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Tenera Accepted into CDL Recovery

  • Jun 23, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax senior monitoring startup Tenera Care is among the companies accepted into the Creative Destruction Lab’s Recovery accelerator program.

The COVID-19 inspired course is a joint project with Montreal-based artificial intelligence hub Scale

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Catalyst Launched for NB Companies

  • Jun 23, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

The University of New Brunswick and Ignite Fredericton have announced a partnership to provide local businesses with free consulting services for COVID-19-related projects.

The Catalyst program will see companies submit proposals, and UNB students,

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Mesh Witnesses Sea Change in Diversity Movement

  • Jun 22, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

The anti-racism protests of the past month have had special impact on one Atlantic Canadian startup, MESH/diversity, which is witnessing first-hand the movement’s effect on society.

The New Brunswick- and Toronto-based company was founded four

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Startup Ecosystem Needs More Inclusion

  • Jun 22, 2020
  • Alexandra McCann

One doesn’t need to spend a lot of time in the Atlantic Canada startup space before they notice a lack of diversity. Yet, the idea that diversity drives innovation is almost universally accepted.

Founders belonging to diverse groups are used to the

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B-Line Working On COVID-Tracing Feature

  • Jun 22, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax-based B-Line Analytics, whose software tracks commuters, is developing a contact-tracing service that CEO Aaron Short believes will be quicker and easier to implement than government alternatives.

His company’s flagship product is an app

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VIRUS UPDATE: Who’s Reopening?

  • Jun 21, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Startup support organizations in Atlantic Canada are re-opening again, within the parameters laid out by provincial governments. 

For example, Planet Hatch in Fredericton is re-opening with improved safety regulations, as explained in this video.

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Adaptiiv Wins $100K Health Challenge

  • Jun 21, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax-based Adaptiiv Medical Technologies has won the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s first Health Challenge pitch competition, bagging a $100,000 prize.

Announced in February and hosted by innovation hub Volta, the Health Challenges are a series

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AquaHacking Names 5 Finalists

  • Jun 18, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Canadian division of the Fondation de Gaspé Beaubien’s AquaHacking Challenge startup competition has announced its five finalist teams.

AquaHacking challenges are nine-month programs held across Canada that see competitors work to

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8 Canie Winners From East Coast

  • Jun 18, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Eight Atlantic Canadian companies and organizations have been recognized as part of the 2020 Canie Awards, presented by the Ottawa-based Innovators and Entrepreneurs Association, and Startup Canada.

The eight East Coast winners are part of a group

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Have You Heard of Michael Duck?

  • Jun 17, 2020
  • Charles F.Milton

Do you drink coffee?

I want to start by asking, how do you take your coffee? 

Black? A bit of milk? One, maybe two lumps?

Well, if you’re the kind of person pulling up to the drive-thru ordering a double-double, you need to say thank you to one

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3 Online Events in Next 2 Days

  • Jun 17, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Three online startup events will be held in the next two days, recognizing Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurship and in one case awarding a six-figure prize to the winner.  

The Aquahacking Challenge Semi-Final and the Atlantic Canadian presentation

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Nucliq, Prospre Win Woodward Cup

  • Jun 16, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Gene sequencing firm Nucliq Biologic and nutrition tracking startup Prospre won Memorial University’s Mel Woodward Cup pitch competition on Tuesday, beating out three other finalists.

Created in 2016, the Cup is the Memorial Centre for

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