Nova Scotia’s Chris Cowper-Smith is the 2015 BDC Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

The federal government’s business development bank announced this morning that Cowper-Smith, the Co-Founder and CEO of Spring Loaded Technology, beat out competitors from nine other provinces to capture the national award. Spring Loaded will receive the $100,000 first prize.  

The awards were actually a sweep

Jenelle Sobey believes that Atlantic Canadians can innovate their way to a more competitive and sustainable future. That’s why the social innovation expert has accepted the role of Managing Partner with Halifax web design and invention firm, Norex.

Fredericton-born Sobey’s previous roles include acting as Social Innovation Manager at the Pond-Deshpande Centre at the University of New

Current Studios, a Dartmouth interactive media company, has issued the following statement:

Current Labs' MRI Evaluation app wins Best App at 6th Annual Auggie Awards

Current Studios & Labs was honoured to win Best App for its MRI Evaluation app, "Don't Stumble Tumble" at the recent Auggie Awards in Santa Clara, CA.

The Auggies promote excellence in computer vision across various platforms and categories worldwide. The award show is held annually at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) – the world’s largest gathering of professionals focused on Augmented and Virtual Reality, Wearable Tech,

Bioenterprise Corporation, a national accelerator for life sciences, has issued the following press release:

Bioenterprise Corporation Opens its Fourth Office, in Halifax, NS

Bioenterprise’s newest office in the Maritimes is established in collaboration with Innovacorp.

Guelph, ON (June 18, 2015) - Bioenterprise Corporation is pleased to announce it will be opening its fourth office, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bioenterprise has established a two-year strategic partnership with Innovacorp for the commercialization of agricultural technologies and innovations.

“Partnering is the

One year after graduating from the PropelICT accelerator, Melani Flanagan and Matt Pichette are finally ready to present their product to the world.

Flanagan and Pichette are the co-founders of Itavio, a product that helps parents monitor and control how much money their children spend on online games. These games are often advertised as free but with options to buy bonus features. Some kids have been known to rack up thousands of dollars in bills before their parents catch on.

Itavio has developed a product that lets gaming companies effectively market their products to the estimated

Dalhousie University has issued the following press release:

Tesla Motors signs first Canadian university research agreement with Dalhousie University

(HALIFAX, N.S.) – June 17, 2015 – Dalhousie University and Tesla have signed an agreement that lays out the terms of a new five-year research partnership with Dalhousie lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pioneer, Dr. Jeff Dahn. The agreement was

With a fresh wad of cash from two leading tech investors, Halifax-based social media-analysis company Leadsift on Tuesday launched its new API to further help companies understand the characteristics and intentions of their customers.

Leadsift said in a statement that OMERS Ventures of Toronto and Salesforce Ventures of San Francisco have invested in the company, though it would not reveal

One of the greatest recent advances in the startup community in St. John’s is the fact that nine young companies have entered the first PropelICT cohort in the city.

Company formation has been a concern in the country’s most easterly startup community, so it’s encouraging that more than 20 companies in John’s applied for the cohort. Gary Dinn, CEO of the regional accelerator PropelICT, would have liked to see more but he’s heartened by the group he has.

“Mostly it’s gelling well,” said Dinn, sitting in his office Tuesday in the Common Ground co-working space in downtown St. John’s.

When Mark Evans talks about startups telling stories, he doesn’t talk about the founders sitting a client or funder down to tell them the company’s story.

For the Toronto-based communications consultant, the art of storytelling for startups involves a process of investigating and analyzing customers’ needs. Then the startup team has to plot the best way to construct a story that will let key

As it begins to beta-test its app that encourages stricter adherence to drug prescriptions, HealthQR is getting a boost from one of the world’s largest drug companies, Pfizer of New York.

HealthQR, which works out of the Volta startup centre in Halifax, has been in talks with several major drug providers with the hope of helping them ensure their customers take their meds when they’re supposed to.

Those talks continue, but Pfizer recently came on board and is working with the Halifax company in a paid beta test. The reason the startup is gaining attention is it has developed an online