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Sona Nanotech Closes $2.53M Funding Round
Halifax-based Sona Nanotech Inc. has raised $2.53 million through an oversubscribed private placement to fund further development of its Targeted Hyperthermia Therapy oncology treatment.
The company, whose shares trade on the Canadian Securites
Galaxia Closes $4.2M Seed Round
Galaxia has closed an oversubscribed $4.5 million funding round to support the expansion of its satellite technology and space infrastructure business.
The Halifax-based company said in a press release Thursday the financing was co-led by
Linh Tran Wins Falling Walls Atlantic Canada
Dalhousie University’s Linh Tran has won the 2026 Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada pitch competition for research aimed at improving diagnostic testing with smaller blood samples.
Tran, a master’s candidate in biomedical engineering, won the
Dryve Enters CTA Program in Sweden
Dryve Battery Materials has been selected for a Canadian government program designed to help the Dartmouth-based company develop business opportunities in Sweden’s growing battery industry.
The company, which is developing a process for
Inside Wellnify’s Bid to Create Preventive Wellness
On a cold Tuesday morning in February, Travis McDonough sits at the front of a packed conference room in the Halifax Convention Centre, listening intently. He's been invited to the WHEN (Women's Health Equity Now) Movement, an initiative launched by
Virtual Hallway Launches Asklepius
Halifax-based Virtual Hallway has launched Asklepius, an artificial intelligence tool designed to help Canadian clinicians find evidence-based answers to clinical questions.
The company said Asklepius combines AI with information from Canadian
Hermetik Acquired by Qapture Investments
Bermuda-based investment manager Qapture Investments has acquired the on-chain yield strategies and operational infrastructure of Halifax-based Hermetik Trading Technologies Inc. and named Hermetik founder Brendan MacNeil the Head of Decentralized
SmallBizRIOT Coming to Moncton
A one-day business conference will bring real-world stories, practical ideas and structured networking to business people gathering in Moncton.
On Thursday, October 22, entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and advisors from across the region
Versos Launches Agentic Video-Search System
Versos AI announced Wednesday it has developed an agentic system using NVIDIA technology to help artificial intelligence companies search for and assemble video datasets for model training.
The Saint John company is demonstrating the new capability
Falling Walls Atlantic Set for Sept. 14
Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada will hold its annual three-minute pitch competition at the Halifax Central Library on Sept. 14, sending one Atlantic Canadian researcher to the international finals in Berlin.
The event, hosted by Research Nova
Invest Nova Scotia’s RevUp! Program Seeks Applicants
Invest Nova Scotia has opened its RevUp! Program, which offers up to $150,000 to help Nova Scotia businesses enter new geographic markets or national/international supply chains.
RevUp! is designed for established, high-growth Nova Scotia small and
Halifax Founder Launches Social Golf App
David Sears, a Halifax-based geologist, has created PartnR, an app that helps golfers connect with playing partners, organize rounds, track scores, explore Canadian courses, and build a digital golf passport.
Surprisingly, perhaps, Sears, who
