Graphite Innovation & Technologies, which does business as GIT Coatings, has been hired by Halifax Transit to apply its graphene-based coatings to the hull and propeller of the Rita Joe ferry that plies Halifax Harbour.

Coatings have been applied to the 24-metre long vessel, which is named for Rita Joe, a Cape Breton-born poet of the  Mi'kmaq First Nation.,

The Halifax-based company’s

Invest Nova Scotia, the provincial economic development agency, is looking for bluetech companies to participate in the Canadian delegation to the globally noted Oceanology International conference in London, U.K., in March.

Companies can apply to either exhibit at the Canadian delegation’s pavilion, or participate as a “walker” moving throughout the event. An exhibit costs $3,450 plus tax for

Within a year of announcing a new chief executive and chief financial officer, Fredericton- and Miami-based Introhive also has a new chief operating officer: Jason Bass.

An experienced tech executive, Bass has a track record of improving companies' operational efficiency and helping to build out revenue streams, Introhive said in a statement. The company added that one of his key

Six Atlantic Canadian startups pitched Tuesday at a showcase event hosted by Springboard Atlantic, an industry network that aims to foster the commercialization of research and to highlight companies receiving funding under its Atlantic IP Advantage program.

The IP Advantage program provides training and funding to East Coast companies to pursue intellectual property protections for their

The increasingly difficult environment is taking its toll on the Atlantic Canadian startup community, as a record number of companies in the Entrevestor Databank have failed in 2023.

As we begin to examine the startups in our databank for this calendar year, we’ve already identified 117 companies that we’re removing from the list because they’re no longer in business. It’s a preliminary tally,

Ocean technology has emerged in recent years as a particular strength of the Atlantic Canadian startup community, with ecosystem intelligence provider Startup Genome ranking the region as the eighth strongest worldwide. St. John's-based Kraken Robotics’ announcement that its most recent quarter was its best ever highlights the strength of the sector even amid turbulent macroeconomic conditions.

Kraken Robotics posted record revenue in its third quarter, driven by demand from militaries and offshore energy projects, including for subsea batteries and mine-hunting sonar systems.

In its financial results for the three months ended Sept. 30, Kraken, which trades on the TSX Venture Exchange, said the third quarter saw it bring in $20.2 million of revenue, compared to $12.3 million for the

Halifax medical device-maker Hollo’s $50,000 win at the QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation’s Innovation Den awards comes as the company makes strides towards commercialization, according to CEO Sara Fedullo, including signing a letter of intent with a global distributor.

Hollo, which is developing an improved spacer for asthma inhalers, was one of six finalists to pitch. Fedullo co-founded

Transport Canada is looking to spend $22.5 million to fund research and development work on low-emission marine propulsion systems over the next five years.

The Clean Vessel Demonstration Stream of the federal agency’s Green Shipping Corridor Program, announced Friday, will offer grants for research, engineering and feasibility studies; safety assessments for pilot projects; and the development

Startup Genome, the Silicon Valley group that ranks innovation ecosystems, has released its combined report on cleantech and bluetech ecosystems, building on last year’s bluetech list, with Atlantic Canada improving its showing from 10th to eighth in the oceans rankings.

The report is officially being launched at the COP28 climate conference on Dec. 2, but has been made available online ahead of