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Breathing Green, Nature’s Way Partner
Health product-maker Nature’s Way Canada will partner with Wentworth, N.S.-based cannabis producer Breathing Green Solutions to launch a new supplement containing Omega 3 oil and CBD oil.
Dubbed Briight CBD, the product is the result of Nature’s
COVE Seeks Survey Responses from Bluetech Companies
Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship is looking for bluetech startups to fill out a survey for its 2022 Ocean Enterprise stud. The deadline is 5:00 p.m. AST on July 7.
The report, which is published every two years, aims to
Meta Raising Another US$50M
Dartmouth-based Meta Materials Inc., which specializes in producing synthetic materials for industrial applications, has announced a plan to raise US$50 million or about C$64 million by selling additional shares.
Meta’s stock, which trades on the
RPS Signs Chilean Distribution Deal
Charlottetown’s RPS Biologiques has signed an exclusive distribution deal with pharmaceutical and life sciences specialist Agrovet Chile to distribute RPS’s treatment for sea lice on farmed salmon.
In a press release, RPS said it expects the
Who Attended the CDL Super Session?
Nineteen companies from the two Creative Destruction Labs programs in Atlantic Canada this week joined the annual CDL Super Session, the program’s annual international summit.
The Toronto event, which featured companies that graduated from the 10
Need Talent? Try an Arts Grad
A year ago, Emma Faulkner was worried her 12,000-word thesis on women’s rights and education in 18th Century England might not be the educational milestone that tech startups were looking for in a potential employee.
She was wrapping up her Masters
GIT Partners with Eastern Pacific
Dartmouth-based Graphite Innovation and Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with Eastern Pacific Shipping under which the Singapore-based shipping line will apply GIT’s protective coating to its ships.
The two companies issued a press
Ocean Startup Challenge Opens
Applications have opened for the third Ocean Startup Challenge, which will offer idea- and early-stage bluetech startups up to $40,000 each, as well as specialized training, mentorship, networking, and events.
Organized by the Ocean Startup
Dal innovates Wins Global Award
Dalhousie University has won international recognition for its work facilitating the transition of student and researcher innovations into commercially viable products and services.
Its Dal Innovates program is one of two winners of the Deshpande
Meta To Buy Optodot IP for US$45.8M
Dartmouth-based Meta Materials Inc., which specializes in producing synthetic materials, is acquiring the assets and intellectual property of Devens, Mass.-based Optodot Corp., which signals a move into next-generation battery materials.
Meta,
Archibald Reveals Swell Exit
Swell Advantage, the Halifax company that made software for marinas, quietly exited in the last year and a half with the sale to the American company Oasis Marinas Management.
Iaian Archibald said in an interview last week that he and Co-Founder
Tech Program Helps Up-skill and re-skill Workers
Designed to address the region’s demand for skilled workers in web development and data analytics, industry group Digital Nova Scotia and Bluedrop ISM have launched Skills for Hire Atlantic for tech enthusiasts looking to re-skill and up-skill.
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