Applications are now open for the 2026 Ocean Startup Challenge, a national program that provides funding and support to early-stage Canadian oceantech startups.

The challenge will award up to $25,000 to as many as 15 startups. Participating

Early-bird tickets are now available for the Atlantic Technology Summit 2026, which will take place Nov. 18 in Dartmouth and Saint John.

Organizers say this year’s event will focus on the theme “Secure Velocity,” examining how organizations can

Halifax-based GIT Coatings has launched a new graphene-based propeller coating system and reported expanded adoption of its hull-coating technology by a major international shipping company.

The company unveiled XGIT-VORTEX, a three-layer propeller

Lab2Market programs delivered by the Ocean Startup Project and designed for participants interested in research commercialization and entrepreneurship are seeking applicants.

The Validate program, hosted by Memorial University in Newfoundland and

The event that set the tone for the Halifax innovation community in 2025 was an announcement that came out of the blue in January.

Two-year-old Sound Blade Medical said it had closed a US$16.5 million Series A funding round, which would help fund