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Sequence Bio Unveils NB Pilot

  • Aug 17, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

St. John’s-based Sequence Bio, which uses genomic data to improve drug discovery, announced this week the approval of the NB Genome Project Pilot in partnership with three doctors in Moncton.

The main thrust of Sequence Bio’s mission so far has

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Join Volta’s Network

  • Aug 16, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Applications to become a Network Member at Volta Labs are now open. This is an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to access the events, working space and networking opportunities the incubator has to offer.

The Halifax startup hub is nearing the

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ICP Funds Potato Press Maker

  • Aug 16, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Innovators and entrepreneurs often say, “Don’t try and reinvent the wheel,” but Craig McCloskey of Bluefield Seeding Solutions in Prince Edward Island did just that.

His invention, the press wheel, makes planting potatoes faster and more efficient.

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Debt: The Massive Problem that Founders Rarely Discuss

  • Aug 16, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Katelyn Bourgoin knew she had a problem when her debt topped $100,000. She had to take drastic action – not just with her personal finances but with the company she’d founded. 

As the CEO of Vendeve, a female-focused networking platform, Bourgoin

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VFC Expands to NFLD and PEI

  • Aug 15, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Undergraduates from Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island can now take part in Venture for Canada’s fellowship program.

VFC is a national organization that places recent university graduates in small and medium-sized startups for a

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Feds, NB Back Cybersecurity Centre

  • Aug 14, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Federal and provincial governments are investing over $3.1 million to build a new Cybersecurity Innovation Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

An announcement on Tuesday said the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency will be committing a $3.1

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Cvent To Add 25 Jobs in NB

  • Aug 14, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

With support from Opportunities New Brunswick, Cvent a global events management technology provider, will be expanding its operations in Fredericton, creating up to 25 new jobs for the province.

Cvent is eligible for an investment of $385,000 from

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Our Sympathies to the Burns Family

  • Aug 14, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

We were deeply saddened to learn that the tragedy in Fredericton has struck the startup community close to home.

Sara Burns, one of the victims of the shooting Friday, was the wife of Steven Burns, who recently served as the Chair of Propel ICT,

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Accelerate Program Seeks Applicants

  • Aug 14, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Innovacorp has launched its 2018-19 Accelerate Program, which aims to help early-stage companies in the CleanTech, AgTech, Oceantech and MedTech spaces.

Applications are open until Sept. 10 for the program, which grants participants up to $50,000

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Chinova Raises US$2M Round

  • Aug 13, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Fredericton-based Chinova Bioworks, which is making preservatives from chitosan, has raised a US$2 million (C$2.6 million) round of equity funding led by DSM Venturing and Rhapsody Venture Partners.

The company issued a statement last week saying

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Covina Secures $500K ACOA Loan

  • Aug 12, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Covina Biomedical Inc. has secured a $500,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to help bring its injectable bone cement product to market.

The company has developed bone cement that can be injected into damaged bones

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Jobs: LaunchPad PEI, Dash Hudson

  • Aug 11, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

After our week off, we have two openings in our Jobs of the Week column today – one from Halifax-based Dash Hudson and one from LaunchPad PEI in Charlottetown.

LaunchPad PEI, which is seeking a Business Development and Relationship Manager, is a

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