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Genesis to Hold Revamped Pitch & Pick Nov. 15

  • Oct 30, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub Genesis will host a revamped version of its Pitch & Pick startup competition, named the Pitch & Pick Invitational, on Nov. 15. This time, there will be a $15,000 prize pool now on offer, including $10,000 for

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Thank You Sponsors of Entrevestor Live

  • Oct 30, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

We want to say a special thanks to the sponsors of Entrevestor Live and highlight the unique role played by our new class of silver sponsors.

Entrevestor Live, a four-hour hybrid event on the afternoon of Nov. 14, will be the best display of

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Keith McIntosh Wins Entrepreneur of the Year Atlantic Award

  • Oct 29, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Keith McIntosh, the CEO of Fredericton-based software-testing specialists PLATO, is the overall winner of global consultancy EY’s prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year award in its Atlantic Canadian division.

Founded by McIntosh in 2015, PLATO

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Net Zero Atlantic Seeks Cleantech Commercialization Plays

  • Oct 29, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Net Zero Atlantic, a cleantech industry group that aims to spearhead applied research projects, is looking for applicants to its Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program in New Brunswick.

The Net Zero ECT-NB Research Program,

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BIOVECTRA Signs mRNA Tech Deal

  • Oct 26, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Charlottetown’s BIOVECTRA has reached a key milestone in its plans to develop one of Canada’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facilities, having inked a deal with pharma startup Acuitas to use the Vancouver-based company’s manufacturing technology.

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UNB’s Apex Competition

  • Oct 26, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The University of New Brunswick is offering entrepreneurs a total of $30,000 worth of funding via this year’s Apex Startup Challenge.

The event, organized by UNB’s International Business & Entrepreneurship Centre, will see students and early-stage

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Meta Replaces CEO, Nasdaq Listing in Jeopardy

  • Oct 25, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

A week after Halifax advanced materials-maker Meta Materials swapped out its CEO, the company’s stock price woes continue to worsen, despite the recent dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed against it in New York. 

The one-time unicorn said it

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Volta to Host Investor Pitch Day

  • Oct 25, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to its first Investment Day event, which it will host in collaboration with accelerator Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic.

The event will be held at Volta’s new offices in downtown Halifax’s

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NBIF, ONB to Host Climate Summit

  • Oct 24, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation will host a climatetech summit in Saint John Nov. 23 — this year’s iteration of the organization’s long-running R3 events, which highlight applied research in the province.

The day-long gathering will give

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Bluetech Industry to Host Data Challenge

  • Oct 24, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

A group of bluetech industry support organizations will host an innovation competition called the Ocean of Data Challenge on Nov. 20.

The challenge will be held virtually and is spearheaded by the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System, or

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Supercluster Seeks Cleantech Projects

  • Oct 23, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the national group that co-funds research and development projects with the private sector, is looking for climatetech-related proposals.

The Supercluster, which splits the cost of projects with companies and

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Sparrow, MOC Honoured at Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards

  • Oct 23, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

A pair of Halifax startups familiar to Entrevestor readers were among the companies honoured at this year’s Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards from the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia: Sparrow BioAcoustics and MOC Biotechnologies.

Sparrow

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