Technow Named BIOTECanada Chairman

Oliver Technow, the CEO of Charlottetown drug manufacturer BIOVECTRA, has been named the new chair of industry group BIOTECanada.

Technow, who leads a company that is among the largest and fastest-growing players in the Prince Edward Island bioeconomy, as well as being Chair of the P.E.I. BioAlliance, has spent more than three decades working in the life sciences. That time has included four

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Pilot X Readies Courier Marketplace

A Halifax courier startup is aiming to improve on conventional delivery apps with the help of a marketplace model.

Pilot X Technologies Co-Founders Kendall Darling and Ranajay Sarma originally conceived of the app as a delivery service that would hire independent contractors, similar to ride share apps. Now, they are preparing to launch a revamped website that will also allow existing courier

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Dal Announces 17 Launch Teams

Dalhousie University and national research commercialization accelerator Lab2Market have announced the 17 teams participating in their latest Launch accelerator for researchers looking to commercialize their work, as well as a new summer entrepreneurial program dubbed Collide Launch.

Dal Innovates, the school's entrepreneurship hub, said in a statement 47 teams have now graduated from the Launch

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Strong Growth Continues at Kraken

St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics has extended its run of strong sales growth, the company announced Wednesday, reporting its best-ever financial results for the first quarter with revenue up 175 per cent compared to the same period last year.

About three quarters of its $20.9 million of revenue came from product sales and the balance from its service business, the marine robotics-maker said,

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Train With Me Wins at Volta Pitch Competition

Sports- and fitness-focused social media startup Train With Us won Halifax startup hub Volta’s quarterly Virtual Pitch Competition on Wednesday.

Founded by athletics entrepreneur David Rafuse, who holds a degree in kinetics from St. Francis Xavier University and owns personal coaching business Blended Athletics, Train With Us will eventually be a website and app that lets users create or join

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Entrevestor Live Returns Sept. 17

We're thrilled to announce that Entrevestor Live -- the only conference dedicated exclusively to Atlantic Canada's greatest startup successes -- will return for a fourth year this autumn, packing a superb program of speakers into a single afternoon. 

The half-day conference, which will be hosted by startup specialist Permjot Valia, will take place Sept. 17 at Volta in Halifax. 

Entrevestor Live

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Supercluster Backs Supply Chains, Propulsion, Climatetech

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has announced a trio of new projects worth $14.2 million: one developing electric propulsion technology, one to help optimize maritime supply chains and one to study kelp’s role in carbon sequestration and marine biodiversity.

The first project, dubbed the Canadian Electric Propulsion Acceleration Coalition, or CEPAC, is the largest of the three with a planned cost of

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eOceans Nominated for Earthshot Prize

A Nova Scotia research startup is in the running for an international environmental prize worth more than C$1.7 million.

Halifax-based eOceans has been chosen by McGill University to compete in Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, which awards five grants of £1 million each: one for “protecting and restoring nature,” one for clean air initiatives, one for climatetech projects, one for the circular

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STEED’S, Pilot X Victorious at Innovate and Elevate

A combined bed and bottle feeder for puppies and a transportation and courier marketplace were the victors of Thursday’s Innovate and Elevate virtual pitch competition from Halifax-based Tribe Network.

STEED’S Baby Bottle Bed Founder Rosalind Steed won the category for new ventures, Start, for her waterproof dog bed with bottle feeders mounted in the sides. And Pilot X Technologies Co-Founders

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