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Scale-Up Hub Applications Open

  • Mar 03, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

The Scale-Up Hub: Cambridge project is accepting applications for its 2020 program, which helps scaling tech companies from the four Atlantic Provinces to grow in the Boston area.

Nova Scotia Business Inc. launched the program in 2018 as a vehicle

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NSHA Unveils Medtech Pitch Events

  • Mar 02, 2020
  • Avery Mullen

The Nova Scotia Health Authority will organize five startup pitch competitions this year, aimed at identifying new technologies to help address growing problems faced by the provincial medical system.

Announced Friday during an event at the Volta

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Revolve Buys Code + Mortar Book

  • Mar 02, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-area marketing agency Revolve has bought the book of business of web development company Code + Mortar, formerly called Norex, for an undisclosed price.

The two parties announced the acquisition on Friday, as Revolve also unveiled the

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Jobs: SnapAp, Dash Hudson

  • Mar 02, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Our Jobs of the Week column today features openings for a pair of positions in the marketing sphere -- Director of Marketing at Moncton-based SnapAp, and Performance Marketing Manager at Dash Hudson of Halifax.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing

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LeBrun, Newton, join Potential Motors

  • Feb 28, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Not only has Potential Motors pivoted to become a software company, but the Fredericton startup has brought two of New Brunswick’s most successful tech entrepreneurs on to its team.

Chris Newton and Marcel LeBrun have joined Potential Motors as

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Clean Energy Alliance Launched

  • Feb 28, 2020
  • Stephanie Sirois, Huddle

A new alliance of representatives for clean energy development was announced on Monday.

The Atlantic Clean Energy Alliance will work to foster energy innovation in the New Brunswick economy.

Representatives include the University of New

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Growing Fintech in Atlantic Canada

  • Feb 27, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Having worked for decades in the technology industry in Israel, Alicia Ismach sees huge opportunities for Atlantic Canada’s tech sector in general and financial technology, or fintech, in particular.

The native of Argentina was hired as

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Xplornet Reportedly in US$2B Sale

  • Feb 27, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Woodstock, NB-based Xplornet Communications Inc., which owns a hiybrid fiber wireless and satellite network, has reportedly agreed to be bought by a private equity investor for about US$2 billion (C$2.7 billion).

Citing people familiar with the

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AquaHacking Launches in Region

  • Feb 27, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

The AquaHacking Challenge, a national competition that encourages post-secondary students to find solutions to problems plaguing freshwater supplies, has launched in Atlantic Canada.

The East Coast program was launched Wednesday at an event at

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PolyUnity Links with Eastern Health

  • Feb 26, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

St. John’s-based PolyUnity has joined Eastern Health Authority’s Living Labs initiative, which will support the young company in its mission to help train doctors around the world with the aid of 3D printing.  

Founded by three med students at

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IMV Unveils ‘Pivotal Milestone’

  • Feb 26, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Dartmouth biotech company IMV on Tuesday revealed “breakthrough” results in the Phase 2 clinical trials of its flagship drug DPX-Survivac, which sparked a sell-off of its shares that was as puzzling as it was dramatic.

IMV, which specializes in

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Appili Therapeutics Raises $10.3M

  • Feb 25, 2020
  • Peter Moreira

Appili Therapeutics Inc., the Halifax company dedicated to fighting infectious diseases, has raised $10.25 million by selling shares and warrants to mainly institutional investors.

The fundraising round – the company’s first since it listed on the

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