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Five Startup Press Release Fails

  • Nov 19, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

One of the key tools that founders have to get their message out beyond their immediate circle is a press release. But it amazes me how often common mistakes make their way into these important documents. 

Press releases may seem like trifles, but

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Jobs: Scientific Analyst at Appili

  • Nov 19, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Appili Therapeutics is seeking a scientific analyst in our Jobs of the Week column today.

This contract position with the Halifax-based biotech company will work with drug development and business development and review its sources of information

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PhotoDynamic Set for Clinical Trials

  • Nov 17, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based PhotoDynamic Inc. will put its plaque-killing oral health product through clinical trials in the next month, the outcome of which will shape its strategy for the next few years.

The company will test its product with 20 patients at

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Springboard Names Genge as CEO

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Springboard Atlantic, the organization that promotes the commercialization of academic research in Atlantic Canada, has named Daryl Genge as its new president and CEO.

The non-profit network said Thursday that Genge would succeed former CEO Chris

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TruLeaf To Use Data, AI in Farming

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

With its indoor farm in Guelph, Ont., nearing completion, TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture is plotting its next phase of growth with more farms, a licensing model for its technology and a new round of funding.

Gregg Curwin, founder and CEO of the

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27 Oceans and Cleantech Winners

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Days after naming 18 winners of its Spark Innovation Challenge, Innovacorp has awarded a total of $920,000 to 27 companies in its oceans and cleantech competitions.

Partnering with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Nova Scotia

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BDC Adds to Women in Tech Fund

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

BDC Capital announced Wednesday it will add $20 million to its Women in Technology investment program, which aims to support women heading tech companies. This investment builds on a previous commitment to invest $50 million, making the total $70

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Rabbit Hole Wins Gameacon Award

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Charlottetown-based Rabbit Hole Studios has won Fan Favourite Digital Game at this year’s Gameacon Crystal Awards in New Jersey for its game The Lost Gardens.

The Gameacon Crystal Awards honour the best indie titles of the year, presenting awards

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Volta Cohort Selects First Winners

  • Nov 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The Volta Cohort, a new micro fund for Atlantic Canadian early-stage companies, got its start last night by awarding a total of $125,000 to five Halifax companies.

Volta Labs, in partnership with Innovacorp and BDC Capital, launched the fund to

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Solace Lone Mention in Deloitte 50

  • Nov 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Let’s start with the good news from the Deloitte Technology Fast 50: Solace Power of Mount Pearl, NL, was named to the competition’s Companies-to-Watch group for 2017.

And now the bad news: for the second year in a row, not a single Atlantic

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Jeff Thompson Leaves Serenova

  • Nov 15, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

Winter might be moving in, but Jeff Thompson is lacing up his sneakers and hitting the road. One of the region’s most successful serial entrepreneurs, Thompson has recently moved on from his executive role at Contact-Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS)

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Brave New World Dives Into Robotics

  • Nov 13, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The leap from web design to robotics is a big one, but Mike Rizkalla and his company are making the transition and preparing to bring their first robotics product to the market.  

Rizkalla heads Brave New World, formerly known as Raised Media, a

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