“Reverse Pitch Event” Coming to Sydney

Cape Breton’s Navigate Startup House is hosting a day-long “reverse pitch event” Oct. 13 that will see startups pitch their companies as if to investors, after which existing backers will explain why they bought in.

Dubbed Bring It Together, the day will also include several Q&A and panel events, including one featuring MC Permjot Valia, an innovation economy veteran who serves on the boards of

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Ring Rescue Launches Second Product

Dartmouth’s Ring Rescue, which was founded to sell a system for removing stuck jewelry from people’s fingers, has launched a second product line, which it calls the Dolphin.

Ring Rescue’s first offering uses air pressure to shrink the swelling in a patient’s finger, allowing stuck rings to slide off with the aid of a water-soluble lubricant. The system offers an alternative to doctors’ usual

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Supercluster Outlines Plans for Possible Second Mandate

With its five-year mandate set to expire next March, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is applying to the federal government for a renewal of its funding as it aims to increase the size of the national ocean economy fivefold by 2035.

When it was created in 2018, the federally backed Supercluster set expectations that it would steward about $350 million worth of oceantech investment, with projects

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BioNova Names Awalt as New CEO

BioNova, the umbrella organization for health and life sciences innovation in Nova Scotia, has selected long-time biopharma executive Sean Awalt as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The organization announced the appointment on Thursday, adding that Awalt will join the BioNova board and assume the CEO role on Monday.

BioNova had been looking for a new boss since it announced in July that

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Entrevestor Live’s Medtech Panel

Medtech is one of the fastest-growing segments of the Atlantic Canadian innovation community, and we’re recognizing it with a special discussion at Entrevestor Live.

A wave of new companies are developing medical devices, and attracting both media buzz and funding grants. Bounce Health Innovation in Newfoundland and Labrador is joining the network of support organizations in the life sciences

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Innovation Week to Focus on Recruitment, Scaling

This year’s Innovation Week, hosted by Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL will feature seminars on topical issues like the skilled labour market and access to capital.

Now in its ninth year, Innovation Week is TechNL’s flagship, multi-day conference held from Oct. 4 to 6 at the St. John's Convention Centre. This year will mark newly minted CEO Florian Villaumé’s first time at the

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