Halifax-based Motryx, which produces sensors that monitor the storage conditions of blood samples during transport, has been awarded a $97,500 grant from the federally funded Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.

CEO Franziska Broell, who holds a PhD in

Panag Pharma Inc., which is developing cannabis-based pain treatments, has received a $500,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Business Development Program.

The funding comes eight months after Panag was purchased for as much

Dartmouth-based Rimot, whose technology helps to monitor remote infrastructure, has received a $600,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to help with international sales and marketing.

ACOA issued a statement on Wednesday,

According to data produced by LinkedIn, Atlantic Canadian innovation companies were on a hiring rampage last quarter.

Concrete Ventures CEO Patrick Hankinson posted an item online Tuesday night saying that LinkedIn data shows that Atlantic Canadian

Watzan is a profitable, fast-growing Software-as-a-Service company launched in New York in 2014 that is actively growing its development and sales teams – in Halifax.

Five-year-old Watzan offers a content-curation site for medical journals, and CEO

The federal government on Monday announced grants totalling $4 million to support the work of two Atlantic Canadian organizations that promote entrepreneurship by women.

The government said it would give $2.1 million to the Centre for Women in

Contact lens technology startup Coloursmith Labs has raised $600,000 in seed funding and announced the first two members of its board of directors.

Founded in 2018 by Dalhousie University researcher Gabrielle Masone, the Halifax-based company is

Sydney-based Securicy, which helps medium-sized enterprises meet the cybersecurity requirements of larger customers, has closed a $1.8 million funding round, including $1.2 million in equity financing.

The company, which launched its

An embattled Halifax medical technology company reported an improved performance in the three months ending April 30, but is still warning it may not survive.

MedMira Inc., which manufactures instant diagnostic test kits for contagious diseases, on

Our Job of the Week column today showcases an opening for an Account Executive at Dash Hudson in Halifax.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its

SucSeed, a young company that makes hydroponic growing kits, is asking the public to help it win a chance to pitch for $100,000 in the upcoming Telus/Arlene Dickinson pitch competition.

St. John’s-based SucSeed has made the shortlist of 100

Jonathan Dunnett, Venn Innovation‘s Program Manager of Markets and Insights, is a finalist for the Technology Councils of North America‘s (TECNA) first-ever innovation awards.

“It’s a really nice recognition of the work that we’ve been doing as