You may have seen those tear-jerking YouYube videos in which colourblind people use special glasses to see the world in full colour for the first time. Until now, those heavily tinted glasses are the only market solution that lets colourblind folks see the rainbow.

Now, Halifax chemist and entrepreneur Gabrielle Masone has found a way to put the magic of those glasses into a contact lens. This

The ninth annual Invest Atlantic conference will take place in Charlottetown this year, checking off all four provinces as hosts of the pan-Atlantic conference.

Invest Atlantic, which started in 2010, was initially based in Halifax. This September, it will be hosted by Startup Zone, Prince Edward Island’s Startup incubator.

"It's exciting to have Invest Atlantic here on the island for the first

Thirteen entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial teams took to the stage in Fredericton on Thursday as UNB TME held its summer send-off for two of its programs.

The University of New Brunswick’s Technology, Management and Entrepreneurship program began by staging the final pitches by six entrepreneurs who have completed their Masters in TME. Then, in the evening, TME hosted several hundred people at

A team from Google has been in Nova Scotia this week filming a pilot project that uses Google Home to improve the lives of seniors.

For the past three months, a team led by entrepreneur John Hamblin has been working with the voice-activated product to help seniors maintain better contact with family members and carers. Google, the Silicon Valley tech giant, has been monitoring the project and

Adaptiiv, a Halifax-based medical technology company, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell its 3D Bolus Software in the United States.

Formerly known as 3DBolus, Adaptiiv has developed software that works with 3D printers to produce a personalized bolus – a plastic fitting used in radiation therapy.

The company has launched three different products,

The Ocean Supercluster this week is undertaking a road-show throughout Atlantic Canada, outlining how companies can participate in research and development spending expected to be worth as much as $360 million over the next five years.

The group, which is now finalizing its articles of incorporation, was recently chosen as one of five projects from across Canada to establish a “supercluster” of

Startup Zone, Prince Edward Island's startup incubator, has named Patrick Farrar, the Co-Founder and former COO of Venture for Canada, as its new CEO.

Startup Zone provides resident companies with a workspace, advice in professional services like accounting and law and free information sessions.

Farrar stepped into the position on Monday, succeeding interim CEO Shannon Pratt as she becomes

Two indie video game development companies based in Prince Edward Island have signed exclusive publishing deals with Toronto-based game publisher, Throwback Entertainment.

Throwback announced last month that it had signed the deals to publish Rabbit Hole Studios’ game The Lost Gardens, and Queen Bee Games’ Onion Force.

Created by the acquisition of Acclaim Entertainment in 2006, Throwback

Kognitiv Spark and T4G were big winners Monday at Microsoft Canada’s 2018 Impact Awards in Las Vegas.

Fredericton-based Kognitive Spark, which uses augmented reality to help workers in remote locations, won the Innovation with Hardware category.

T4G, a Toronto-based company with large offices in Saint John, Moncton and Halifax, won twice – in the Data and AI Innovation category, as well as

Budding entrepreneurs in Bonavista, a town of fewer than 4,000 people on the eastern coast of Newfoundland, now have a place to grow and incubate their ventures with the opening of a business development centre, called The Commons.

The 1,500-square-foot space offers a co-working area and access to resources and professional expertise. It's located on the second floor of the Bonavista-Trinity