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Patron Plans Marcato Expansion After Buying Sydney Company
Marcato Digital Solutions, the Sydney company that provides administrative software for music festivals, has been acquired by Pittsburgh-based Patron Technology for an undisclosed sum.
Patron, which announced the acquisition in a press release
Blank, Gresta Among Speakers at TME Event
A range of international speakers will converge on Fredericton this weekend for the Future of Innovation Conference, hosted by the University of New Brunswick’s TME program.
The conference at the Delta Fredericton Hotel on Friday and Saturday will
Eigen Raises $3.5M Led by Globalive
Fredericton-based Internet of Things company Eigen Innovations has closed a $3.5 million round of funding, led by Toronto-based tech specialist Globalive Technology.
The New Brunswick company uses artificial intelligence to help machines manage
Job of the Week: R&D at Protocase
Our Job of the Week today is an opening for Research Funding Program Manager at Sydney-based Protocase.
Established in 2001, Protocase makes custom electronic enclosures. It focuses on combining advances in software with advanced manufacturing
The Future of Blockchain
Blockchain technology has a reputation for being difficult to understand. It’s a relatively new technology that takes on different meanings depending on who you ask. Recently, the folks at the David Aplin Group in Halifax, organized a panel
Ocean Startups Beginning To Surface
A key development in the Atlantic Canadian startup community in the past year is that we’re finally noticing ocean-related startups cropping up in a meaningful way.
Not long ago, much of the ocean innovation came from large Atlantic Canadian
Data Presentation at Hatch on Oct 18
I will deliver a presentation on Thursday in Fredericton on Entrevestor’s most recent Atlantic Canadian startup data, with a special focus on New Brunswick.
The free session, which begins at 10:30 a.m., will be hosted by Opportunities New
Applications for Breakthru 2019
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is seeking proposals for its biannual business development competition, Breakthru 2018/2019.
The competition is a chance for New Brunswickers with a growing business idea to win access to startup capital,
A Plan To Double NS Biotech by 2030
BioNova, the association for Nova Scotia’s life sciences industry, has released its plan to at least double the biotech sector in the next 12 years, creating 2,700 jobs with average salaries of more than $100,000.
Titled BioFuture 2030, the report
Volta’s DemoCamp on Oct. 24
Volta Labs on Oct. 24 will continue a Halifax tradition that dates back to 2011 when it hosts DemoCamp at Pier 21.
DemoCamp is an opportunity for early-stage startups to present their projects to an audience of fellow innovators and potential
Marcel LeBrun Joins Real Ventures
Marcel LeBrun, the driving force behind one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful startups, Radian6, has joined Montreal-based Real Ventures as a Venture Partner.
Real Ventures announced the hiring of LeBrun – who it describes as “arguably one of
White Eyes University Commercialization
As he takes the helm of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Jeff White is setting his sights on developing more companies out of research at the province’s academic institutions.
The long-time startup CFO was last week named the new Chief
