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Jobs: Alongside, Dash Hudson

  • Jan 13, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

A pair of opportunities at our job board partner Alongside headline our Jobs of the Week column today.

Moncton-based Alongside is looking for a Technical Project Coordinator and a Junior Designer, while Halifax-based Dash Hudson is in the market

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Groundhog Preps for Alpha Launch

  • Jan 10, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Scott Burke smiles as he tells the story of how he came up with the name for his company’s flagship product, Groundhog.

Burke is the CEO of Halifax-based BlockCrushr Labs, which has been experimenting with various cryptocurrency and blockchain

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Venn, Calof Offer CI Workshop

  • Jan 10, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Venn Innovation is looking for applicants for the next cohort of its month-long competitive intelligence workshop led by Jonathan Calof.

Venn, which supports innovation businesses, is offering the course at its Moncton headquarters with the goal of

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PhotoDynamic Eyes 2020 Launch

  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

After receiving surprisingly strong results from its first clinical trials, Halifax-based PhotoDynamic has altered its business strategy to build up more value in the company before contemplating an exit.

PhotoDynamic is developing a device that

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Genesis Evolution Seeks Applicants

  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

Entrepreneurs with early-stage technology startups are invited to apply for this winter’s Evolution program at the Genesis Centre in St. John’s.

Evolution is the innovation hub’s pre-incubator program. The eight-week intensive is designed for young

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McDonough Named to Sports Leadership Board

  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Travis McDonough, the CEO of Halifax-based health data company Kinduct Technologies, has been named to the first ever Sports Leadership Board, an international body that aims to solve problems in sports technology.

Kinduct has developed a platform

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VVP Seeks Saint John Founders

  • Jan 08, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

There are still a few days left to apply for the winter 2019 Venture Validation Program, or VVP, for early-stage ventures in Saint John.

VVP is the most popular of the Navigator programs and services offered by Enterprise Saint John for startups in

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Momentum for Tax Credit Revamp

  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The investment tax credit discussion in Atlantic Canada has been intensifying lately, and now Senator Colin Deacon is taking up the cause.

These provincial taxation measures give private investors a tax break if they invest in approved companies.

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Summer Institute Seeks Applicants

  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The University of New Brunswick has opened applications for its Summer Institute, its accelerator known for helping consumer product companies reach their market.

Applications for the 2019 cohort are open until Feb. 15 and can be found here.

The

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As Startup-Corporate Links Grow, Traditional Businesses Benefit

  • Jan 06, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

When Halifax-based Harbr announced its $1.75 million funding round in March, there were some unexpected names on the list of investors.

The company, which is developing an artificial intelligence product for the construction industry, said the

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Job of the Week: WoodsCamp

  • Jan 06, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

We have one posting from December in our Job of the Week column today: Lunenburg, NS-based WoodsCamp is looking for a technical director.

WoodsCamp has developed an online platform that can be used by the 4 million woodlot owners in the U.S. to

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Our Top News Stories of 2018

  • Jan 03, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

As we look back on 2018, there were a few news stories that really shaped the regional innovation group for the year.

I’ve written about accelerators outside the region and the role of McCain Foods already this week. But let’s close out the holiday

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