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Jobs: Beauceron, DGI Clinical
We have openings for a developer in Fredericton and a training and research assistant in Halifax in the edition of Jobs of the week.
Beauceron, a cybersecurity company in the New Brunswick capital, is looking for a senior software developer, while
Norex Rebrands as Code + Mortar
Norex, the Halifax web development company and innovation lab, is rebranding itself to become Code + Mortar, conveying a mission that goes way beyond web design.
Headquartered in a Victorian house on Gottingen Street, Code + Mortar aims to work
CarShare Atlantic Adds One-Way Trips
CarShare Atlantic announced Thursday that its clients in Halifax are getting an improved service with the addition of one-way car-sharing.
The company said in a statement that it would add the first group of 20 hybrid FLEX cars to its fleet in
PEI’s Tunedly To Pitch at Startupfest
Seven international startups will compete for the Best Onstage Pitch at Montreal’s Startup Festival next month, including an Atlantic Canadian entry that may be the most international startup you’ll ever find.
The company is Tunedly, which has
HomeEXCEPT Bags US Award
HomeEXCEPT, a Halifax company that uses thermal sensors to monitor frail elderly people, has won its category in an international competition for innovation for senior citizens.
Washington, D.C.-based AARP Inc. – formerly the American Association
Solace Lands $2.8M for Lab Expansion
Solace Power has received $2.8 million in government financing to expand its lab into one of the leading facilities of its kind in the country.
The company now has 30 employees (20 of them engineers) and will soon expand to 35, and it has outgrown
All Eyes on Dal in Next 12-18 Months
As we look ahead to the second half of 2017, there is one institution in the startup community to keep an eye on in the next 6-12 months, as it has the potential to change the landscape. That institution is Dalhousie University.
The region’s
UNB Summer Institute Ramps Up
Now in its fourth year, the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship’s (TME) Summer Institute program at University of New Brunswick brings together young entrepreneurs for three months of turning their vision into a
Blue Spurs Wins AWS Competition
Fredericton-based Blue Spurs announced last week it was a winner in the 2017 AWS City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge for its Blue Kit “Internet of Things starter kit”.
On Thursday at a ceremony in Washington D.C., Amazon Web Services recognized 19
Propel ICT Unveils Demo Day Pitchers
For the first time ever, Propel ICT’s Demo Day in Halifax next week will feature companies from its three levels of accelerator – its Launch, Build and Growth Cohorts.
The regional accelerator on Friday announced the companies that will present at
Jobs: Swept Seeks Quality Engineer
Swept, a Halifax company gaining attention across the continent, headlines our Job of the Week column with an opening for a Software Quality Engineer.
Founded by CEO Michael Brown and CTO Matt Cooper, Swept has developed software that helps
Made with Local Enters Bulk Barn
After five years in business, social enterprise Made with Local is celebrating a major milestone — getting its Loaded Oats products into Bulk Barn stores across the country.
The Dartmouth-based venture prioritizes using locally grown ingredients in