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Jobs: TechImpact, Masitek, DH
We have a CEO position in our Jobs of the Week column today.
TechImpact, an Atlantic Canada-based group of private tech companies, is looking for a leader to drive its success in the region. Our job board also has two openings for Customer Success
Densitas Secures 510(k) Clearance
Days after it announced it had received regulatory approval in Australia, Halifax-based Densitas Inc. has announced it gained access to the world’s largest medical device market.
The company said Thursday its flagship DM-Density product had
NS Social Enterprises Eye Growth
Nova Scotia’s social enterprises want to grow but need more support in such tasks as getting their products to customers, says a new report by the Social Enterprise Network of Nova Scotia, or SENNS.
The network, which represents Nova Scotian
World’s Best Deodorant Reboots
After a reboot that took more than a year, The Best Deodorant in the World is preparing for a relaunch next year with huge plans for exporting, and even more so for its social impact.
The Best Deodorant in the World is the name of a
CarbonCure Uses New CO2 Source
CarbonCure Technologies hit a significant milestone in its development last month: the Halifax cleantech company and its partners have launched an integrated solution that reduces carbon emissions in both cement and concrete production.
CarbonCure
Volta Eyes More Innovation Outposts
Volta Labs' new Vice President of Innovation, Chris Crowell, is starting his job with plans to develop a larger corporate outpost within Volta as a part of the startup house's expansion this fall.
Crowell, who started with Volta last month, joined
Densitas Approved In Australia
A week after academic research in Britain validated the premise of its business model, Halifax-based Densitas Inc. has received regulatory clearance for its automated breast density software DM-Density to be sold in Australia.
The company issued a
Affinio Enters New Microsoft Program
Halifax-based Affinio is one of the first companies accepted into a new program offered by Microsoft in which the tech giant’s sales team helps to sell startups’ products.
TechCrunch, the respected Silicon Valley tech publication, said earlier this
Startup Halifax To Showcase Funding
Startup Halifax is hosting an event March 12 that will show founders and executives what funding options are available for startups.
The event, which starts at 6 pm at the Halifax Central Library, will feature talks from such organizations as
ABK Raised $9M in Equity in August
ABK Biomedical has raised more than $9 million in an over-subscribed round of equity funding that closed last August. The larger equity base has allowed the company to borrow $3 million from the Atlantic Innovation Fund.
The Halifax-based medical
Jobs: Dash Hudson, HeyOrca
In our Jobs of the Week column today, Halifax-based Dash Hudson and HeyOrca of St. John’s are both looking to hire account executives to work with their sales teams.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing strategy company. Its visual intelligence
DHX’s WildBrain Surging on YouTube
Here’s a little-known fact about children’s animation company DHX Media — its fastest-growing segment is the one that posts free content on YouTube.
The Halifax- and Toronto-based company released results last week for the quarter ending Dec. 31,