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GreenShoots Funds Ag, Bio, Cleantech
Dartmouth-based bioscience centre the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub,along with Innovacorp and the Ontario-based Bioenterprise Corporation have announced a partnership to allow agriculture, biotech and cleantech companies to compete for up to $40,000
TechImpact Unveils IT Upgrade Program
TechImpact, the regional information technology group based in Fredericton, has launched a new $1.2 million program to help established New Brunswick companies improve their digital capabilities.
The support organization on Wednesday announced its
Three Startups Join Venn Garage
Venn Innovation, a New Brunswick innovation hub, has accepted three companies into its Venn Garage incubator program via its first Open Pitch Competition, in which 13 New Brunswick businesses competed for access.
The winners and their CEOs are:
Summer Summit Goes National
Charlottetown incubator Startup Zone has used COVID-19 as an opportunity to rebrand its Summer Startup Summit as a national event.
The conference has historically been a gathering place for PEI entrepreneurs and industry luminaries. But with the
FDA Okays Appili Trial Expansion
The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. has cleared Halifax-based Appili Therapeutics to expand its Phase 2 clinical trial of a drug that could help to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.
The company, which specializes
Kydder Group: PR for Startups
Sponsored
Halifax public relations consultant Michael Kydd has opened his own PR firm, the Kydder Group, which is targeting small and medium-sized businesses, including startups.
The Kydder Group provides affordable public relations services and
NFL Teams Aided by New Avrij App
Avrij Analytics, which uses athletes’ social media activity to assess their personality traits and mental health, has rolled out a new app to help National Football League teams track their players' reactions to COVID-19.
The Ottawa- and
Job of the Week: DashHudson
Our Job of the Week column today showcases an opening for a DevOps Engineer at Halifax-based Dash Hudson.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its
More Women Heading Startup Groups
More and more women are moving into positions of authority in the Atlantic Canadian startup community, as highlighted by a range of announcements in the past year.
Several women have held prime spots in the region’s innovation sector for years,
Volta Names Martha Casey CEO
Removing the word “interim” from her title, Martha Casey has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the Halifax innovation hub Volta.
When Volta parted ways with CEO Jesse Rodgers in late March, it announced that COO Casey would be the
Spark NS Launches Thursday
The annual Spark Nova Scotia startup competition will be launched on Thursday, beginning the process that will result in $375,000 in prizes being awarded to entrepreneurs outside the Halifax area.
This year, the competition for idea-stage and
Ignite Explore Opens for Students
Ignite Labs, the incubator for startups in rural Nova Scotia, has opened applications for the fall cohort of its Ignite Explore program for youth.
Created in 2019, Explore is designed to teach high school and university students the basics of
