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Further Acclaim for Infusd Nutrition

  • Oct 21, 2025
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GSTS Lands Contract with National Defence

  • Sep 25, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS), a Halifax-based maritime artificial intelligence company, has secured a contract with the Department of National Defence under the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program.

The funding will

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Adopt AI Series Planned for NB

  • Sep 25, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

TechImpact and the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick are launching a new conference series aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence adoption in New Brunswick.

The inaugural session, Adopt AI: Manufacturing & ICT, will run

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Volta Creates AI-Focused Network

  • Sep 25, 2025
  • Carol Moreira

Halifax AI innovation hub Volta has launched Builders Network to foster regional AI potential.

The initiative is designed to connect AI specialists, entrepreneurs, and innovators with opportunities to apply their skills to real-world challenges

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Alaagi, Nimbus, Qalam Win at Dal Demo Day

  • Sep 24, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax startups Alaagi Inc. and Nimbus along with Montreal-based Qalam Health Solutions captured the top prizes at the Dal Innovates Demo Day on Wednesday.

The highlight of Dal Innovation Week, the event featured live presentations by 14 startups

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Sensor Globe Closes Pre-Seed Round

  • Sep 24, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based aquaculture technology company Marin X Inc. – better known as Sensor Globe – has closed a pre-seed funding round co-led by Invest Nova Scotia and Calgary-based Tall Grass Ventures.

The company, which did not specify the size of the

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Gia Closes $1.1M Pre-Seed Round

  • Sep 23, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

Gia, a Halifax startup that provides AI-driven growth tools for consultants and boutique professional service firms, has raised $1.1 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round.

The round was led by Panache Ventures, with participation

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H2A Canada Seeks Students Focused on Social Innovation

  • Sep 23, 2025
  • Carol Moreira

The University of New Brunswick is seeking current UNB students and postdocs to take part in H2A Canada, a partnership between UNB’s J Herbert Smith Centre and Harvard University’s HealthLab Accelerator (H2A).

The program, which runs from October

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Discovery Garden Acquires U.S. Competitor

  • Sep 22, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

Charlottetown-based Discovery Garden, which specializes in the digital preservation of cultural artifacts, has acquired its U.S. competitor Born-Digital for an undisclosed price.

The two parties are treating the transaction as a merger, with both

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Last Week for InnovateNB Nominations

  • Sep 22, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

The organizers of the InnovateNB Celebration and Awards 2025 are reminding New Brunswickers that there is one week left to submit nominations for the annual innovation awards.

The awards program recognizes individuals and organizations contributing

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InteractiveNB Launches Scaffold Program

  • Sep 21, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

InteractiveNB has introduced a new program to support video game developers in New Brunswick and help them expand into global markets.

The Market Access Scaffold Program, announced this month, will provide four months of mentorship, business

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Invest Nova Scotia Accelerate Names New Cohort

  • Sep 18, 2025
  • Carol Moreira

Invest Nova Scotia has announced the 12 startups that will join the second cohort of its Accelerate 2025 to 2026 program.

The milestone-based program is designed to help Nova Scotia founders get investment-ready. It is delivered virtually and

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LuminUltra Acquires French Company

  • Sep 18, 2025
  • Peter Moreira

Fredericton-based LuminUltra Technologies, which specializes in biological tests, has acquired GL Biocontrol, a French provider of microbial testing and risk management services for municipal and industrial water systems.

Headquartered in

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