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Gardner Named Sequence’s Acting CEO

  • Nov 24, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Chris Gardner has been named the acting CEO of St. John’s-based Sequence Bio, taking over from the company’s first CEO, Tyler Wish.

The company released a statement Wednesday saying that Gardner had assumed the position, and spokeswoman Karen

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Our Latest Quarterly Report Is Out

  • Nov 24, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Today we’re launching our fourth Entrevestor Intelligence report of 2016.

The cover story is something that I’ve been talking about lot lately in conversation: the intersection of information technology and life sciences. It’s an ill-defined

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BDC Launches $135M Industrial Fund

  • Nov 23, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

BDC Capital today unveiled a new $135 million venture capital fund to support Canadian energy, industrial and cleantech start-ups with global potential.

The BDC Capital Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology Venture Fund II will follow on the

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Briefs: Eyesover, EDN, SimplyCast

  • Nov 23, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Eyesover Releases Issue Discovery Module

Fredericton-based Eyesover Technologies Inc. has released its new Issue Discovery module as the latest addition to its online media monitoring system.

Using Eyesover’s proprietary artificial intelligence,

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Propel Names 11 Startups for Demo Day

  • Nov 22, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Propel ICT, the regional accelerator, has announced the 11 companies that will present at its latest Demo Day, to be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Halifax.

Demo Day, to start at 5:30 pm at Pier 21, will feature the four graduates from the advanced

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NB Names Entrepreneur-in-Residence

  • Nov 22, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

In an attempt to change thinking and practices throughout the civil service, the New Brunswick government has named veteran tech entrepreneur David Alston as its first chief entrepreneur-in-residence.

In taking on the volunteer job, the Fredericton

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Developing a Sales Culture

  • Nov 20, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

As revenue growth accelerates at Atlantic Canada’s startups, something is permeating the community that hasn’t been there before – a sales culture.

More and more frequently, the discussion in the startup community is concentrating on the need to

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Job of the Week: BlueLight Analytics

  • Nov 20, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

BlueLight Analytics of Halifax is searching for an Inside Sales Representative to help the company build its customer base.

BlueLight Analytics is a growth-stage tech company whose technology measures the curing light that dentists use to harden

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Midgard Sells 48% Stake to Dane Creek

  • Nov 18, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

A day after winning $45,000 in the Spark West competition, Midgard Insect Farm Inc. has sold a large stake in its business to a merchant bank from Ontario to help fund its expansion.

Headed by veterinary researcher Joy Hillier, Windsor, NS-based

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BioScript’s Journey to EY Award

  • Nov 18, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

The development of specialty drugs, tailored to patients’ biology, is aiding the growth of Moncton-based specialist group BioScript Pharmacy.

A specialty pharmacy focuses on providing and administering drugs to patients with complex or rare

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Sortable Leads KW Winners in Fast 50

  • Nov 18, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Fourteen percent of the 50 fastest-growing tech companies in Canada are found in Waterloo Region, according to the global accounting firm Deloitte.

Deloitte this week released its 2016 Tech Fast 50, which ranks the fastest-growing tech companies in

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Six Winners Named In Spark West

  • Nov 17, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Six startups from Western Nova Scotia will be dividing a total of $200,000 in prize money from the first Spark West competition, held by Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Modeled on the Spark Cape Breton competition, Spark

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