Sona Moves Planned Listing to CSE

Halifax-based Sona Nanotech is planning to have its share trading publicly within a month – but on the Canadian Securities Exchange rather than the TSX Venture exchange.

Last month, the company posted a notice on its website providing an update on its plan to merge with Halifax-based shell company Stockport Exploration as a means to attain a public listing. The merged company had been planning

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How the Ocean Supercluster Will Spark New Companies.

During the Ocean Supercluster roadshow this summer, Matt Hebb made a throw-away statement that lingered with me, because it so elegantly described the role of startups in the Supercluster.

Hebb is CEO of the Supercluster, the four-province partnership that will spend $300 million to $360 million on marine innovation R&D over the next five years. He and his team are preparing to develop

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Peer Ledger in Alliance with PAMP

Peer Ledger, a Halifax blockchain company, has struck a strategic partnership with the Swiss precious metals company known as PAMP to work together to remove conflict minerals from the global supply chain.

PAMP, whose full name is Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux, has invested in Peer Ledger as part of the agreement, though the companies did not reveal the size of the investment. The Swiss

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Eyeing a Platform for Social Games

A young New Brunswick company is on the cusp of getting the data it needs to assess whether its new video game is effective in helping children cope with anxiety issues.

The company is Fredericton-based Reframe Games, and its video game is called Guide. It has been testing the game with young people, mostly nine to 13-year-olds, at eight clinics in the Fredericton area.

The company’s six-member

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