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3 Reasons To Complete our Survey
We’d like to thank all the founders who have taken two minutes to complete our survey, and make another request to others to please fill it in – today, if possible.
Well over 100 founders have completed the 15-question survey, but we need more
MTI Developing MedTech in London
In a research facility in London’s East End, a team from Halifax-based Metamaterial Technologies Inc. is toiling in a sector that’s not seen as the company’s core business.
They’re working on medical devices.
MTI is a specialist in producing
Nodalblock Lands GSK as Client
Nodalblock, a blockchain company based in Spain and Halifax, has secured healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline plc as a client.
Nodalblock released a statement last week saying it had been selected to develop a blockchain-based solution for quality
EY Extends EOY Deadline to April 30
EY Canada, the global accounting and consulting group, has extended the deadline for its 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year competition until April 30.
EY each year holds regional competitions across the country, and the Atlantic region in any given
Appili Gets $476,000 ACOA Loan
Halifax pharmaceutical company Appili Therapeutics, which is working on a stock market listing, has received a $476,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program.
Appili is creating
Jobs of the Week: 2 at Dash Hudson
Our Jobs of the Week column today features a couple of openings at Halifax’s Dash Hudson, which is in the market for a Sales Development Representative and a Junior Customer Success Representative.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing
Innovation Week Slated for NL
The Newfoundland and Labrador tech community will hold its annual Innovation Week April 29 to May 4, with a range of programs slated for St. John’s and other locations.
For several years, the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology
Biotech Tops Recent Startup News
Something is happening in life sciences in Atlantic Canada, which was far and away the most exciting segment of the innovation economy in the first quarter of 2019.
In the three months to March 31, biology-focused companies raised $74.3 million in
Squiggle Park, Tapnbe at Collision
Add two more to the list of Atlantic Canadian companies appearing at the Collision conference in Toronto next month.
Squiggle Park, the Halifax- and Toronto-based startup that helps to teach children to read, and Cape Breton app-maker Tapnbe will
Three NS Startups Head to Collision
Three Halifax startups have been selected to showcase their businesses at Collision, the Toronto conference that has been called the fastest-growing technology event in North America.
Hosted by the Ireland-based Web Summit group, Collision brings
Deloitte Opens Fast 50 Applications
Applications are now open for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which recognizes the scaling companies in Canada that are increasing their revenue the fastest over a four-year period.
Deloitte Canada this week opened the applications for the annual
ABK Raises US$30M VC Round
Halifax medical device maker ABK Biomedical Inc. has raised a record-setting US$30 million venture capital round, with which it hopes to bring two products to market.
The Series B round is equal to C$40 million, which is the largest venture capital
