuracy.

The company’s main product allows veterinarians to dictate their case notes into their phones, rather than writing them by hand, with the artificial intelligence system being specifically trained to contend with

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Viridis Wins Genesis Pitch Showcase

Viridis, a St. John’s-based startup developing solar panel kits to power the auxiliary functions of freight trucks, has won first place at Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub Genesis’s Pitch Showcase for companies from its Evolution accelerator.

Held during an intellectual property workshop Tuesday, the pitch event saw founders speak for four minutes each, followed by two minutes of feedback

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Ignite to Host STEM Camps for Youth

Ignite Atlantic, the rural innovation hub, has announced plans to hold a series of free, two-day youth camps with a goal of working with young people from underrepresented communities.

Dubbed Up + Atom, the camps will be held in: New Glasgow, N.S., Aug. 14 and 15; Yarmouth, Aug. 17 and 18; and East Preston Aug. 28 and 29. The programming will be aimed at kids aged nine to 14 years, with a focus

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Meagan Kay-Fowlow Named President of TechNL Innovation Centre

Meagan Kay-Fowlow, a veteran manager from the worlds of academia and health, will lead Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations as its president.

Kay-Fowlow, a political scientist by training, has held leadership roles at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, where she was a program manager at the Centre for Ethical, Social, and

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