Ocean Allies Launches Diversity Award

Ocean Allies, a Halifax-based bluetech organization that partners with industry players to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the sector, has announced the creation of a new Ocean Impact Award under a partnership with Invest Nova Scotia.

The Ocean Allies group is a “project-based” nonprofit created to reduce barriers to entry in the oceans economy for underrepresented groups and has

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MLS Launches First Satellite

Nova Scotia is now home to Canada’s first operational commercial spaceport.

Maritime Launch Services, or MLS, completed its first suborbital rocket launch from its new Canso facility on Friday under a collaboration with York University students.

The launch was coordinated by Saudi Arabia’s Al NajmX, with the payload being a high-tech, data-gathering satellite from the same country. The rocket

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Volta Seeks Ecosystem Award Nominees

Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for nominees for its fifth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards, honouring changemakers from the innovation ecosystem across Atlantic Canada.

The nominations will be open until Aug. 9, with the judging committee's top three nominees from each of the five categories being notified subsequently. The winners will be announced Sept. 20.

“Do you know an extraordinary

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Dal Seeks ideaBUILD Applicants

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s ideaBUILD accelerator — a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products.

Previously called simply BUILD, the program lasts 10 months and offers participating companies up to $10,000 of funding, as well as access to training workshops, research and development

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TechNL Starts Construction on Remote Operations Hub

Construction has started on Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations.

TechNL is creating the centre in response to a pair of reports issued by the provincial government and management consulting giant McKinsey & Company that both recommended the creation of new initiatives to address a lack of communication and collaboration

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InnovateNB Returns for Second Year

Nominations are being sought for the InnovateNB awards that recognize individuals and companies that are boosting the innovation sector in New Brunswick.

This is the second year that a consortium of New Brunswick startup support groups are offering these awards, which are the successor to the long-standing KIRA Awards. Nominations are sought in ten award categories, ranging from the Emerging

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BioLabMate Readies Seaweed Plastics

A St. John’s company has devised a seaweed-based solution to one of the more stubborn and widespread forms of waste generated by universities: single-use laboratory plastics.

BioLabMate, founded by Memorial University biochemist Sarika Kumari and process engineer Sanjay Dubey, has created technology for converting kelp into recyclable, biodegradable plastic products. The company’s technology is

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