As COVID-19 continues to menace much of Canada and the world, it’s clear that elderly populations are uniquely impacted. But a growing crop of Atlantic Canadian companies are offering potential solutions.

More than 70 percent of the people killed by COVID-19 in Canada have been over the age of 80, but the same group accounts for less than 12 percent of hospitalizations. A June report from the

Halifax-based Charcoal Marketing has partnered with Sugar Estate Media Inc. of Toronto to establish Charcoal with a digital media trading desk, allowing its clients to access “programmatic advertising.”

Programmatic advertising automates the process of buying digital media via software, and relies on complex algorithms to deliver the correct advertisement to the correct website at the right

The Dartmouth-based Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship has chosen former Emera executive Melanie Nadeau as its new CEO.

Headquartered in a decommissioned Coast Guard base, COVE is an ocean-tech business park created with the intent of fostering collaboration and resource-sharing between ocean technology businesses. Nadeau is an engineer whose resume includes postings with the

With a fresh tranche of capital in its coffers, Halifax-based Talkatoo has released an Apple-based version of its dictation software for veterinary professionals.

The company last year released its product for PCs, with the intention of releasing an Apple-based product later. It has taken the team about a year to develop the new product, which Co-Founder and CEO Shawn Wilkie describes as a major

Having been postponed due to the pandemic, the eighth annual Atlantic Venture Forum will now be held as an online event on Oct. 28 and 29.

Calgary-based Critical Path Group, which stages the forum for startups and investors, had considered waiting until next spring to hold its next in-person event. But given the uncertainty about how long the pandemic will last, the company has decided to

With the Atlantic Canadian life sciences community showing concrete signs of maturity, Scott Moffitt wants to talk about the steps needed to further grow the sector.

In particular, the Executive Director of the  industry association BioNova wants to continue to build the talent pool at the region’s life sciences companies. And he's calling for more collaboration between regional support

Moncton edtech company Educode Academy has named Peter Hess its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Guyverson Vernous who is now the Chair of the Board.

Educode creates online courses that help children learn to code, and its international sales have soared recently as the result of a free service it offered in the depth of the pandemic.

“I am very excited to be able to work with

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is seeking more applicants for its Accelerated Ocean Solutions Program, which is designed to foster short-term research and development and help stimulate economic activity.

First announced in May, the program was originally slated to spend $35 million to back small-scale R&D projects that could be brought to market in less than two years.

In an interview,

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency will administer $4.2 million of federal spending to fund Nova Scotia’s Spark Innovation Challenge and the regional Community Futures Program.

The Spark Innovation Challenge allows early-stage companies located outside urban centres to compete for mentorship and grants of up to $50,000. The Community Futures Program provides loans and training to

Ignite Fredericton, the economic development agency for the New Brunswick capital, has announced a new accelerator focused on e-commerce for companies with existing customer bases.

The program is meant for small and medium-sized businesses that are already generating revenue, but that also need advice on how to add a digital revenue stream.

Course content will include personalized advice about