Seven groups in the innovation community have received about $1.3 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to hire staff, streamline operations, increase production and reach new markets, ACOA said in a press release.

Among the recipients, most of whom are based in Dartmouth, are the following innovation-driven companies:

Lab4 specializes in critical mineral processing and

Charlottetown’s Emergence Bioscience Business Incubator has received a $2.6 million grant from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to support the delivery of Emergence 4.0 by BioAlliance.

The PEI BioAlliance is the private sector-led non-profit that is responsible for developing and coordinating strategy for the Island's bioscience cluster. In 2014, the organization launced Emergence,

Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch is hosting Dragons’ Den and inviting founders to apply to pitch.  

Dragons’ Den is a running popular show on CBC where founders pitch their businesses to seasoned entrepreneurs and investors in the hope of winning funds, mentorship and connections.

Dragons’ Den producers are hosting in-person auditions in select cities for the next season of the

Fredericton-based Energia Ventures has announced the latest five ventures to participate in its program for innovative companies working in fields that include biotechnology, construction, recruitment, and AI.

Based at the University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Energia Ventures is a three-month intensive accelerator for

Fredericton agtech company Picketa Systems has announced the addition of canola to its LENS (Leaf Evaluated Nutrient System) platform. Building on past success with potatoes and corn, Picketa is expanding its support of staple broadacre crops to meet the nutrient management needs of North America’s canola growers, the company said in a press release.

Due to variable field conditions, suboptimal

Halifax-based Tenara Care on Tuesday announced the closing of a $7.4 million funding round led by Build Ventures and Export Development Canada.

The company, whose system uses wearable devices to track the movements of seniors in residential care homes, said the round includes $2.1 million in bridge funding to finalize product development and $5.3 million to support a Canadian and U.S. growth

Halifax-based Tribe Network, the region’s support hub for BIPOC founders, is offering advice for founders to help them navigate U.S. President Trump’s new tariffs.

“With the latest developments surrounding U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, we understand that many businesses are facing uncertainty,” Tribe said in its recent newsletter.

“As you navigate these changes, we want to ensure you’re

Shrilakshmi (Shri) Subramanian has joined the team at startup hub Volta as Growth Coach based in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Subramanian brings over 17 years of experience across the AI and emerging technologies space to her new role, the group said in a statement.

She is also the general partner at Venture Grade, the VC fund at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. Volta said she brings a founder-first

Dartmouth-based sustainable packaging company Freshr Technologies has received a loan of $498,750 from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to expand and improve its operations.

Freshr Technologies develops and manufactures a naturally derived antibacterial coating that can be applied on fully compostable food packaging film. It extends shelf life by 15 to 30 percent by inhibiting bacteria

Fredericton-based Chinova Bioworks and Nova Scotia/Ontario-based ALT-PRO Advantage are among seven early-stage companies to receive a total of $1.7 million from Natural Products Canada.

The funding is intended to help the companies address key challenges in their go-to-market journey, the group said.

“NPC’s contribution to these companies is an investment in a stronger Canada,” said Shelley