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MUN’s School of Ocean Technology Seeks New Head
Memorial University’s Fisheries and Marine Institute is searching for a new head of its School of Ocean Technology.
The incoming boss will replace Interim Head Joe Singleton and oversee the development of undergraduate and graduate degree
Ocean Allies Launches Diversity Award
Ocean Allies, a Halifax-based bluetech organization that partners with industry players to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the sector, has announced the creation of a new Ocean Impact Award under a partnership with Invest Nova Scotia.
MLS Launches First Satellite
Nova Scotia is now home to Canada’s first operational commercial spaceport.
Maritime Launch Services, or MLS, completed its first suborbital rocket launch from its new Canso facility on Friday under a collaboration with York University students.
Volta Seeks Ecosystem Award Nominees
Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for nominees for its fifth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards, honouring changemakers from the innovation ecosystem across Atlantic Canada.
The nominations will be open until Aug. 9, with the judging committee's top
Entrevestor Data Coming to Fredericton July 12
Entrevestor will present highlights of its 2022 Atlantic Canadian Startup Data Report next Wednesday, July 12, in Fredericton.
The event will be held at startup hub Planet Hatch from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and will include a presentation from
Dal Seeks ideaBUILD Applicants
Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s ideaBUILD accelerator — a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products.
Previously called simply BUILD, the program
UNB to Host 3 Startup Events Next Week
The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, or TME, will host three demo day events in Fredericton next week.
The J. Herbert Smith Centre oversees a host of entrepreneurship programs at
TechNL Starts Construction on Remote Operations Hub
Construction has started on Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations.
TechNL is creating the centre in response to a pair of reports issued by the provincial government and
Cleantech Event Offers $100K Prize
Seven cleantech companies have been accepted into the inaugural Atlantic Canada Cleantech Scale-up and Investment Challenge, which offers a chance to win $100,000 in equity funding.
The Challenge, which is presented by Imaginal Ventures, Foresight
InnovateNB Returns for Second Year
Nominations are being sought for the InnovateNB awards that recognize individuals and companies that are boosting the innovation sector in New Brunswick.
This is the second year that a consortium of New Brunswick startup support groups are offering
BioLabMate Readies Seaweed Plastics
A St. John’s company has devised a seaweed-based solution to one of the more stubborn and widespread forms of waste generated by universities: single-use laboratory plastics.
BioLabMate, founded by Memorial University biochemist Sarika Kumari and
Cascadia Bags $1.5M from CICE
Cascadia Seaweed, the Sidney, B.C. maker of kelp-based fertilizer products, has received $1.5 million of funding to “fast-track” its commercialization activities from the non-profit British Columbia Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy, or CICE.