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IdeaHUB Demo Day Sept. 12

  • Aug 10, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB startup support shop will hold its annual demo day for graduates of its ideaBUILD accelerator, a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products, on September 12.

The

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ACOA Lends 3 Bluetech Firms $1M

  • Aug 08, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The federal Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is lending just shy of a combined $1 million to a trio of ocean technology companies.

ABCO Industries of Lunenburg is borrowing $536,802, Halifax-based ReelData is borrowing $250,000 and Dartmouth

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Electric Vehicle Tech: Four Startups We’re Watching

  • Aug 07, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

When Halifax’s Zen Electric said in March it had raised about $2.62 million from backers that included Nigerian utility giant North South Power, it was the latest in a series of high-profile announcements from an emerging East Coast innovation

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Propel Announces Four Traction and Growth Grads

  • Aug 03, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Online startup accelerator Propel, which is now in its 20th year, has announced four graduate companies from its continuous intake Traction and Growth program.

Traction and Growth is meant for startups that have already completed Propel’s more

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Talkatoo Launches Transcription Verification

  • Aug 02, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Talkatoo, the Halifax-based maker of specialty transcription software for veterinarians, has launched a new verification service that adds a layer of human scrutiny for better accuracy.

The company’s main product allows veterinarians to dictate

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NBIF, Opportunities NB to Create $2M Climate Fund

  • Aug 02, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and economic development agency Opportunities New Brunswick will create a new Climate Change Mitigation Fund backed by $2 million.

The money will build on $1.5 million of grants handed out by a similar

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Viridis Wins Genesis Pitch Showcase

  • Aug 01, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Viridis, a St. John’s-based startup developing solar panel kits to power the auxiliary functions of freight trucks, has won first place at Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub Genesis’s Pitch Showcase for companies from its Evolution accelerator.

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Ignite to Host STEM Camps for Youth

  • Aug 01, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Ignite Atlantic, the rural innovation hub, has announced plans to hold a series of free, two-day youth camps with a goal of working with young people from underrepresented communities.

Dubbed Up + Atom, the camps will be held in: New Glasgow, N.S.,

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Meagan Kay-Fowlow Named President of TechNL Innovation Centre

  • Jul 31, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Meagan Kay-Fowlow, a veteran manager from the worlds of academia and health, will lead Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations as its president.

Kay-Fowlow, a political scientist

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Meta Materials Inks Japanese Manufacturing Deal

  • Jul 30, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Dartmouth advanced materials company Meta Materials, which has made headlines in recent years for a succession of high-dollar-value capital raises from public markets, has inked a collaboration deal with a large, but unnamed Japanese manufacturer.

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Dal Seeks Lab2Market Discover Applicants

  • Jul 30, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Dalhousie University is looking for applicants to its Lab2Market Discover program — an eight-week precursor to the school’s Lab2Market Validate accelerator.

The program is meant for full-time researchers or advanced students who want to explore

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Vergo Launches Workplace Safety AI

  • Jul 27, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

A Halifax entrepreneur with a background in kinesiology has launched an artificial intelligence-enabled app aimed at reducing workplace injuries through better ergonomic practices.

Christian Browne is the founder of Vergo — a computer vision and

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