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BioTalent Warns Labour Outlook Grim
A report by industry group BioTalent Canada warns that the Atlantic Provinces face a potentially crippling labour shortage in the bioeconomy, deepening a staffing crunch that BioNova Executive Director Scott Moffitt and PEI BioAlliance CEO Rory
Volta Launches Virtual Incubator
Halifax startup hub Volta is adding a virtual version of its Residency incubator program for companies based outside the city at a $100 per month price point, instead of the floor space-based invoicing system used for in-person companies.
Virtual
Sentry Lands $1.9M from SDTC
Charlottetown-based Sentry, whose technology gives utilities real-time analyses of their wastewater, has received a $1.9 million grant from Sustainable Development Technologies Canada, or SDTC.
Sentry, which uses real-time bio-electrode sensors to
Halifax Port Authority Opens PIER
The Port of Halifax's new living lab, designed to be a global centre for collaboration on maritime innovation, especially as it pertains to the port industry, is open for business.
Located in the old Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market building on
Smooth Meal Prep Eyes Franchising
Halifax food delivery startup Smooth Meal Prep has hired organizational design firm Symplicity Designs to help with a franchising strategy and is eyeing expansion into a second community.
CEO Nevell Provo told Entrevestor in an interview that he
Ajibola Joins Venn Board
New Brunswick startup hub Venn Innovation has added a new board member: Welkom-U Chief Executive Oluwatosin "Tosin" Ajibola, whose company finished a closed test of its software last month.
Ajibola, a recent immigrant to Canada, started Welkom-U
Region Losing Ground in VC
Here are two ways to look at the funding environment in Atlantic Canada in 2021: it will likely be the second-best year ever, or it will likely be the worst year since 2014.
If you dive into data provided by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private
Volta LEAP Deadline is Dec. 23
Halifax startup hub Volta has opened applications for its free LEAP program, which aims to prepare entrepreneurs to submit an application to a startup accelerator, such as Creative Destruction Lab or Techstars.
Created in 2019 and headed-up by
Centre for Women in Business Readies Accelerator
Halifax’s Centre for Women in Business will launch a virtual accelerator for women tech entrepreneurs beginning Feb. 25. Its aim is to introduce founders of companies with revenues to the fundamentals of running a business before they join more
IGNITE, Discovery Centre Plot STEAM Recruitment
Halifax science museum The Discovery Centre and rural innovation hub IGNITE have announced a joint project to encourage Grade 12 students to pursue careers in “STEAM” fields -- science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
The Discovery Centre
GoodLeaf Lands $2.7M for Calgary Farm
Guelph, Ont.- and Bible Hill, NS-based vertical farming startup GoodLeaf Farms has inked a deal with Alberta for the provincial government to pay $2.73 million towards a 74,000-square-foot facility in Calgary.
GoodLeaf, a subsidiary of TruLeaf,
Venn Garage Adds Two IT Startups
Venn Innovation, a New Brunswick startup hub, has added a pair of ideation-stage software companies to its Venn Garage incubator via one of its open pitch events. Judges chose Oz Health and DYOFOX from a field of largely immigrant-led businesses.
