Saint John-based healthcare procurement company MedReddie is celebrating getting into the Roux Institute of Healthcare Founder Residency based in Maine.

The program, designed in partnership with Northern Light Health, MaineHealth, and Maine Venture Fund, is said to be the first of its kind in northern New England and aims to accelerate the growth of digital health, healthcare technology,

Halifax-based ResolveHD is one of eight Canadian companies accepted into the 2025 Vendor Innovation Program, or VIP, offered by the national organization Canada Health Infoway.

Led by CEO Chris Crowell and Chief Scientific Officer Louis Beaubien, ResolveHD securely automates the collection, enrichment, and organization of vast amounts of unstructured health data, making it easier for healthcare

Halifax-based social enterprise Greenii Inc. has been named a recipient of the ISANS Divert NS Grant, securing $1,500 to support its next phase of sustainable manufacturing growth.

A participant in Propel’s Fall 2024 Traction and Growth cohort, Greenii has developed semi-automatic machines to swiftly upcycle old newspapers, magazines, brochures, and flyers into paper bags without any pulping or

Speakers at the NACO 2025 Summit in Ottawa this week were virtually unanimous in their calls for the new government to revolutionize the country’s innovation economy.

The two-day conference hosted by NACO Canada, the National Angel Capital Organization, kicked off the day after the new Liberal government was elected, and against the backdrop of the country feeling threatened by U.S. President

A new roadshow called NovAI Labs: Everyday AI for Everyday Business is being launched to help Nova Scotian small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) understand and adopt artificial intelligence.

It features a practical AI workshop designed to introduce SMEs to accessible AI tools that can help improve efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen competitiveness—particularly in rural industries.

The

A recurring theme at the National Angel Capital Organization’s 2025 NACO Summit in Ottawa this week has been the need for funding at all levels of the startup lifecycle, but especially in the early stages.

Given that the get-together for angel investors took place just as a new, economy-focused government was elected, the two dominant themes at the conference were the need for ecosystem/economic

New York-based Charli AI has acquired Sums Capital, a Halifax-based company whose platform delivers intelligence for investors, to form Charli Capital, a new company offering insights on companies in public and private markets.

Charli said in April it had bought Sums, which was founded by Halifax startup veteran Peter Hickey, who had formerly been the CEO of medtech company Adaptiiv.

Sums

Halifax-based Altheda Wellness Innovation is hoping to launch a flagship product this year that can help delay mental decline in older people.

Founded by a team with an eight-figure exit on its résumé, Altheda is developing a range of products that forestall the ill effects of aging, so people can enjoy a better quality of life while living longer. It is now focused on a product – tentatively

Halifax supplement startup Infusd Nutrition has closed an oversubscribed funding round of more than US$2 million (C$2.8 million), with which it hopes to increase sales and work on product development.

The funding round was led by NextGen Nutrition Investment Partners of France with investment from Nourish Ventures, a unit of Griffith Foods of Toronto, and Agthia Ventures of Abu Dhabi, the

Project Zero, a new initiative working to solve homelessness in Fredericton, has been launched by the charity 12 Neighbours, the creation of former Radian6 co-founder Marcel LeBrun.

Marcel LeBrun was co-founder and CEO of social media monitoring venture Radian6. The company was bought by Salesforce for US$276 million in cash and US$50 million in stock in 2011. The deal was a transformative one