Nova Scotia supply chain analytics specialists BlueNode and the Port of Halifax are finalists for the International Association of Ports and Harbors’ Sustainability Awards, to be presented at the World Ports Conference in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 1.

Founded in 2018 by CEO Louis Beaubien and COO Grant Wells, BlueNode has developed a supply chain analytics SaaS product for shipping companies. The system

Halifax-based Reazent, the maker of organic alternatives to conventional fertilizer products, has beat out hundreds of other competitors internationally to become one of four finalists in Saskatoon agtech giant Nutrien’s Radicle Inclusion Challenge.

Reazent will pitch at the Women in Agribusiness Summit in Nashville, Tennessee on Sept. 28 for a chance to win one of two US$750,000 prizes. Nutrien

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has announced a joint call for proposals with British government organization Innovate U.K. under its newly created Canada-UK: Collaborative Ocean Innovation Solutions Program.

The two groups are looking for private sector research and development partnerships on the topics of clean energy, aquaculture, seaweed cultivation, carbon capture and storage, robotics and

Two East Coast innovation hubs are looking for applicants to their startup support programs.

Invest Nova Scotia has put out a call for entrepreneurs interested in its GreenShoots funding and mentorship program, which offers agtech, biotech and cleantech companies up to $40,000 in grants — though there are only a few days left to apply.

And Genesis, the Newfoundland and Labrador startup support

Saint Mary's University in Halifax has launched a new version of its Bachelor of Commerce curriculum.

SMU’s Sobey School of Business, led by interim dean Mark Raymond, bills its revamped BComm program as offering a high level of customization and flexibility, including letting students choose whether to participate in a work co-op program, as well as international learning experiences like a

Halifax-based Frenter, which sells an asset-management and geofencing software platform for heavy equipment, is deploying its hardware and software suite in the field for the first time on the back of raising $1.4 million and accumulating six figures worth of pre-sales.

Chief executive Zach Laberge said in an interview that the first unit will be deployed next week, with about another 100 in the

Rural innovation hub IGNITE Atlantic will host a pair of workshops on artificial intelligence in partnership with Toronto-based consultancy H10 AI on Sept. 26 in Yarmouth, N.S. and Sept. 29 in New Glasgow, N.S.

Attendees will receive training from industry experts and hear from two presenters, AI researcher and H10 chief executive Helmut Neher, as well as COO Dillon Kearl, who was previously

Halifax’s Clean Valley CIC is extending a trial of its technology for growing algae in wastewater from land-based aquaculture pens with a major Portuguese operator.

Clean Valley Founder Nicholas LaValle said in an interview the test has been in progress for nine months and the two parties have agreed to continue for another six. LaValle’s goal is for Peniche, Portugal-based trial partner

In an outside-the-box solution to business development beyond its home territory, New Brunswick financial intelligence startup Profitual has begun sending its staff members to work in Toronto on a rotating basis.

Profitual, founded in 2021 by former New Brunswick Innovation Foundation investment officers Raymond Fitzpatrick and Daniel Hoyles, now rents a co-working space at the non-profit MaRS

The Sydney-based Verschuren Centre, which provides startups with access to industrial fermentation and bioprocessing infrastructure, is receiving a $1 million grant from the federal government to expand its operating capacity by a factor of 15. Two resident companies, Dispersa and Cotex Technologies, are also both receiving $500,000 loans.

Laval, Que.-based Dispersa, which has its research and