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UNB’s TME 30th Anniversary Conference
The folks at the University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship are gearing up to celebrate the centre’s 30th anniversary at its annual RBC leadership conference.
The two-day conference, called
Peer Ledger in Alliance with PAMP
Peer Ledger, a Halifax blockchain company, has struck a strategic partnership with the Swiss precious metals company known as PAMP to work together to remove conflict minerals from the global supply chain.
PAMP, whose full name is Produits
Eyeing a Platform for Social Games
A young New Brunswick company is on the cusp of getting the data it needs to assess whether its new video game is effective in helping children cope with anxiety issues.
The company is Fredericton-based Reframe Games, and its video game is called
Agyle inks BCIP Contract with AAFC
Real-time data collection is quickly becoming the gold standard for record keeping across all industries. And Agyle Intelligence, a provider of a real-time operational intelligence platform, is helping set this new standard in Agricultural and
CoLab launches Beta
St John’s-based CoLab Software released the beta version of its collaboration platform this week.
CoLab helps engineering teams better communicate and manage feedback when designing 3D models with its integrated platform, called Gradient.
The
The BIC Semi-Finalists
Eight companies have been chosen to compete in this year’s BioInnovation Challenge, a regional health and life sciences business competition hosted by BioNova.
The competition will go down on Nov. 7 at BioPort 2018, BioNova’s annual conference for
Eyesover Lands $200K from NBIF
Eyesover Technologies, a provider of opinion tracking and targeting software, has received a $200,000 equity investment from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, as part of a $450,000 funding round.
In addition to the NBIF investment, the
Social Media Event Set for Sydney
Cape Breton’s burgeoning startup community will host a one-day seminar next month in which experts from Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. will provide instruction in online marketing.
The event, to be held Sept. 14, is called Social Media Sydney: A
Could Funding Hit $200M This Year?
Here’s something to watch in the startup community as we move toward the autumn season: it’s conceivable Atlantic Canadian startups will record $200 million in equity investment this year.
I wouldn’t put money on it, but after the Canadian Venture
Jobs of the Week: SomaDetect
SomaDetect, a Fredericton-based company that produces an in-line sensor that measures and collects data on critical indicators of milk quality, has various job postings in our Jobs of the Week column today.
The company helps dairy farmers collect
Intersect Seeks IT Problem-Solvers
Innovacorp on Wednesday in Sydney will unveil its first-ever Intersect Challenge, which aims to introduce potential startup entrepreneurs to a bona fide business that is looking for a solution to a problem.
The Intersect Challenge allows owners of
Startup Community Keeps Growing
Since April, there’s been a post-it on the window frame beside my desk that has only a number and a word written on it. It reads: “486 companies”.
Actually, when I first stuck it up, it read “485 companies”, but I had to add one so I took a black
