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KnowCharge Sues NBIF and FAN

  • Feb 21, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Fredericton-based KnowCharge Inc. is suing the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the First Angel Network, and some of their current and former officers, seeking $11 million in damages.

KnowCharge, a 10-year-old company that makes

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More Women Joining Dal CS Program

  • Feb 21, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Computer Science, is approaching its goal of doubling the proportion of female students entering its programs in 2018-19.

As part of the university's 200th anniversary celebrations, Dal plans to offer at least 60

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Stash Energy Enters CTA in Denver

  • Feb 21, 2018
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

A New Brunswick clean energy startup is participating in an accelerator that will help them develop their business south of the border.

Last November, Stash Energy was chosen to participate in the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) for

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A New Diagnostic Tool for Hearing

  • Feb 20, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Guy Earle is a standup comedian with a huge ambition: He hopes to change the way we diagnose hearing loss.

Earle is the president of Halifax-based IObIO, which is building a portable device called the BioBox. The box captures and analyzes data for

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Jobs: Harbr, Masitek, Pharm3r

  • Feb 20, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

We have three positions to highlight from Harbr, Masitek Instruments and Pharm3r in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Harbr, which is searching for a React Front End Developer, is a Halifax-based company that developed a mobile app for big

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Ocean Supercluster Named Winner

  • Feb 16, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Atlantic Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has been named one of five groups to share $950 million in federal funding to establish innovation hubs across Canada over the next five years.

Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic

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A Rental Service for New Parents

  • Feb 16, 2018
  • Carol Moreira

When Kiera Devine flew to New York with her baby girl, the new mom left her bulky stroller at home because she expected to be able to rent baby equipment in New York. When she couldn’t, her new business — Parental Marketplace — was born.

Parental

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Island Capital Invests in Garago

  • Feb 16, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Garago Software Inc., which makes software for local governments, has received a $205,000 investment from Island Capital Partners, with which it hopes to sell its product across North America this year.

Founded in Stratford, PEI, Garago has

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Island Capital Invests in Garago

  • Feb 16, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Garago Software Inc., which makes software for local governments, has received a $205,000 investment from Island Capital Partners, with which it hopes to sell its product across North America this year.

Founded in Moncton, Garago has developed a

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IWT Lands $500K, Joins Imagine H2O

  • Feb 15, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Charlottetown cleantech company Island Water Technologies has closed a $500,000 round of funding from Island Capital Partners and Natural Product Canada.

The company announced the financing, which will be used to commercialize its new bio-electrode

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B4checkin Unveils B4easypost Sales

  • Feb 15, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

B4checkin, a Halifax company that offers Software-as-a-Service solutions to the hospitality industry, is installing one of its main products in two prestigious Canadian hotels – One King West Hotel & Residences in Toronto and the Rimrock Resort

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Tieӧs Takes New Approach to Cancer

  • Feb 14, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Tieӧs Pharmaceuticals, a Moncton- and Toronto- based biotech company, is taking a whole new approach to finding a cure for cancer.

For generations, the scientific and medical communities have been attacking cancer with the understanding that the

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