STI Technologies partners with PopRX

PopRx, whose mobile pharmacy app helps people to manage their medication, has partnered with Halifax-based STI Technologies’ innoviCares program to offer Canadians a mobile solution to their healthcare needs.

The companies said in a statement Tuesday that Toronto-based PopRx has an app for iOS or Android systems that connects the user to a pharmacist to manage, order and deliver medication. It is partnering with innoviCares to ensure that patients across the country can save money on their prescriptions.

InnoviCares is a free prescription savings card that helps Canadian patients save money on select prescription medications.

Through the partnership, PopRx and innoviCares ensure Canadians are able to receive the medications prescribed by a physician with fewer barriers, including a reduction in cost and access to a pharmacy. “Partnering with PopRx was a natural fit for us,” STI Executive Vice-President Dave Morton said in the statement. “Integration with the PopRx mobile app is just another way we can help patients gain access to medications of their choosing, based on their physician’s advice.”

Deadline for Propel applications July 22

Time is running down to apply for the next cohort of the Propel ICT Launch and Build programs.

Applications are now open for the regional accelerator, but the deadline to apply is July 22.

The Propel Launch program is designed to help companies that are past the concept stage and in the early stages of growing a business. The course is being offered in Fredericton, Charlottetown, Halifax, and St. John's.

The Build program, which is delivered in Moncton, is for more advanced companies – those that have sales and need to ramp up revenues. Graduates of this program are eligible for (but do not automatically qualify for) funding from BDC Capital and some funding agencies in their home province.

You can find an application form here.

Volta to host Hackit Camp July 22-24

Volta, the Halifax-based startup house, will host the Hackit Camp Volta hackathon July 22-24, which will feature more than $2,000 in prize money.

The participants in the hackathon will be invited to make something innovative for one of three participating Volta companies -- The Rounds, PACTA or Zora. Each of these companies is awarding a prize of at least $750 for the best product.

The 48-hour event gives participants the option of staying at Volta overnight.  The entry fee is $5 a person and you can find an application form here.