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NBIF Funds Universities With $910K
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced $910,000 of funding for two research institutions at the University of New Brunswick and a third at the Université de Moncton with an eye towards fostering technological innovation in the
Supercluster Calls for Transport, Seafood Proposals
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is seeking project proposals related to transportation in the maritime sector, as well as sustainable seafood.
The federal organization, which partners with the private sector to fund research and development work, is
Tribe, SMU Announce Scholarships for Black, Indigenous Students
Halifax-based Tribe Network, the industry group that supports racialized entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada, has announced a new scholarship program under a collaboration with Saint Mary’s University to help Black and Indigenous students break into
Acuicy Joins Techstars Sustainability
Acuicy, the Halifax-based maker of business intelligence software for emissions reduction, is the only Atlantic Canadian company among 11 chosen to participate in this spring’s edition of Techstars Sustainability Paris, a cleantech accelerator from
Symbodi Recognized by Fast Company
Fredericton-based Symbodi is the only Canadian company to make this year’s list of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in Wellness and Personal Care, as ranked by prestigious American business magazine Fast Company.
Incorporated in 2018 by Founder
Foodtech Atlantic to be Held in Digby
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and national industry group the Canadian Food Innovation Network will host a one-day conference in Digby, N.S. April 18.
Dubbed Foodtech Atlantic, the event’s theme this year will be “advancing innovation
Atlantic BioCorp Will Fund Production Facility with Woodward Cup Prize
Atlantic BioCorp Founder Dante Enewold plans to use the $25,000 he won in last week's Woodward Cup pitch competition to build a production facility for his process that converts crab shells into chitosan.
Held Wednesday by the Memorial Centre for
Rachael Craig’s MotionHall Exits
Rachael Craig, who was active in the early days of the Halifax startup ecosystem, now has a Silicon Valley exit on her résumé.
Craig was a Co-Founder and (until recently) CEO of San Francisco-based MotionHall, which developed software that provided
Victory Receives $400K from ACOA
A Saint John electric vehicle startup has received just over $400,000 from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency as it looks to scale production of its high-performance motors.
Victory Advanced Technologies sells powertrains that can be
LadderSpike Wins National Pitch Competition
As St. John’s-based LadderSpike looks to start delivering on its pre-orders this spring, the company has won a pitch competition at the Canadian Construction Association’s annual conference, bagging the top prize with its footing system for ladders.
MIMOSA Wins at Medtech Investment Challenge
MIMOSA Diagnostics, the Halifax- and Toronto-based maker of a medical device for non-invasively measuring tissue damage, was victorious at Wednesday’s medtech finals of the Atlantic Canada Healthtech Scale-up and Investment Challenge, besting four
Youth Innovation Fair Coming to Miramichi
Brilliant Labs, an Atlantic Canadian charity that aims to foster coding and digital skills among youth, will host an innovation fair in Miramichi April 4, with the timing chosen to align with an eclipse that will happen on the 8th.
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