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Ayles’ Allergy App Wins UNB Contest
A University of New Brunswick student has been recognized for her smartphone app that allows people with food allergies to find safe places to eat.
Holly Ayles, a third-year UNB business administration student from Fredericton, captured first place
Replies to My Rural Startups Column
My opinion piece last week on policies on rural startups drew a range of responses, many of them disagreeing with my premise.
You can read my arguments here for policies that encourage startups in population centres, rather than rural areas. I want
CarbonCure in US$20M XPRIZE Finals
CarbonCure Technologies is a finalist for the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE Challenge and has a shot at winning a total of US$8 million in the next two years.
The organizers of the competition announced the 10 finalists for the prize this morning. Each
Chicago Group Cites Squiggle Park
As its traction accelerates, Dartmouth-based Squiggle Park has received validation from a panel of education experts by being one of 12 EdTech programs selected this year by LEAP Innovations in Chicago.
LEAP issued a statement last week saying that
Jobs: NB Government, Dash Hudson
Our Jobs of the Week column is highlighting two internships with the province of New Brunswick and two openings with Halifax-based Dash Hudson.
As part of its new Public Innovation Internship Program, the New Brunswick government is looking to fill
Startups Are an Urban Phenomenon
After surveying startups across the region recently, I’ve come to believe more than ever that public policy should encourage startups in cities rather than rural areas.
Successful startups need two primary components — human and financial capital —
NACO Roadshow Begins April 30
The National Angel Capital Organization will start touring the Atlantic provinces on April 30, to deliver a series of workshops for investors and entrepreneurs.
The NACO Academy Roadshow, as the series is known, aims to build better engagement
As Sales Grow, SimpTek Lands Capital
After changing the direction of its business last year, Fredericton’s SimpTek Technologies is accelerating its growth, having booked almost $1 million in sales and on the cusp of raising $1.9 million in capital.
The company was founded in 2014 by a
PLATO Wins Jedi Pitch Competition
PLATO Testing of Fredericton won the Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) pitch competition last week at aerospace and defence company Lockheed Martin Canada’s IMPACT Centre. It was one of six Indigenous businesses from New Brunswick in
MUN Awards $40K in Woodward Cup
Three Memorial University of Newfoundland engineering students have won $10,000 each at the 2018 Mel Woodward Cup for their innovations in health care and energy efficiency.
The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship hosted the business idea
Parsons Takes New Post in Toronto
Having worked at a startup, a support organization and a student investment group in Atlantic Canada, Dana Parsons has joined Toronto-based Highline BETA, one of Canada’s most innovative companies in the venture capital sphere.
Parsons, formerly
Neothermal To Test Heat Storage Unit
After a few years of development, Neothermal Energy Storage of Halifax is beginning two demonstration projects for its electric thermal storage unit, or ETS, which helps homeowners manage their energy consumption.
Led by Co-Founders Louis