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Brilliant Labs Takes Hold in NS
Brilliant Labs, a New Brunswick-based not-for-profit, recently celebrated its arrival into Nova Scotia by participating in Maker Week, which encourages young people to learn about technology by making things.
Brilliant Labs helps to teach
HeyOrca! Travels to Gain Mentorship
For the next few months, Joseph Teo will be travelling between St. John’s and Moncton, taking his Newfoundland startup HeyOrca! through PropelICT’s Build program.
HeyOrca! is an online platform that helps marketers collaborate on social media
Kristy O’Leary Enters THNK Accelerator
When Kristy O’Leary went to visit Vancouver, she often heard people describe the city as “thriving.” But in Halifax, where she lives and runs Scout & Burrow, an ethics-centric market expansion consulting group, she often hears Halifax and Nova
Digital Discovery Camp Set for Halifax
Tech-lovers aged nine to 14 are invited to sign up for the Halifax-based summer Digital Discovery Camp.
A partnership between Digital Nova Scotia and the Discovery Centre, the camp offers youngsters the chance to participate in a range of
Press Release: Summer with Eyeread
Eyeread, a Halifax startup whose technology helps children to read, has issued the following press release:
Education Technology Startup, Eyeread, partners with Halifax Learning Summer Camp
Halifax-based education technology startup, Eyeread
Eye on KW: eSentire in Ireland
ESentire, a cyber-security solution company based in Cambridge, Ont., will open a new Security Operations Centre in Cork, Ireland, to serve as its new European headquarters.
eSentire identifies cyber-threats early on by evaluating all activity
Cowper-Smith Captures BDC Award
Nova Scotia’s Chris Cowper-Smith is the 2015 BDC Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
The federal government’s business development bank announced this morning that Cowper-Smith, the Co-Founder and CEO of Spring Loaded Technology, beat out
Sobey Brings Ethical Ethos to IT
Jenelle Sobey believes that Atlantic Canadians can innovate their way to a more competitive and sustainable future. That’s why the social innovation expert has accepted the role of Managing Partner with Halifax web design and invention firm,
Press Release: Current’s MRI App
Current Studios, a Dartmouth interactive media company, has issued the following statement:
Current Labs' MRI Evaluation app wins Best App at 6th Annual Auggie Awards
Current Studios & Labs was honoured to win Best App for its MRI Evaluation
Press Release: Bioenterprise in NS
Bioenterprise Corporation, a national accelerator for life sciences, has issued the following press release:
Bioenterprise Corporation Opens its Fourth Office, in Halifax, NS
Bioenterprise’s newest office in the Maritimes is established in
Itavio Beta-Testing with Game Maker
One year after graduating from the PropelICT accelerator, Melani Flanagan and Matt Pichette are finally ready to present their product to the world.
Flanagan and Pichette are the co-founders of Itavio, a product that helps parents monitor and
Press Release: Tesla Signs with Dal
Dalhousie University has issued the following press release:
Tesla Motors signs first Canadian university research agreement with Dalhousie University
(HALIFAX, N.S.) – June 17, 2015 – Dalhousie University and Tesla have signed an agreement
