As he mourns his late wife, educator Mary Kilfoil, Ed Leach focuses on their joint commitment to boosting entrepreneurship and employment among older workers. It’s an issue of fairness, but Leach stresses that prolonged working is also better for the individual and the nation.

“Employing older adults can have a positive impact on the economy, particularly in boosting GDP,” Leach told

Two weeks after it won entry to a high-profile American accelerator, Halifax-based Wellnify has announced a partnership agreement with another Nova Scotia company, outdoor gym equipment-maker Outdoor-Fit Exercise Systems.

Under the deal, 61 schools in Milwaukee where Outdoor-Fit has already installed its exercise equipment will have access to Wellnify’s app, which aims to use gamification and

Two weeks after Dartmouth-based Aurea Technologies opened its Kickstarter campaign for the next generation of its portable wind turbines, the company has raised over 13 times its goal, as CEO Cat Adalay eyes deliveries in January or February.

The campaign to fund production of the Shine 2.0 originally had a target of $30,000, but Aurea actually received $405,000 worth of pre-orders for 600

Invest Nova Scotia has announced the 10 companies joining the latest cohort of its Accelerate startup program.

Now in its fourth year, Accelerate offers participating startups four months of business and technical training and $40,000 of funding. It is completely virtual and aimed at companies that have already established market opportunities for products based on science or engineering-related

KardioDiagnostix, the Halifax maker of AI for analyzing paediatric heart murmurs, has expanded its research and development efforts via an agreement with a clinic in Toronto after gathering data from about 400 patients in Nova Scotia.

In an interview this week, Co-Founders Dr. Robert Chen, Dr. Santokh Dhillon and Mohammed Shameer Iqbal, the CEO, said they hope to commence similar operations in

The organizers of this year’s InnovateNB Awards are seeking nominations for people and companies.

Nominations are being sought for the InnovateNB awards that recognize individuals and companies that deserve to be celebrated for their contributions to the innovation economy.

This is the InnovateNB Awards’ third year succeeding the longstanding KIRA awards. The event is hosted jointly by a

When life sciences entrepreneurs and investors gathered at the Halifax Convention Centre for this year’s BioPort Atlantic conference, they received a day and a half of advice from senior players in the industry, including on managing risk, finding talent and doing business with healthcare organizations.

This year marked the 23rd BioPort conference, which is organized by industry group Life

Three months after it won Health Canada approval for its urine test to monitor muscle health, Halifax-based Myomar Molecular is going to market in Nova Scotia, with a national launch and capital raise to follow.

In an interview Thursday, CEO Rafaela Andrade said the company has so far signed on with 20 distribution partners in Nova Scotia. The raise will go towards funding the national expansion

Charlottetown-based Tracktile, which sells software for food and beverage manufacturers, has won this year's Gerry Pond Sales Award.

The Gerry Pond Award is an annual $25,000 cash prize awarded by virtual startup incubator Propel in honour of former NBTel CEO and Aliant Telecom President Gerry Pond, who went on to co-found Saint John-based Mariner Partners and Propel itself. Pond is a ferocious

When life sciences entrepreneurs and investors gathered in Halifax Wednesday for the first full day of this year’s BioPort conference, the agenda included two pitch sessions, one for pre-seed companies and one for seed-stage companies.

The pitches were moderated by George Kenney, a life sciences entrepreneur who co-founded Boston-based EntraTympanic.

The BioPort conference is now in its 23rd