Ignite Fredericton announced Wednesday it has received two Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the Washington, D.C.-based International Economic Development Council.

The Fredericton economic development agency won Gold for the

Sequence Bio has named American scientist Kathy Hudson, who held a senior role at the National Institutes of Health during the Obama administration, as Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board.

The St. John’s company, which is researching the genetic

As surely as it brings jack-o-lanterns and fresh apples, autumn is a season that brings us Startup Weekends. And this year, Startup Weekends – or events following a similar format – will be held across the region.

Springing from a Seattle-based

Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator, has announced the 28 companies that will make up its autumn 2017 cohort, more than one-third of them from Newfoundland and Labrador.

The organization today revealed its latest cohort, including the

Four years after launching its first app for firefighters in Cape Breton, Breton SmarTek offers a suite of four products and is eyeing expansion into new sectors and jurisdictions.

The Sydney company came to light a few years ago when it was a

Returning to a task she loves, Gillian McCrae is once again working in the accelerator world, serving as Venture Manager at Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic.

The former entrepreneur-in-residence of Propel ICT is now hard at work fielding interest

The global business service consultancy EY will name the Atlantic winners of its Entrepreneur of the Year competition next Thursday in Moncton.

EY has selected 32 finalists in eight categories, who will be showcased at a gala at the Delta

BioNova has announced eight semi-finalists for the 2017 edition of The BioInnovation Challenge, or BIC, the pitching event at BioPort Atlantic in Halifax on Oct. 17 and 18.

Scott Moffitt, Managing Director of Nova Scotia’s life sciences

Manifold, the company that helps software developers access services with ease, has raised a Series A round of US$15 million (C$18.5 million) from a pool of blue-chip investors across the continent.

The Series A round was led by OMERS Ventures, of

As he gets into stride in his new role as director of Memorial University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, French-born Florian Villaume keeps in mind what he learned working in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Villaume’s six years in Africa taught him how

Fredericton-based ADI Systems was presented the New Brunswick Bioscience Achievement Award on Thursday by BioNB, New Brunswick’s bioscience agency.

BioNB presented the award, sponsored by McInnes Cooper, at an event called Innovation at the Market.

Charlottetown drug manufacturer BioVectra Inc. on Thursday announced the opening of its new flagship warehouse and process development suites.

The company said in a statement the new 21,000-square-foot warehouse enhances BioVectra’s ability to grow