BioNova, the umbrella organization for health and life sciences innovation in Nova Scotia, has selected long-time biopharma executive Sean Awalt as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The organization announced the appointment on Thursday, adding that Awalt will join the BioNova board and assume the CEO role on Monday.

BioNova had been looking for a new boss since it announced in July that

Medtech is one of the fastest-growing segments of the Atlantic Canadian innovation community, and we’re recognizing it with a special discussion at Entrevestor Live.

A wave of new companies are developing medical devices, and attracting both media buzz and funding grants. Bounce Health Innovation in Newfoundland and Labrador is joining the network of support organizations in the life sciences

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced a $1.8 million joint project with economic development agency Opportunities New Brunswick to finance cleantech research and development.

The funding package is part of the provincial government's refreshed climate change action plan, announced last week. The latest tranche follows a similar, $1.5 million round of financial backing offered to

This year’s Innovation Week, hosted by Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL will feature seminars on topical issues like the skilled labour market and access to capital.

Now in its ninth year, Innovation Week is TechNL’s flagship, multi-day conference held from Oct. 4 to 6 at the St. John's Convention Centre. This year will mark newly minted CEO Florian Villaumé’s first time at the

The opening session of Entrevestor Live will provide an update on the current state of the Atlantic startup community, focusing on investment, staffing and diversity.

We’ve nailed down the six sessions for our half-day, hybrid conference on Oct. 20, and this week we’re unveiling the full programs. We’ve already revealed the three fireside chats with leading founders, and today we’re happy to

Zen Electric Bikes of Dartmouth and PragmaClin Research of St. John's took home a combined $13,000 at Ready2Launch’s pitchday event.

The three-month program for technology-based ventures was held virtually this year and wrapped up Sept. 22. It was open to undergraduate, graduate and PhD students, as well as postdoctoral fellows.

Ready2Launch teaches customer discovery skills and helps coach

Sally Ng, formerly COO of the Tribe Network for BIPOC entrepreneurs, has been tapped to head the University of New Brunswick’s Wallace McCain Institute for Business Leadership.

Ng spent less than a year at the recently created Tribe, where she was tasked with encouraging innovative companies to create corporate governance structures that are more welcoming to the BIPOC — Black, Indigenous, and

Halifax startup hub Volta held its fourth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards Thursday night, honouring startup changemakers both among founders and members of support organizations.

First held in 2019, the event included five awards: the Catalyst Award for an organization that has fostered cohesion and growth within the startup community; the Community Leader Award for a company or founder directly

In what it describes as a “massive step forward,” St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has inked a collaboration deal with Redwood City, California’s AutoGrid Systems.  

Founded in 2016, Mysa sells its smart thermostat systems across North America. 

AutoGrid, meanwhile, makes virtual power plant technology — an industry term for systems that aggregate energy from a variety of different

The Business Bank of Canada, or BDC, has established its Thrive Venture Fund and Lab for Women to act as a catalyst for disruptive companies led by females.  

The $500 million fund will make direct investments in women-led technology ventures at the seed and Series A or B stages, the federally owned bank said in a statement, adding that the new fund follows BDC’s Women in Technology Venture Fund