Life sciences industry association BioNova has announced the semifinalists for its 10th annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition.

On Nov. 3, the eight companies will deliver virtual pitches as part of the BioPort 2020 virtual biotech  conference. The winner will receive a $25,000 grant and $30,000 worth of in-kind services.

The semi-finalists will also receive business training and

Deadlines are approaching for four startup programs for Nova Scotian entrepreneurs, all of which offer access to five-figure grants: GreenShoots, Sprint,the Accelerate Program and Spark Nova Scotia.

GreenShoots is the product of a collaboration between Innovacorp, the Nova Scotia government's early-stage venture capital agency, andh Ontario-based Bioenterprise Corporation.  It will allow

Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch has announced a partnership with the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management to increase the resources available to participants in its Startup Accelerator.

First launched in 2019, the Startup Accelerator has graduated seven companies from two cohorts. The program lasts 11 weeks and its curriculum includes market research, branding,

The main monitor of venture capital investment in Canada is showing a decline in VC deals in Atlantic Canada in the first half of 2020, though there are signs the news on funding is not all bad.

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA, on Wednesday released its first-half data report, which said Atlantic Canadian companies closed 19 VC rounds worth $41 million in the

New Brunswick’s cybersecurity hub, CyberNB, has been named the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Delivery Organization for the province in a program that connects eligible youth with industry partners to provide 50 internships.

The federal program connects underemployed or unemployed university and college graduates aged under 30 with small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and non-profits.

St. John’s-based Avalon Holographics has released its first-generation prototype display – a 29-inch development system that represents a significant milestone for the five-year-old company.

Avalon’s long-term goal is to use hologaphics – three-dimensional images produced by disruptions in light beams – to revolutionize the way people use visual displays like computer screens, TV monitors and

When Jonah Chininga moved to Canada in 2014, he was surprised by how difficult it was to find his financial footing. But this challenge would eventually lead to the creation of a new fintech company MICC Financial.

Arriving from Zimbabwe to study accounting and business management at the University of Prince Edward Island, Chininga struggled to afford Canada’s high cost of living. The problem

St. John’s supply chain management startup Milk Moovement is opening an office in Minneapolis to capitalize on the lucrative Midwestern dairy industry.

CEO Robert Forsythe said in an interview that Milk Moovement signed its first American client in Wisconsin about two months ago. As part of that deal, the company’s software is now in use at over 200 dairy farms.

Milk Moovement’s technology

Two Atlantic Canadian companies have been accepted into the inaugural Canadian cohort of Google for Startups Canada -- a three-month virtual accelerator targeting businesses in the seed and series A funding stages.

Halifax-based Eyeread and Curv Health, which has offices in Halifax and Toronto, will be among nine companies to complete the program. The accelerator was originally meant to be held

Saint John-based ProcedureFlow, a knowledge management product, has been named a 2020 Pandemic Tech Innovation Award winner by U.S.-based Technology Marketing Corporation, or TMC, a business-to-business and integrated marketing media company.

ProcedureFlow, whose corporate name is Gemba Software Solutions, is a visual guide that supports employees as they navigate company processes, the company