Adaptiiv Receives 510(k) Clearance

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,

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Supercluster Eyes Projects This Year

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

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Farrar named CEO of Startup Zone

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

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Microsoft Recognizes Kognitiv, T4G

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

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How Bonavista, NL, Attracts Young Entrepreneurs

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

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UNB TME To Host 2 Events Thursday

UNB TME – the six letters that spell student entrepreneurship in New Brunswick – will hold a mid-summer extravaganza this week to celebrate two of its programs.

The Technology, Management and Entrepreneurship program at University of New Brunswick will hold a graduation ceremony Thursday night for the seven companies that have gone through its Summer Institute. The event will be held at

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3 Trends To Watch in the 2nd Half

We’ve just passed the halfway point of 2018, so this is a good time to check the pulse of the Atlantic Canadian innovation community. Note I wrote “innovation community” rather than “startup community.”

The key to understanding how this community is evolving is to try to avoid using the word “startup”. Talking to people in the community, I’ve realized that “innovation” and “scalable” are

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Ocean Supercluster’s Info Sessions

The Ocean Supercluster leadership team will be touring Atlantic Canada next week to host information sessions as it continues to build its operational framework.

The sessions will be an opportunity for stakeholders to hear updates from the leadership team, learn more about membership opportunities and ask questions regarding the overall business model.  

The first session will be held in

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