Ocean Supercluster Funds Wind Mapping

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has announced a $1.8 million project led by Halifax-based SailTimer to produce crowd-sourced weather reporting both for and from sailboats.

SailTimer, helmed by President Craig Summers, is currently accepting pre-orders for its own SailTimer Wind Instrument RB. It's the hardware for its own version of a technology similar to that being developed by the supercluster

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Atlantic Canadian VC Strong Despite National Headwinds

The first half of 2022 was a strong period for Atlantic Canadian venture capital deals, buttressed by nearly record-breaking fundraising activity from Nova Scotia, according to data released Thursday by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA.

The organization’s Canadian Venture Capital Market Overview found that East Coast startups raised $115 million in 21 deals in

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Seagrave to Head National Bio Group

BioNB CEO Meaghan Seagrave is leaving the New Brunswick organization to head up Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and its affiliated Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, which invests in early-stage life sciences companies.

Seagrave, who holds a master’s degree in Food Science from the University of British Columbia, as well as several certificates and diplomas in communications and management

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BUILD Applications Open

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

Companies in the program will have access to training workshops, research and development facilities, technical assistance and one-on-one business coaching.

The accelerator is split into three

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Potential’s First EV To Be Off-Road Camper

Fredericton-based Potential Motors’ electric vehicle will be an off-road camper van that uses the company’s vehicle control software to identify and adapt to changes in terrain.

Chief Executive Sam Poirier said in March the vehicle will be a ground-up design that capitalizes on the more space-efficient layouts that are possible in electric vehicles, which don’t require large engine compartments

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Propel Names Traction and Growth Grads

Atlantic Canada's IT accelerator Propel has announced seven graduate companies from the latest cohort of its Traction and Growth program.

The Traction and Growth program is meant for startups that have already completed Propel’s more basic Vision and Validation accelerator for very early startups. Traction and Growth companies must have at least $1,000 of monthly revenue and founders who are

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Virtual Hallway Books 500 Consults for NS Doctors

Virtual Hallway has helped doctors to schedule more than 500 meetings with specialists through a pilot program with Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub since the end of May.

The six-month program will evaluate whether the province should partner with Virtual Hallway on a longer-term basis, as the government looks to the innovation economy for ways to help Nova Scotia’s struggling healthcare

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Hickey Out at Invest Nova Scotia

Invest Nova Scotia Executive Chair Tom Hickey has resigned, citing other professional commitments, mere weeks after his appointment to helm the new amalgamation of Innovacorp and Nova Scotia Business Inc.

Progressive Conservative Premier Tim Houston announced the creation of Invest Nova Scotia last month as the provincial government looks to address what it describes as “overlapping mandates,

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