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Continuing with PPE Supply Chains
Five months after COVID-19 sparked a medical manufacturing collaboration between companies, government and academia, Enginuity’s Alastair Trower sees an opportunity for Canada to permanently strengthen its medical supply chains.
In March, as
Tell Us About New Programs in 2020
As part of our 2020 Ecosystem Roadmap, we’re drawing up a list of new programs in the Atlantic Canadian Ecosystem, and would love to learn about any we've missed.
These could be accelerators, funding programs or other initiatives to support
Our Data Report is Out Sept. 24
Entrevestor will launch its 2019 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report on Sept. 24 with a lunch-and-learn session at Volta, which will also be available through Zoom.
Entrevestor’s data has become the benchmark for the Atlantic Canadian startup
Ocean Sonics Opens Pacific Office
Truro-based Ocean Sonics, a maker of equipment that listens to and monitors the oceans, has launched a west coast operation called Ocean Sonics Pacific.
In a statement, the company said the new venture will facilitate real-time listening on
Milk Moovement in Techstars
Milk Moovement, which helps the dairy industry track milk shipments, is one of 11 companies (and the only Canadian startup) in the 2020 cohort of Techstars' main food tech accelerator.
The international accelerator group announced Tuesday that Milk
Ocean Startup Challenge Shortlist
The Ocean Startup Challenge, which aims to provide 10 oceantech companies with $25,000 each plus in-kind services, has produced a shortlist of 31 companies from across Canada and the U.S.
The competition was launched by the Ocean Startup Project,
Health Challenge II: Mental Health
Regional health and life sciences companies are invited to present their solutions for improving the mental health and wellness of Nova Scotians during the second Health Challenge Pitch Event.
Participants will compete for a $100,000 prize and an
Jobs: 3 Openings In Halifax Area
Our first Jobs of the Week column of the autumn showcases openings at three Halifax-area companies: a Senior Program Manager at Innovasea, a Product Marketing Associate at Dash Hudson and a Senior Software Engineer at Adaptiiv Medical Technologies.
ONSIDE Brings NS Global Network
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One of the unheralded benefits of Nova Scotia participating in the Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program was the vast international network it provided. And ONSIDE, the organization that grew out of the REAP experience,
Our Annual Summer Holiday
We just want to let everyone know we're taking our annual late-summer holiday this week.
Usually we take off the last week of August, but with Labour Day coming so late this year we delayed it by a few days. We'll be back with fresh news on
BioNova Names BIC Semifinalists
Life sciences industry association BioNova has announced the semifinalists for its 10th annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition.
On Nov. 3, the eight companies will deliver virtual pitches as part of the BioPort 2020 virtual biotech
Deadlines Nearing for 4 NS Competitions
Deadlines are approaching for four startup programs for Nova Scotian entrepreneurs, all of which offer access to five-figure grants: GreenShoots, Sprint,the Accelerate Program and Spark Nova Scotia.
GreenShoots is the product of a collaboration
