Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the federal government organization that partners with the private sector to fund bluetech research and development, is looking for an Indigenous board member with expertise in the ocean economy, starting in May.

“The

Halifax entrepreneur Hussain Abdullah believes he has found a gap in the car detailing market for a low cost, mobile offering and is building out his operation quickly on the back of a positive response from early clients.

Hussain is the Founder of

The 2024 Spark Nova Scotia competition is open and seeking people with innovative business ideas to vie for up to $50,000 in startup funding. 

Training sessions start April 30 and run throughout May. They are open to people with a business idea for

Tuckamore Tech, which is developing augmented reality technology for firefighters, placed first at Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub Genesis’ Evolution Pitch Showcase this week.

Founded by mechanical engineering student Tyler Yard, Tuckamore

The Ocean Startup Project, along with Dal Innovates and the Transforming Climate Action research program are launching a new opportunity for researchers at Canadian universities called Lab2Market Oceans -- Discover. 

The three-day program will help

John Risley’s World Energy GH2 has won the long sought-after environmental approval it needs to move ahead with a massive, 328-turbine wind energy and hydrogen production facility near St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Newfoundland

With Atlantic Canadian companies making up one-quarter of its latest cohort, the Canadian Technology Accelerator in London is hoping for even more applications from the East Coast in the future.

The Trade Commissioner Service in the British capital

Halifax-based drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics has agreed to be acquired by Richmond, Virginia-based Aditxt for C$16.8 million in cash, stock and assumed debt, though the acquirer has to raise US$20 million to close the deal.

Last week,

Pasadena, NL-based medtech company Swiftsure Innovations has received $149,000 in funding from the Newfoundland and Labrador government to help finance its second clinical trial at the Cleveland Clinic.

The provincial government’s Industry, Energy

Potential Motors, the Fredericton-based maker of control software for off-road vehicles, has now logged more than 3,000 hours of real-world testing of its systems, including the first round of customer trials under its deal with manufacturer CFMOTO

Veteran cybersecurity executive Lee Weiner’s appointment as TrojAI CEO reflects what management sees as a chance for the Saint John startup to become a central player in the artificial intelligence ecosystem, Co-Founder James Stewart said Thursday.

TrojAI, the Saint John maker of security software for artificial intelligence systems, has raised US$5.75 million or C$7.77 million and appointed a new CEO, veteran cybersecurity executive Lee Weiner.

The deal was led by Seattle's Flying Fish