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Fraser Eyes Top 10 Startup Ecosystem

  • Nov 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Malcolm Fraser revealed a rather audacious goal last Thursday: the CEO of Innovacorp wants the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem to be one of the 10 best in the world.

Speaking to 800 members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce at their annual

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Precision BioLogic Buys Affinity

  • Nov 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Dartmouth-based medical products company Precision BioLogic has purchased Affinity Biologicals of Ancaster, Ont., hoping to merge seamlessly given that they both sell to the same market.

The companies released the news in a statement last week, but

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Invest NL, Other Events in St. John’s

  • Nov 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

We’re starting a busy week in St. John’s, which will feature the Invest Newfoundland and Labrador conference on Wednesday and several other events as well.

On Tuesday, I will conduct a presentation on the metrics of the Atlantic Canadian startup

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Job of the Week: Jameson Group

  • Nov 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based event organizer Jameson Group is looking for a high-energy person to take on the position of 2IC Partner.

Headed by Bob Williamson, Jameson engages in a range of activities. It is best known as the organizer of such conferences as

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Smart Skin Closes $3.1M Round

  • Nov 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Fredericton-based Smart Skin Technologies, whose pressure-sensitive products help packaging companies operate more efficiently, has closed a $3.1 million round of funding.

Schott AG, a German maker of glass, glass-ceramics and packaging, is the

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Let’s Make Customer Research Sexy

  • Nov 01, 2018
  • Katelyn Bourgoin

Every marketer or product manager worth their salt is looking for ways to do more with less.

If you’re anything like me, you’re always hunting for new channels, tactics or experiments to try. You want to create the maximum amount of impact for the

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Canndeloo’s Cannabis Rating System

  • Nov 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The madness of the reefer market has left many consumers dazed and confused, so Canndeloo aims to help sort it out by giving cannabis brands ratings.

Based in Halifax, Canndeloo is an online platform that lets people rate their cannabis and the

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Propel Names 21 Startups to Incite

  • Oct 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Propel, the Atlantic Canadian IT accelerator, has named the 21 teams accepted into the first cohort of Incite, its new digital program.

Incite is a virtual program that startup founders can take for up to a year regardless of where they are based

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Armoyan Spans New, Old Economy

  • Oct 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

George Armoyan feels like he’s gone back to school every time he attends a Creative Destruction Lab session.

Armoyan was trained as an engineer and has made his fortune in real estate development. Yet he is now one of the fellows at CDL-Atlantic

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Croda Opens Marine Biotech Centre

  • Oct 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Charlottetown-based Nautilus Biosciences, a subsidiary of U.K. specialty chemical-maker Croda Intl., has marked its official opening as the new Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology.

The announcement on Wednesday comes about nine months

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STEMfest Industry Day Set for Nov. 7

  • Oct 30, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The STEMFest Industry Day will be held next Wednesday in Halifax, with the goal of helping companies from all sectors thrive in a digital world.

The one-day event will feature keynote speakers and panelists who will share their vision of the

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Sapien Helps You Stay Off Phone

  • Oct 30, 2018
  • Inda Intiar, Huddle

If you’ve ever had a hard time staying off of your phone, Sapien’s Lightdogs app might help.

Cam Crain, the founder of technology startup Sapien, said the app is like “Pokémon Go meets with Focus Timer.”

“Basically you earn points [called

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