Diane Botelho, the Department Head of Air Quality Services at the New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council and adjunct professor at the University of New Brunswick, has won the New Brunswick Bioscience Achievement Award.

She accepted the award at last Thursday's Innovation at the Market, an annual industry event hosted by BioNB. Over 100 members of the province's business and research

Nautel, the Nova Scotian maker of radio transmitters, has signed a “significant” deal to work with a Massachusetts partner to provide advanced navigation equipment to South Korea.

The company said in a statement Thursday that it will provide an Enhanced Loran transmitter to UrsaNav, of North Billerica, Mass. UrsaNav will then provide the Nautel eLoran transmitter technology together with its own

BioVectra, a Charlottetown-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, this week won BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Award for Company of the Year.

BIOTECanada is a national association devoted to the growth of Canada’s biotech sector. It presents awards each year to companies and individuals that have had significant achievements within the industry.

In a statement announcing the award, BioVectrea said it

Volta Labs in Halifax celebrated the grand opening of its new 60,000 square-foot facility on Wednesday night. Over 300 members of the city’s business and startup community came out to the unveiling of what is now the largest hub for entrepreneurship and innovation in Atlantic Canada.

Guests were invited to tour the new office spaces, which span the first three floors of the Maritime Centre on

Business awards galas naturally celebrate success stories, spotlighting companies at their high moments. But many successful companies persevere through tough times and it’s worth acknowledging and celebrating them, says Phillip Curley of Hotspot Parking, the 2018 winner of the Resilience Award from the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce.

“I’m really happy that they have this award,” said Curley,

CarbonCure Technologies has landed a funding round from an investment group comprising Bill Gates and some of the world’s richest people, and will use the money to expand internationally.

The Dartmouth-based company said in a statement today that it has received a Series C round of investment, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, one of the world’s most sought-after clean technology investment

Digital Nova Scotia, a non-profit that fosters the growth of the province’s ICT sector, announced its new partnership with Ignite Labs, an organization in the south shore that aims to create new tech opportunities and businesses in rural towns. 

This partnership means the two non-profits will collaborate to find and create new opportunities for tech-driven and business-minded Nova Scotians, said

When Bob Williamson introduced the pitching competition finalists at Invest Atlantic last week, he proudly mentioned that half the presenters this year were female, a huge gain over the past few years.

The remarks by the head of Invest Atlantic are another indication that the Atlantic Canadian startup community is making headway with the goal of gender parity. To be clear, the community is a

The Canadian Digital Media Network is hosting a meeting of all 26 of its innovation hubs in Halifax this week, and will highlight several of the Atlantic Canadian companies accepted into its global Soft Landing Program.

Based in Kitchener, Ont., the CDMN is a network of innovation organizations from across the country, and it is dedicated to expanding Canada’s digital industries. It is meeting

Aurea Technologies and Dispension Industries split the first prize in the Pitch 201 competition at Invest Atlantic last week.

The two Halifax-area companies made two-minute pitches to a panel of judges at the forum for investors and entrepreneurs, which was held in Charlottetown.

Pitch 101 was won by 6joes, a draft fantasy game for amateur golfers. It is designed to add an additional