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Ocean Sonics Opens Pacific Office

  • Sep 08, 2020
  • Carol Moreira

Truro-based Ocean Sonics, a maker of equipment that listens to and monitors the oceans, has launched a west coast operation called Ocean Sonics Pacific.

In a statement, the company said the new venture will facilitate real-time listening on

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Milk Moovement in Techstars

  • Sep 08, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Milk Moovement, which helps the dairy industry track milk shipments, is one of 11 companies (and the only Canadian startup) in the 2020 cohort of Techstars' main food tech accelerator.

The international accelerator group announced Tuesday that Milk

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Ocean Startup Challenge Shortlist

  • Sep 08, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

The Ocean Startup Challenge, which aims to provide 10 oceantech companies with $25,000 each plus in-kind services, has produced a shortlist of 31 companies from across Canada and the U.S.

The competition was launched by the Ocean Startup Project,

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Health Challenge II: Mental Health

  • Sep 07, 2020
  • Carol Moreira

Regional health and life sciences companies are invited to present their solutions for improving the mental health and wellness of Nova Scotians during the second Health Challenge Pitch Event.

Participants will compete for a $100,000 prize and an

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Jobs: 3 Openings In Halifax Area

  • Sep 07, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Our first Jobs of the Week column of the autumn showcases openings at three Halifax-area companies: a Senior Program Manager at Innovasea, a Product Marketing Associate at Dash Hudson and a Senior Software Engineer at Adaptiiv Medical Technologies.

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ONSIDE Brings NS Global Network

  • Sep 07, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

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One of the unheralded benefits of Nova Scotia participating in the Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program was the vast international network it provided. And ONSIDE, the organization that grew out of the REAP experience,

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Our Annual Summer Holiday

  • Aug 30, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

We just want to let everyone know we're taking our annual late-summer holiday this week.

Usually we take off the last week of August, but with Labour Day coming so late this year we delayed it by a few days. We'll be back with fresh news on

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BioNova Names BIC Semifinalists

  • Aug 27, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Life sciences industry association BioNova has announced the semifinalists for its 10th annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition.

On Nov. 3, the eight companies will deliver virtual pitches as part of the BioPort 2020 virtual biotech

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Deadlines Nearing for 4 NS Competitions

  • Aug 27, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Deadlines are approaching for four startup programs for Nova Scotian entrepreneurs, all of which offer access to five-figure grants: GreenShoots, Sprint,the Accelerate Program and Spark Nova Scotia.

GreenShoots is the product of a collaboration

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Hatch, UNB Offer Accelerator

  • Aug 27, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch has announced a partnership with the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management to increase the resources available to participants in its Startup Accelerator.

First launched in 2019, the

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Region’s VC Down in 1H20, Says CVCA

  • Aug 26, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

The main monitor of venture capital investment in Canada is showing a decline in VC deals in Atlantic Canada in the first half of 2020, though there are signs the news on funding is not all bad.

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity

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CyberNB in Youth Job Program

  • Aug 26, 2020
  • Carol Moreira

New Brunswick’s cybersecurity hub, CyberNB, has been named the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Delivery Organization for the province in a program that connects eligible youth with industry partners to provide 50 internships.

The federal program

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