Business is Jammin’, which aims to empower Black youth through entrepreneurship, is expanding its iCode+ program across Nova Scotia to expose more young African Nova Scotians to digital technologies.

The not-for-profit organization has teamed up with the Saint Mary’s University Enactus team and the RBC Foundation’s new Future Launch program to extend the program beyond its pilot in the Upper

For the past few years, Kami Harris has studied about 1,000 ticks annually that are sent to the biology department at Mount Allison University. She hopes it continues. Her business model depends on it.

Some come from scientists, some from New Brunswick’s Natural Resources Department, others from members of the public who have heard about her work in ticks and Lyme disease.

Harris is the founder

One reason to attend our luncheon in Halifax on Nov. 8 is to get a chance to listen to Shaun MacDonald, one of the most experienced tech players in Atlantic Canada.

Though he makes his home in Halifax, MacDonald is a Managing Partner of Toronto-based Extreme Venture Partners, one of Canada’s leading VC funds. He’s so interesting to chat with because of the global perspective he brings to

Halifax Biomedical Inc. has struck a partnership with GE Healthcare under which HBI can market its sophisticated imaging products to GE customers.

HBI, which is based in Mabou, Cape Breton, issued a statement this week saying that it had agreed to collaborate with the medical equipment unit of General Electric. GE Healthcare is one of the world’s biggest medical equipment companies, reporting

Eyesover Technologies, a provider of opinion tracking and targeting software, has been selected for L-Spark, a Canadian accelerator that nurtures Software as a Service companies.

The Fredericton startup issued a press release on Tuesday saying it would be joining the accelerator to receive help in scaling into a globally competitive company.

“By working with the L-Spark mentors and business

The Nova Scotia government has provided more than $6.5 million for nine oceans research projects from its $25 million Research Nova Scotia Trust.

Premier Stephen McNeil said that the nine projects are expected to support more than 170 jobs in the province, and training for more than 200 research graduates, interns, lab technicians, project managers and faculty.

The fund’s first tranche of

This year’s Creative Connections Conference will be hosted by the University of New Brunswick and the Atlantic Centre for Creativity in Fredericton Nov. 16 to 18.

The goal of the conference is to increase awareness and enhance creative practices across varied disciplines, including the scientific, artistic and innovation communities. The conference will encourage participants to ‘think outside

Appili Therapeutics Inc., an anti-infective drug development company, has raised a $3.1 million round of equity financing, which will help pay for clinical trials due to start within 10 weeks.

The Halifax-based company said the money was raised through a private placement with new and current investors. There was only one investor that chose to be named – Innovacorp, which contributed to

Having already signed up 400 users from around the world, Halifax-based Ocean Executive is planning for the full launch of its online wholesale seafood marketplace in December.

Chief executive Mike Budreski, whose family is steeped in the East Coast fishery, has been developing the product for several years and has been signing up users through an open beta-test. The company in June increased

Fredericton-based Blue Spurs is hosting a full-day Internet of Things hackathon today, which has drawn the participation of the biggest organizations in the province.

Blue Spurs, which has received international recognition for its Blue Kit “Internet of Things starter kit”, said in an email that a diversified group from across the province is coming together to work on IoT solutions for the