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AtlanTick Launches Beads to Repel Ticks

  • Jul 29, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Tick deterrent maker AtlanTick has expanded its product offering to include a set of wearable lava bead accessories that absorb tick spray and release it over the course of several days.

The latest expansion comes on the heels of three years of

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Ethical Swag Certified a B Corp

  • Jul 29, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Sydney-based Ethical Swag, which distributes sustainable promotional products, has become the first company in Cape Breton to become a Certified B Corporation.

The company has joined the global B Corp community, which means it has passed rigorous

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OSC Backs $29M Ocean Aware Project

  • Jul 28, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has announced a $29 million initiative that uses artificial intelligence to track the movement and health of fish stocks and predict their behaviour.

The Canadian government will contribute $13.74 million to the Ocean

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6 Startups Working to Help Seniors

  • Jul 28, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

As COVID-19 continues to menace much of Canada and the world, it’s clear that elderly populations are uniquely impacted. But a growing crop of Atlantic Canadian companies are offering potential solutions.

More than 70 percent of the people killed

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Charcoal Offers Programmatic Ads

  • Jul 28, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Charcoal Marketing has partnered with Sugar Estate Media Inc. of Toronto to establish Charcoal with a digital media trading desk, allowing its clients to access “programmatic advertising.”

Programmatic advertising automates the

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COVE Names Melanie Nadeau CEO

  • Jul 27, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

The Dartmouth-based Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship has chosen former Emera executive Melanie Nadeau as its new CEO.

Headquartered in a decommissioned Coast Guard base, COVE is an ocean-tech business park created with the intent of

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Talkatoo Launches Apple-Based Product

  • Jul 27, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

With a fresh tranche of capital in its coffers, Halifax-based Talkatoo has released an Apple-based version of its dictation software for veterinary professionals.

The company last year released its product for PCs, with the intention of releasing

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Virtual AVF Set for Oct 28-29

  • Jul 27, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Having been postponed due to the pandemic, the eighth annual Atlantic Venture Forum will now be held as an online event on Oct. 28 and 29.

Calgary-based Critical Path Group, which stages the forum for startups and investors, had considered waiting

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Moffitt Eyes Collaboration to Maintain Life Sciences Growth

  • Jul 26, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

With the Atlantic Canadian life sciences community showing concrete signs of maturity, Scott Moffitt wants to talk about the steps needed to further grow the sector.

In particular, the Executive Director of the  industry association BioNova wants

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Hess Named CEO of Educode

  • Jul 23, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Moncton edtech company Educode Academy has named Peter Hess its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Guyverson Vernous who is now the Chair of the Board.

Educode creates online courses that help children learn to code, and its

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Supercluster Seeks More Applicants

  • Jul 23, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is seeking more applicants for its Accelerated Ocean Solutions Program, which is designed to foster short-term research and development and help stimulate economic activity.

First announced in May, the program was

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ACOA Backs Spark, Community Futures

  • Jul 22, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency will administer $4.2 million of federal spending to fund Nova Scotia’s Spark Innovation Challenge and the regional Community Futures Program.

The Spark Innovation Challenge allows early-stage companies

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