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Techsploration To Back More Women

  • Nov 26, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Techsploration, an organization that aims to attract young women to science-related careers, is expanding its scholarship program with the launch of its 20 Scholarships to Celebrate 20 Years campaign.

The campaign has already received more than

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IP Seminar to be held at Planet Hatch

  • Nov 26, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Charlottetown-based life sciences incubator Emergence and Fredericton’s Planet Hatch are teaming up to host a workshop focusing on intellectual property strategies for startups.

Noel Courage, a partner with the Ontario firm Bereskin & Parr LLP

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Shukla Mulls What’s Next for TME

  • Nov 23, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

In the Engineering Faculty at the University of New Brunswick, there’s a lot of talk these days about what they refer to as “TME Next” or “TME 5.0”.

A familiar abbreviation on the Fredericton campus, TME stands for Technology, Management and

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Bahr-Gedalia Makes 3rd Top 100 List

  • Nov 23, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

A Halifax CEO, who is paving the way for more women to succeed in ICT, has been recognized for the third year in a row as one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women.

Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, who has been President and CEO of Digital Nova Scotia since

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EChart Ahead of Curve in 3-Year Goal

  • Nov 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

EChart Healthcare of Fredericton has set a lofty three-year goal for its Software-as-a-Service product for seniors’ homes, but CEO Amanda Betts is undaunted by the task once she considers her first-year projections.

Surveying the young company’s

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JEDI Lands $2.2M in Funding

  • Nov 22, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Fredericton-based Joint Economic Development Initiative has received more than $2.2 million in funding from the federal and New Brunswick governments to continue to support indigenous entrepreneurs.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency issued a

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Radient360 Closes $3.3M VC Round

  • Nov 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Radient360, a St. John’s company that has developed mobile software for oil and gas companies, has closed a $3.3 million funding round from Build Ventures and Killick Capital Inc.

The company has developed a Software-as-a-Service solution that

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CEOs Tout US Biotech Ecosystem

  • Nov 22, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Atlantic Canadian biotech entrepreneurs have to look beyond the region to exploit the benefits of other ecosystems, two leading East Coast life sciences CEOs said Monday.

Kevin Sullivan, CEO of Appili Theraputics, an anti-infective drug discovery

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Truman To Speak at Planet Hatch

  • Nov 22, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Ignite Fredericton will host an Engage Talk Nov 30 at Planet Hatch to highlight how the commercialization of research and business startups can drive disruptive social impact.

Rosemarie Truman, CEO of the Bethesda, Maryland-based Center for

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2016 a Record Year for Equity Funding

  • Nov 20, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The year 2016 was a tremendous year for the funding of startups in Atlantic Canada – maybe the best ever.

According to data collected by Entrevestor, Atlantic Canadian startups raised $73.3 million in 2016 from venture capital, strategic and angel

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Planting Seed$ Plans Jan. 16 Event

  • Nov 20, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

The folks who started 100 Entrepreneurs: Planting Seed$, an annual pitching competition that awards one young entrepreneur $10,000, have registered the organization as a non-profit called 100 Seeds Atlantic.

Halifax-based 100 Seed$ has a more solid

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MyMem Plans To Roll Out App in 2018

  • Nov 19, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Armed with $25,000 in initial funding, Halifax startup MyMem plans to spend 2018 rolling out its Software-as-a-Service product that helps people with dementia remember key aspects of their lives.

The company is developing a smart phone or tablet

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