Nova Scotia medtech startup Elle, MD Technologies has raised C$1.1 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round to support the first human clinical trial of its non-hormonal contraceptive device.

The New Minas-based company said the

The University of New Brunswick has launched the UNB Network for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a new initiative that brings together the university's entrepreneurship programs and organizations within a single network.

In a message to partners,

The Atlantic Technology Summit, which will take place in Dartmouth and Saint John on Nov. 18, is inviting startup founders to participate in this year's event in a new way.

The organizers are introducing The Founders' Floor, a dedicated showcase

Propel, Atlantic Canada's technology accelerator, has appointed Kumaran Thillainadarajah and Dr. Jason Cleaversmith to its board of directors, adding two technology-sector leaders with experience in scaling companies and supporting entrepreneurs.

St. John's-based SiftMed has raised a new round of financing led by Staircase Ventures of Toronto, bringing the company's total funding to more than $10 million as it expands its artificial intelligence platform for medical claims.

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