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On Vacation Until September
As we do every summer, we're taking off the final week of August.
We find there's little news to write about it in the week before Labour Day. And if something newsworthy does happen, there are few readers around to read about it.
We're heading
Falling Walls Applications Due Sunday
Atlantic Canadian students and researchers still have a few days left to apply for the 2025 Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada pitch competition, with the deadline set for Sunday, Aug. 24, at 11:59 p.m ADT.
The event will take place Sept. 15 from 6
Tickets, Nominations Open for InnovateNB
Early-bird tickets are now on sale and nominations have opened for the 2025 InnovateNB Celebration and Awards, taking place Thursday, Nov. 27 at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre.
Now in its fourth year, InnovateNB is the province’s
MilAero Embarks on Major Expansion
Preparing for rising demand for its electronic assemblies, Dartmouth-based MilAero Electronics Atlantic is embarking on a major expansion estimated to cost more than $2.2 million.
Co-owners Paul and Debora Greedy announced last month that they were
AI2Market Launches for Region’s Students
Dalhousie University, ShiftKey Labs and Lab2Market are launching a new program called AI2Market to help students across Atlantic Canada develop AI-focused enterprises.
The new program is modeled on Lab2Market, which Dal co-founded with other
Tribe Seeks Applicants for Out East
Tribe Network is seeking 2SLGBTQIA+ applicants from the BIPOC community for its new Out East program.
Offered in collaboration with the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Out East is a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship program for
Climative Joins Mission for the Future Program
Fredericton-based Climative, a maker of AI-powered low-carbon plans for buildings, is one of three global cleantech companies named this year to the international LG Nova Mission for the Future program.
Hosted by the South Korean electronics giant
CVCA Data Shows Region Raised $25M in Q2
Atlantic Canadian startups raised about $25 million in venture capital in the second quarter of 2025, says Canada’s main VC body, largely because of an undisclosed deal in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity
MLS, Reaction Dynamics Outline Orbital Project
Maritime Launch Services has agreed to sell a stake to Montreal-based Reaction Dynamics Lab Inc. and collaborate on an all-Canadian orbital launch set for the summer of 2028.
MLS, which has built a commercial rocket launch pad in Canso, N.S.,
IdeaBUILD Seeks Deep-Tech Applicants
The Emera IdeaHUB is looking for early-stage, deep-tech startups to apply for the coming cohort of its 10-month ideaBUILD program.
The next IdeaBUILD program will accept as many as 10 teams that are working on a physical product and start with a
SmartSkin Secures $7.5M Line of Credit
Fredericton-based internet-of-things venture SmartSkin Technologies has secured a $7.5 million line of credit with CIBC Innovation Banking and intends to use the access to funds to expand its market reach.
SmartSkin and CIBC issued a press release
Sound Blade Medical Names Barman CEO
Halifax-based Sound Blade Medical, which has developed a handheld, ultrasound-powered tissue-cutting tool (histotripsy therapy), has appointed Neil Barman CEO.
The company, which raised US$16.5 million (C$23.8 million) in a Series A round in