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Kyriakidis Joins Feds’ AI Council

  • May 16, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

Jordan Kyriakidis, CEO of Halifax-based QRA Corp, has been appointed to the Federal Government’s new Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence. He will be advising on how to build on Canada’s strength in AI in a way that reflects democratic

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Smartpods Gains with The Pulse

  • May 15, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

After a modest change to its business model of making automatically adjusting desks, Smartpods is reporting higher sales with particular success in selling to the federal government and the new market of call centres.

The Dieppe, NB-based company

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NB Hosts Virtual Job Fair

  • May 15, 2019
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

Like a lot of tech companies in New Brunswick, Introhive has been facing the challenges of finding New Brunswick-based talent to join their team.

“The reality is we have some really great talent here in New Brunswick from an IT perspective,” says

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NB’s Precision Medicine Centre

  • May 14, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

The New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine in Moncton will open this year. It was built as a collaboration between the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute and the Université  de Moncton.

It’s the first purpose-built precision medicine centre in

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PEI’s Kay MacPhee Mourned

  • May 14, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

The loss of Kathleen "Kay" MacPhee is being widely felt in the startup community, following the recent passing of the educator and force behind two literacy-focused ventures.

A former teacher who used her expertise and passion to help found

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CDL-Atlantic Graduates 11 Teams

  • May 13, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic has revealed the 11 companies that have graduated from its 2018-19 cohort.

Operating out of Dalhousie University, the CDL-Atlantic just finished its second cohort, which began last autumn with just over two dozen

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McCrae, Barbara Headline Volta Talk

  • May 13, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Startup community vets Rob Barbara and Gillian McCrae highlighted concerns about two parts of the funding regime in Atlantic Canada during a talk at Volta last week – a discussion that’s available online.

McCrae, Venture Manager at Creative

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Naveco Power Wins Rising Star Award

  • May 13, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

Fredericton-based Naveco Power, a clean energy developer, has received the Rising Star Award at New Brunswick Power’s Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards.

The Rising Star Award recognizes an individual (or group) less than 30 years of age who has

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Volta Holds Awards for Ecosystem

  • May 12, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

Volta has opened nominations for its first Ecosystem Impact Awards.

The Awards recognize the local leaders and supporters who are helping to grow the startup ecosystem in Atlantic Canada.

“We all have a role to play in creating a more innovative

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Third Intersect Event Set for Sydney

  • May 12, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

Innovacorp's Intersect Challenge III launches Monday in Sydney.

The competition challenges entrepreneurs and startups to solve a problem for an established Cape Breton business. This round’s established business partner is the Destination Cape

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Jobs of the Week: 2 at Protocase

  • May 12, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Protocase of Sydney is looking for a CNC Profile Operator and a CNC Machining Specialist, two openings that are our Jobs of the Week this week.

Established in 2001, Protocase makes custom electronic enclosures. It focuses on combining advances in

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SimplyCast Partners With CSCNS

  • May 09, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

SimplyCast has partnered with the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia to provide data collection tools and communications support to Nova Scotian non-profit organizations.

The partnership, called the Sector Digitization project, will focus on

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