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Emergence Reaches Beyond PEI
A few years back, the National Research Council announced that two Atlantic Canadian companies would receive five years of funding from its Canadian Accelerator and Incubator Program, or CAIP.
One was Propel ICT, the high-profile tech accelerator,
Envenio, TotalPave Sell to Feds
The federal government is buying more than $700,000 in engineering solutions from two Fredericton companies through its Build in Canada Innovation Program.
Build in Canada, which buys disruptive products and services from Canadian startups, said
B4checkin Books Sales in US Hotels
B4checkin, the Halifax company that develops software for the hospitality industry, has installed its hotel booking engine chameleon in two large American casino hotels.
Black Bear Casino Resort in Carleton, Minn., and Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino
BDC 2017 To Feature Costa, O’Shea
The fifth annual Big Data Congress, to be held in Halifax Nov. 6 to 8, will feature noteworthy speakers to illuminate its focus on oceans and agriculture.
The speakers include keynote Rebecca Costa, an internationally renowned American
Launching our 2017 Startup Survey
Today we are launching our 2017 Atlantic Canada Data Survey, and asking high-growth innovation companies across the region to take a few minutes to fill it out.
Collecting data is a pillar of Entrevestor’s business model, and it’s a win-win for the
Calof Brings CI Program to Region
Jonathan Calof is an evangelist of competitive intelligence, and one place where he loves to preach his gospel is Atlantic Canada.
A University of Ottawa prof, Calof has recently been an adjunct professor at University of New Brunswick, working
Novacad’s 3D Printing Competition
Dartmouth-based 3D printing company Novacad Systems and a German partner have launched a contest for post-secondary students to reinvent the humble chair and create new designs with 3D printing.
The BigRep Innovation Award is the work of Novacad
Dragon Vet Profitable in Year 2
Not many startups can describe themselves as “profitable” before their third anniversary, but Dragon Veterinary can.
Based in Antigonish, Dragon Veterinary provides voice recognition software for veterinarians. Two years ago, when it was just
Open Data Competition Launched
Two New Brunswick organizations have launched the second Open Data Visualization Challenge to demonstrate the power of open data and an engaged citizenry.
The New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network and the University of New Brunswick’s
Come Learn of #Startupeast Metrics
The startup community loves to dive into its own metrics. And you have an opportunity to learn more about the Atlantic Canadian startup grouping at our luncheon next Wednesday.
Entrevestor has partnered with the Big Data Congress and Charcoal
Appili To Begin Clinical Drug Trials
The first drug candidate of Appili Therapeutics, an anti-infective drug development company, has been cleared to begin clinical trials in both Canada and the U.S.
The Halifax company said in a press release today that the Food and Drug
PEI Unveils New BioTech Facilities
The Prince Edward Island bioscience cluster unveiled a new fermentation and downstream processing equipment suite at the BioFoodTech facilities in Charlottetown on Friday, which should help smaller companies to scale.
The new facilities are part of