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

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

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

Dartmouth advanced materials company Meta Materials, which has made headlines in recent years for a succession of high-dollar-value capital raises from public markets, has inked a collaboration deal with a large, but unnamed Japanese manufacturer.

The Japanese company, which Meta Materials describes as “a leading global manufacturer,” operates in the automotive sector. The two businesses will

Dalhousie University is looking for applicants to its Lab2Market Discover program — an eight-week precursor to the school’s Lab2Market Validate accelerator.

The program is meant for full-time researchers or advanced students who want to explore whether it could be viable for them to commercialize their research via entrepreneurship. The required time commitment is around three hours per week,

A Halifax entrepreneur with a background in kinesiology has launched an artificial intelligence-enabled app aimed at reducing workplace injuries through better ergonomic practices.

Christian Browne is the founder of Vergo — a computer vision and data analytics system that analyzes labourers' body movements and flags working practices that put them at greater risk of musculoskeletal injuries.

Not long ago, I heard John Risley interviewed on CBC about his collection of Maud Lewis paintings, and I was struck by how human he seemed. I was used to Risley being parodied in the media for his insatiable greed, but this report gave him artistic sensibilities, even a community spirit when he discussed his wish that the collection be donated one day to a museum.

Turns out, Risley is indeed a

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Springboard Atlantic, a network of universities and colleges that connects industry with academic institutions in Atlantic Canada to encourage the commercialization of research, is launching a program to help startups safeguard their ideas and innovations via intellectual property, or IP protections.

The organization’s Atlantic IP Advantage initiative will help startups in

Business development agency Innovation PEI has announced five companies from the province receiving $25,000 each from its Ignition Fund, chosen via a competition-based application process.

Launched in 2014, the fund has so far backed 85 companies. The money can go towards a range of activities, including hiring consultants, capital purchases and professional development, but recipients must

Halifax medical device-maker FIVAMed is dipping its toe into the world of veterinary technology with the launch of its second product, FIVAVet.

The company sells a device equipped with sensors to monitor the flow from IV bags, like those used in hospitals and veterinary clinics, and alert their operators if the fluid level in the bag drops too low. The system works by running the IV tube through