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Volta’s DemoCamp on Oct. 24

  • Oct 11, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Volta Labs on Oct. 24 will continue a Halifax tradition that dates back to 2011 when it hosts DemoCamp at Pier 21.

DemoCamp is an opportunity for early-stage startups to present their projects to an audience of fellow innovators and potential

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Marcel LeBrun Joins Real Ventures

  • Oct 10, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Marcel LeBrun, the driving force behind one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful startups, Radian6, has joined Montreal-based Real Ventures as a Venture Partner.

Real Ventures announced the hiring of LeBrun – who it describes as “arguably one of

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White Eyes University Commercialization

  • Oct 09, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

As he takes the helm of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Jeff White is setting his sights on developing more companies out of research at the province’s academic institutions.

The long-time startup CFO was last week named the new Chief

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A Decade on, Marcato Eyes Growth

  • Oct 08, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Marcato Digital Solutions, the Sydney company that provides administrative software for music festivals,  celebrated its 10th anniversary last month and outlined plans to further capitalize on the rise of major music events.

The company’s 13 staff

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Steele Wins EY Entrepreneur Award

  • Oct 08, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Rob Steele, head of Steele Auto Group and radio broadcaster Newfoundland Capital Corporation, has been named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 for the Atlantic region.

Steele was presented with the award at a ceremony in Halifax last week, as

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Sona Lists on CSE, Raises $2M

  • Oct 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based life sciences company Sona Nanotech began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on Thursday, having closed a deal to raise $2 million through the sale of shares.

The company, which produces gold nanoparticles that can be used

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Volta To Host Innovation Conference

  • Oct 04, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Volta Labs, Halifax’s startup and innovation hub, will be co-hosting a one-day conference called Innovate Atlantic this November.

The startup incubator has partnered with the Rideau Hall Foundation, a Canadian charitable organization, to host the

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NBIF Names Jeff White New CEO

  • Oct 04, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has selected as its new CEO Jeff White, arguably the most experienced accountant in the startup space in the region.

The non-profit corporation, which makes venture capital investments and carries out

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VitalMIST’s Nasal Atomizer

  • Oct 03, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

After Anna Gosine, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, spent four months in Malawi. she returned with a better understanding of the world and a new idea to improve health in developing countries. 

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BoomersPlus Closes $1.05M Round

  • Oct 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based BoomersPlus has closed a $1.05 million funding round, led by Innovacorp, which will help the company expand in Eastern Canada and beyond.

In a statement Tuesday, the company also said it is forming a partnership with the Centre for

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Nautel To Supply RCN with Sensors

  • Oct 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-area transmitter-maker Nautel is working withGeneral Dynamics to upgrade and maintain underwater sensors on the Halifax-class frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy, the company said Tuesday.

In a statement, Nautel said the contract is part

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A New Model for Drug Delivery

  • Oct 02, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Dartmouth-based Dispension Industries has built a machine that seems to be plucked straight from the realm of science fiction. But its real-world application has the potential to address a crisis that claimed the lives of 4,000 Canadians in 2017

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