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Kent Named Barrett Digital Entrepreneurship Chair
The University of New Brunswick’s McKenna Institute has named Kenneth Kent as its first Barrett Chair in Entrepreneurship for Digital Transformation.
Kent is a longtime professor of computer science at UNB and heads up the Atlantic Canadian arm of
Impactful Raises $1.7M, Piloting Tech
On the back of quietly raising an unannounced pre-seed round in January, Dartmouth’s Impactful Health R&D is conducting pilot projects with several major players in the fish processing and packaging industries.
Founded by biomaterials researcher
“Reverse Pitch Event” Coming to Sydney
Cape Breton’s Navigate Startup House is hosting a day-long “reverse pitch event” Oct. 13 that will see startups pitch their companies as if to investors, after which existing backers will explain why they bought in.
Dubbed Bring It Together, the
Seed-Stage Companies at Entrevestor Live
We’re delighted to announce that Entrevestor Live, our hybrid event on Oct. 20, will feature a panel discussion with four of the region's leading seed-stage companies, to be hosted by Business Development Bank of Canada Director Paul Ryan.
While
Energia Launches Fall 2022 Cohort
Energia Ventures, an international tech accelerator operated by University of New Brunswick, has begun its fall 2022 cohort, whose five members include two from Atlantic Canada.
The free accelerator is based in Fredericton at UNB’s J. Herbert Smith
Ring Rescue Launches Second Product
Dartmouth’s Ring Rescue, which was founded to sell a system for removing stuck jewelry from people’s fingers, has launched a second product line, which it calls the Dolphin.
Ring Rescue’s first offering uses air pressure to shrink the swelling in a
Supercluster Outlines Plans for Possible Second Mandate
With its five-year mandate set to expire next March, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is applying to the federal government for a renewal of its funding as it aims to increase the size of the national ocean economy fivefold by 2035.
When it was created
BioNova Names Awalt as New CEO
BioNova, the umbrella organization for health and life sciences innovation in Nova Scotia, has selected long-time biopharma executive Sean Awalt as its new Chief Executive Officer.
The organization announced the appointment on Thursday, adding that
Inaugural InnovateNB Awards Coming Nov. 22
A consortium of New Brunswick startup support organizations will host the inaugural InnovateNB Awards Nov. 22 in Saint John.
Created by a group of innovation-focused public and private sector organizations including TechImpact, the New Brunswick
Entrevestor Live’s Medtech Panel
Medtech is one of the fastest-growing segments of the Atlantic Canadian innovation community, and we’re recognizing it with a special discussion at Entrevestor Live.
A wave of new companies are developing medical devices, and attracting both media
NBIF, ONB to Spend $1.8M on Cleantech
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced a $1.8 million joint project with economic development agency Opportunities New Brunswick to finance cleantech research and development.
The funding package is part of the provincial