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Verschuren Centre Receives $2M from ACOA
With one of only three bioreactors in Canada, Sydney’s Verschuren Centre, which helps cleantech companies develop sustainable technologies and bring them to market, has received funds to expand its lab facility and increase its bioreactor capacity
Verafin Reaches 900 Employees
Cybersecurity company Verafin, which became the most valuable startup in Atlantic Canadian history when it exited to Nasdaq in 2021 for US$2.75 billion, is continuing to grow its staff in its home city of St. John’s, reaching 900 employees last
OnDeck, PhyCo Win Idea Challenge
British Columbian startups OnDeck Fisheries AI and PhyCo have been awarded $10,000 each as part of the Ocean Startup Project’s first-ever Ocean Idea Challenge competition.
The Ocean Startup Project, which encourages the launch and development of
Startup Data Report Drops Tuesday
Entrevestor will launch our 2021 Startup Data Report on Tuesday, revealing the results of our annual startup survey in a live event at Halifax innovation hub Volta.
Our report is the benchmark source of data about the Atlantic Canadian startup
Breathe Halfway in $5M Raise
Moncton medtech startup Breathe BioMedical is halfway through a $5 million funding round, with soft commitments for more.
CEO Steve Graham said in an interview that of the $2.5 million Breathe has raised so far, about 80 percent has been drawn from
Parados’s McCarthy Wins Mitacs Award
Pascal McCarthy, CEO of Fredericton-based Parados Cerebral Solutions, is one of five Canadian businesspeople to win this year’s Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards.
McCarthy won the National Change-Agent Entrepreneur title. His company is developing a
Self-Driving Ship Makes Unplanned Stop at COVE
As we celebrate World Ocean Day, Dartmouth celebrates the arrival of an autonomous ship.
Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship has an unusual and unplanned visitor: the Mayflower Autonomous Ship, which is recreating the 1620
Focus FS, Dräger Target Ontario Mines
Focus FS, a St. John's-based workplace safety software maker, has deepened its partnership with German safety company Dräger to help increase sales in the Ontario mining market.
Focus FS announced Tuesday that it would partner with Dräger Canada
Luminultra Shines at Business Awards
Biological diagnostic testing company LuminUltra Technologies was a double winner at the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Awards, held last week for the first time in two years.
LuminUltra won the Large Business Award and its
H2O Conference Set for June 13-16
The Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia’s annual H2O Conference will be held this year from June 13 to 16 at the Halifax Convention Centre, with several attractions relevant to the startup community.
The event will include a panel on skilled
Clever Fruit Joins Tasmanian Accelerator
Halifax-based Clever Fruit Products, which uses fermentation to produce fruit-based food supplements, will be one of 10 companies to participate in Australia’s FoodTech Tasmania accelerator as it looks to diversify its product offerings.
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PragmaClin Wins $47K from Bounce
PragmaClin, a St. John’s company that is developing software that lets Parkinson’s patients assess their condition at home, won $47,500 in the first ever Bounce Health Innovation Embryo Grants competition.
Bounce, the organization that supports