Mitacs is eyeing a potential funding increase from the Nova Scotia government as it plans to nearly double the number of STEM internships it offers in the province over the next four or five years.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have already committed to upping Mitacs’ funding. CEO John Hepburn said in an interview that his organization is expanding its

Earthproof Proteins, the Halifax maker of protein supplements derived from sources with low environmental impact, has been acquired by PS Brands, the investment vehicle of entrepreneurs Pat Murphy and Scott Berty.

Earthproof was founded in 2019 by business partners Liz Gosselin and Sarah Riley. The company makes novel products like protein powders made from crickets and algae, and protein bars

Halifax startup hub Volta has announced the 10 finalists in its latest Volta Cohort pitch competition, slated for May 25 with up to $25,000 of prize money for winners.

Volta started holding its Cohort events four years ago and the upcoming event will be the tenth of its kind. So far, there have been 44 winners. The prize money -- up to $25,000 per company -- also comes with mentorship services

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced a new artificial intelligence conference, dubbed R3: Accelerating AI Innovation, for June 23 in Moncton.

Slated to last a full day and be held at the Delta Hotels Beausejour, the conference will include a pair of keynotes from speakers that NBIF described in a press release as “high profile,” two panel discussions, a speaker series and

Fredericton cybersecurity startup Gray Wolf Analytics has inked a “strategic partnership” agreement with blockchain service company SmartLedger. The deal will include some integration of the two companies' product offerings, as well as SmartLedger joining Gray Wolf’s recently announced Early Adopter Program.

“Our relationship grew out of a shared optimism for the future of blockchain

Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions, the Rothesay, NB, maker of safety equipment for drones, says it has finished a $1.1 million federal testing contract with flying colours and is about to start pursuing a larger government sale.

The original deal was awarded in February by the Testing Stream of Innovative Solutions Canada, part of Science and Economic Development Canada. It included an option for

Halifax’s Planetary Technologies has won a US$1 million Milestone Award from the new US$100 million Carbon Removal XPRIZE.

The latest version of the XPRIZE, which is funded by the Elon Musk Foundation and will award its grand prize in 2025, has given the interim Milestone Award to 15 of the 1,133 businesses competing to develop and scale the best commercial applications for captured carbon

The federal government has announced $2.89 million of funding for innovation-related projects in Halifax and Cape Breton as part of its COVID-19 recovery package.

The money comes from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, via the federal government’s Jobs and Growth Fund and Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program, as well as from NRC-IRAP. The Jobs and Growth Fund gives

This Earth Day, we're recognizing a trio of Nova Scotian companies that are vying for the new US$100 million Carbon Removal XPRIZE, slated to be decided in 2025. Halifax’s Planetary Technologies and Reazent have both entered the competition as newcomers, and past winner CarbonCure Technologies is back for a second time.

Last year, Dartmouth-based CarbonCure was one of two companies to split the

Halifax medical device maker ABK Biomedical has begun human trials for its Eye90 microspheres — tiny, mildly radioactive glass spheres visible on x-rays and CT scans, which can be injected into patients and used to view the size and shape of cancerous tumours.

The trial is being conducted in a partnership with the research unit of New Zealand’s Auckland Hospital. It is designed to test both the