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Women Founders Split Poker Pot

  • Apr 12, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The Genesis Centre on Thursday divvied up the proceeds of a poker extravaganza with the goal of helping six female entrepreneurs develop their companies.

The St. John’s-based startup incubator kicked off its Pitch and Pick event by dividing more

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Feds Lend BioVectra $5M for NS Plant

  • Apr 12, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The federal government has announced a loan of $5 million to Charlottetown pharmaceutical manufacturer BioVectra to help it expand operations, including upgrading a plant in Nova Scotia.

Treasury Board Secretary Scott Brison made the announcement

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Oberland Finds Market for Fly Larvae

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

A young Halifax company that includes a NASA scientist and a gecko called Obie has announced that your supply of black soldier fly larvae is just a click away.

The company is a one-year-old enterprise called Oberland Agriscience, which has just

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Finalists Named for NB’s Kira Awards

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The organizers of the 19th annual Kira Awards have announced the finalists for the awards, which recognize success in New Brunswick’s knowledge industry.

The awards committee said in a statement the winners will be named at a gala in Fredericton on

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V4C Lands $4.4M for 505 Interns

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The federal government on Wednesday announced $4.4 million in funding for Venture for Canada, which will allow 505 graduates to intern at innovative Atlantic Canadian companies.

The government issued a statement saying that it will provide funding

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Jobs Analysis Reveals R&D Problem

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • Giles Crouch and Peter Moreira

An analysis of the 299 first-quarter job postings for Atlantic Canadian tech developers shows early-stage companies – not larger corporations -- are using most of the cutting-edge technology in the region.

Our survey of three job boards in the

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Dovico Lands NB, ACOA Funding

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Moncton-based Dovico Software Inc., which makes time-management software, plans to hire as many as 13 people full-time with about $460,000 of funding from the provincial and federal governments.

The governments said this week they would provide

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Ayles’ Allergy App Wins UNB Contest

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • Carol Moreira

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

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Replies to My Rural Startups Column

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

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

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CarbonCure in US$20M XPRIZE Finals

  • Apr 08, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Chicago Group Cites Squiggle Park

  • Apr 08, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Jobs: NB Government, Dash Hudson

  • Apr 08, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

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

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