A St. John’s company has devised a seaweed-based solution to one of the more stubborn and widespread forms of waste generated by universities: single-use laboratory plastics.

BioLabMate, founded by Memorial University biochemist Sarika Kumari and process engineer Sanjay Dubey, has created technology for converting kelp into recyclable, biodegradable plastic products. The company’s technology is

Cascadia Seaweed, the Sidney, B.C. maker of kelp-based fertilizer products, has received $1.5 million of funding to “fast-track” its commercialization activities from the non-profit British Columbia Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy, or CICE.

The money will go towards developing a 100 hectare seaweed farm in Prince Rupert, B.C. under a partnership with Metlakatla Development Corporation,

Halifax life sciences startup 3D BioFibR, which is developing advanced materials derived from collagen, has launched its first two products.

One offering, dubbed μCollaFibR and pronounced “micro-colla-fibre”, is an additive for the ink used to 3D print tissues — a process called bioprinting. The second product, called simply CollaFibR, uses similar underlying technology but takes the form of a

Four Canadian teams have won a collective $22,500 in the first-ever Ocean Communities Climate Challenge, a program designed to help businesses improve ocean sustainability.

The Challenge was presented by the Ocean Startup Project, a national organization that offers resources and support to help sustainability-focused startups. The challenge started in May, and supported startups focused on:

Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada is donating $3 million to help grow B.C.'s ocean and marine technology sectors and foster Indigenous entrepreneurship and expertise in emerging industries.

The federal government’s economic development agency is contributing the money to the South Island Prosperity Partnership. The Partnership will use the funds to support the blue economy through

The cryptocurrency world’s first public look at the sophisticated hacking operation in its midst, which Fredericton crypto-sleuthing startup Gray Wolf Analytics is playing a key role in investigating, came via a Twitter thread from an anonymous industry account.

The April 18 thread described a successful and widespread effort to hack the digital “wallets” of cryptocurrency owners and steal their

Halifax space startup Galaxia Mission Systems is receiving $1.7 million from the Canadian Space Agency to launch the first two in a “constellation” of satellites equipped with its edge computing technology.

Galaxia, founded in 2020 by Dalhousie University engineer Arad Gharagozli, is developing technology to allow groups of satellites to complete computing tasks among themselves, rather than

David Hodgson, CEO and Co-founder of Halifax-based Hollo Medical, has won the 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, or GSEA, beating out almost 1,100 entrepreneurs from all over the world.

Hodgson claimed the US$50,000 (C$66,000) first prize at an event in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. His medtech company, which aims to reduce the size of children’s inhalers, has been one of the most

Gaming software company Swarmio Media Holdings,  which has received about $5.7 million in funding from government agencies, has filed for creditor protection.

The IT company, which has had operations in Sydney and Halifax and is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange, developed a platform that reduces the latencies between data centres, which reduces the time lag of gamers playing one

Lunch and Learn, a virtual connector event for women entrepreneurs, will take place on Thursday. Hosted by ONSIDE, a community accelerator program in Nova Scotia, the event aims to help entrepreneurs of underrepresented groups network.

The organizers hope participants can foster meaningful and informative connections with other female entrepreneurs. The speakers at the event include:

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