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Ocean Sonics Opens Pacific Office
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
Milk Moovement in Techstars
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
Ocean Startup Challenge Shortlist
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,
Health Challenge II: Mental Health
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
Jobs: 3 Openings In Halifax Area
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.
ONSIDE Brings NS Global Network
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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,
Our Annual Summer Holiday
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
BioNova Names BIC Semifinalists
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
Deadlines Nearing for 4 NS Competitions
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
Hatch, UNB Offer Accelerator
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
Region’s VC Down in 1H20, Says CVCA
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.
CyberNB in Youth Job Program
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