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SMU’s MTEI Overhauls Funding Opportunities
Students enrolled in the St. Mary’s University Masters of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation program may have noticed some changes in how they access the university's Durland Innovation Fund.
In a recent overhaul of its funding
12 Firms Graduate from CDL-Atlantic
Twelve companies from the Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic will head to Toronto this week to take part in the CDL Super Session – a celebration of the program’s graduates from across the country.
Operating out of Dalhousie University, the
Beer App Links You With Craft Brew
The boom of Nova Scotian craft beer has blessed the province’s ale drinkers with over 40 breweries to choose from. And, with its new app, ImmediaC, a web development company in Halifax, will help consumers find exactly where they can enjoy their
Remsoft Reports Steady Growth
Remsoft, the Fredericton-based company that produces predictive analytics software for the forest industry, reported steady growth after investing heavily in research and development for its new platform, Remsoft RISE.
RISE is a cloud-based,
Scale-Up Tour Hits NB, NL, and NS
The Lazaridis Institute Scale-Up Tour is coming to several Atlantic Canadian cities, bringing with it webinars on “blitzscaling” with Chris Yeh.
On Friday, we mentioned that the Kitchener, Ont.-based Lazaridis Institute will have a session in
Jobs: Dash Hudson and Atlantic Lottery
There are four positions in our Jobs of the Week column today. Dash Hudson in Halifax seeks an Account Executive and a Product Designer. And in Moncton the Atlantic Lottery Corporation is looking for a Manager of eCommerce and a New Proposition
Heart Rate in a Horror Video Game
BOO! A sudden scare gets your heart pounding against your chest. Jump scares are the backbone of horror video games and Red Meat Games wants to up the scare factor by monitoring players' heartbeats and incorporating the sound in the game.
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Lazaridis Institute in Halifax Tuesday
The Lazaridis Institute Scale-Up Tour will make a stop in Halifax on Tuesday, featuring a webinar on “blitzscaling” with Chris Yeh.
The Kitchener, Ont.-based Lazaridis Institute offers programs that help Canadian companies scale more quickly
Ex-CEO Milbury Proud of NBIF Tenure
Days after his departure as CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Calvin Milbury said he was taking time to review his options and looking forward to the next phase of his career.
The non-profit innovation agency based in Fredericton
Nominations for 2018 Discovery Awards
You can still make last minute nominations for the 2018 Discovery Awards. The nominations, which close today, are looking for the best and the brightest in Nova Scotia's science and technology fields.
The awards will take place on November 22, 2018
Stirrett Wins LGBTQ Innovator Award
Scott Stirrett, the Halifax-born Founder and CEO of Venture for Canada, has been named the Telus LGBTQ Innovator of the Year. Stirrett won the national honour for his work at the non-profit that recruits and trains youth to work for Canadian
Planet Hatch Announces Five-Year Plan
With its fifth anniversary looming, Planet Hatch, Fredericton's startup acceleration centre, has outlined its plan for the next five years and the team that will lead the way.
The team includes new Director Adam Peabody, formerly Investment