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BreatheSuite Launches in Atlantic Canada
St. John's-based medtech startup BreatheSuite has announced the Atlantic Canadian launch of its product for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or COPD, patients, and sweetening the offering with one-on-one coaching.
CEO Brett Vokey,
Venn Launches the Junction in Moncton
The Junction, a new downtown 16,000 square-foot innovation centre in Moncton, has been opened by startup hub Venn Innovation, which describes it as the largest tech-focused facility of its kind in New Brunswick.
“Today, we are opening a place where
Supercluster To Offer Bluetech Mentorship
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is launching a mentorship program aimed at helping underrepresented groups find employment opportunities in the ocean economy.
The Supercluster, whose five-year mandate ends next year, is best known for funding
NB Data Talk Set for July 14
Entrevestor journalists Peter Moreira and Avery Mullen will share findings from our 2021 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report in a live event at the Cyber Centre in Fredericton’s Knowledge Park July 14.
Our report is the benchmark source of data
Avanade to Open Halifax Office
Avanade, the Seattle company that helps enterprise clients upgrade and manage their computer systems using Microsoft technology and infrastructure, plans to hire 300 people in Halifax over the next two years.
Founded in 2000 as a joint venture
UNB TME To Host 3 Events
The University of New Brunswick’s TME team will host three events in the next two weeks that will showcase a range of companies going through its programs.
The TME group – whose official name is the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology,
MARS VR Joins Standards Group
Halifax’s MARS VR Lab, which is developing a virtual reality hardware and software suite that gamifies the process of teaching children how to operate motorized wheelchairs, has joined the council that will set industry standards for the metaverse.
UNB Eyes Doubling Computer Science Students
The University of New Brunswick is looking to double the number of students in its Faculty of Computer Science by 2026, spurred partly by the information technology labour shortage and partly by its goal of improving tech sector opportunities for
2022 BioInnovation Challenge Announced
Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova is looking for startups to compete in its twelfth annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition, or BIC, to be held in-person this year after temporarily going virtual.
The region's premier life
VLife-Halifax Partnership Deal Bears Fruit
Halifax’s vLife, an online advertising platform for local businesses, has seen its customer count nearly double during the pandemic, thanks partly to a deal with the Halifax Partnership.
VLife Chief Executive Melanie Little said in an interview
StartBlue Applications Close July 8
There are just three days left to apply for the second annual cohort of ocean-focused startups in the StartBlue accelerator, being offered in Southern California.
StartBlue is a bluetech accelerator led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and
Gulf Blue Navigator Open
Oceantech startups are invited to apply to the Gulf Blue Navigator, a new accelerator recently launched by SeaAhead and the University of Southern Mississippi Research Foundation.
The Gulf Blue Navigator is for global post-pilot companies seeking