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Techsploration To Back More Women
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
IP Seminar to be held at Planet Hatch
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
Shukla Mulls What’s Next for TME
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
Bahr-Gedalia Makes 3rd Top 100 List
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
EChart Ahead of Curve in 3-Year Goal
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
JEDI Lands $2.2M in Funding
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
Radient360 Closes $3.3M VC Round
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
CEOs Tout US Biotech Ecosystem
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
Truman To Speak at Planet Hatch
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
2016 a Record Year for Equity Funding
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 $73.3 million in 2016 from venture capital, strategic and angel
Planting Seed$ Plans Jan. 16 Event
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
MyMem Plans To Roll Out App in 2018
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