Today we are launching our 2017 Atlantic Canada Data Survey, and asking high-growth innovation companies across the region to take a few minutes to fill it out.

Collecting data is a pillar of Entrevestor’s business model, and it’s a win-win for the region. We analyze the data and produce a yearly report on the state of the East Coast startup community. We sell this report to clients. This is the

Jonathan Calof is an evangelist of competitive intelligence, and one place where he loves to preach his gospel is Atlantic Canada.

A University of Ottawa prof, Calof has recently been an adjunct professor at University of New Brunswick, working with Dhirendra Shukla, who heads the Technology, Management and Entrepreneurship program. Now Moncton-based Venn Innovation is organizing a series of

Dartmouth-based 3D printing company Novacad Systems and a German partner have launched a contest for post-secondary students to reinvent the humble chair and create new designs with 3D printing.

The BigRep Innovation Award is the work of Novacad Systems, which provides 3D printing solutions for its clients, and BigRep bH of Germany, which manufactures what it describes as the world’s largest 3D

Not many startups can describe themselves as “profitable” before their third anniversary, but Dragon Veterinary can.

Based in Antigonish, Dragon Veterinary provides voice recognition software for veterinarians. Two years ago, when it was just setting out, the company had no sales, but now the product is being used by about 500 vets around the world. The company has funded this growth with just

Two New Brunswick organizations have launched the second Open Data Visualization Challenge to demonstrate the power of open data and an engaged citizenry.

The New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network and the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Business Administration are inviting participants from across the country to enter. Applicants should use their creativity and imagination to

The startup community loves to dive into its own metrics. And you have an opportunity to learn more about the Atlantic Canadian startup grouping at our luncheon next Wednesday.

Entrevestor has partnered with the Big Data Congress and Charcoal Marketing to host Atlantic Canada’s Startup Industry - By The Numbers. This luncheon event in Halifax on Nov. 8 will unveil our latest data on the

The first drug candidate of Appili Therapeutics, an anti-infective drug development company, has been cleared to begin clinical trials in both Canada and the U.S.

The Halifax company said in a press release today that the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. has cleared the company’s IND application to conduct a clinical trial of its compound ATI-1501. Similarly, Health Canada has given the

The Prince Edward Island bioscience cluster unveiled a new fermentation and downstream processing equipment suite at the BioFoodTech facilities in Charlottetown on Friday, which should help smaller companies to scale.

The new facilities are part of an effort on the Island to improve the facilities available to young, small life sciences companies and help them to grow. Biotech companies –

SkySquirrel Technologies’ opening for a Vice-President of Sales is the headline posting in our Job of the Week column today.

SkySquirrel uses drones to gather data from agricultural fields, focusing on the highest-margin segment of agriculture, the wine industry. Though SkySquirrel is working with clients around the world, its emphasis in the near term will be working on its technology to combat

Andrew Burke describes Bean Counter Technology as a side hustle, but it’s a side hustle that has already grabbed clients across the country and was showcased at a recent national trade show.

Halifax-based Bean Counter has developed a mobile app that helps the owners of coffee and vending machines manage the way these machines are stocked. It helps monitor the replenishing of the machines,