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The World’s Top University Incubator

  • Mar 27, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Tucked inside one of the elegant limestone facades of Bath, England, just metres from the ancient Roman ruins, is a marvel that few tourists visit: part of the world’s No. 1 university incubator.

The University of Bath Innovation Centre occupies an

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4 Atlantic Canadians at G20 Summit

  • Mar 26, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

When the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance Summit meets in Berlin in June, one-eighth of the Canadian delegation will be made up of representatives from Atlantic Canada.

Canada is sending 32 young entrepreneurs to the gathering, which provides a

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Jobs of the Week: iWave, Alongside

  • Mar 26, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

New postings at iWave Information Systems in Charlottetown and Alongside in Moncton are the focus of the Jobs of the Week column this week .

Based in Charlottetown, iWave has developed software that helps researchers, fundraisers and other

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Pfera Wins $375K Prize at Breakthru

  • Mar 24, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Pfera, which is developing technology that can accurately predict when a pregnant horse will give birth, has captured the $375,000 first prize in the New Brunswick Innovation Agency’s Breakthru competition.

Pfera CEO Lisa Pfister claimed the award

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HotSpot Eyes Regional Integrated Plan

  • Mar 24, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Phillip Curley envisions a single smartphone app that can assist with transport by various means in cities across Atlantic Canada.

In fact, his company HotSpot Parking is working on such a thing, and took a big step toward it this week when the

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Ellis’ Dos & Don’ts of Growth Hacking

  • Mar 23, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A true pioneer in 21st-century business trends is coming to Halifax next week, and he’s looking forward to sharing insights into the latest methods of getting products to markets.

Sean Ellis, the founder and CEO of GrowthHackers, will be the

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NB Outlines Innovation Expenditures

  • Mar 23, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

As Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau  delivered his innovation budget Thursday, the New Brunswick government said it would spend $160 million over the next four years on innovation and R&D.

Some of the initiatives have been announced

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Breakthru Race Tight in Home Stretch

  • Mar 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

If you see perplexed, agonized people wandering the streets of Fredericton on Thursday, treat them with kindness and sympathy. They may be judges in the 2017 Breakthru Competition.

These poor tortured souls have an unenviable task that must be

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Turret Brings Its AI Tech to Germany

  • Mar 22, 2017
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

FREDERICTON – A New Brunswick startup is launching its technology across the Atlantic this week at a global business event.

Fredericton-based Turret Psychoanalytics, a company that uses big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to create customer

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Nautel Turns to Rocket Science

  • Mar 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Nautel, the Nova Scotia company that makes radio transmitters, is diversifying into a range of new ventures including rocket propulsion systems that could shorten the time it takes to travel to Mars.

Based in Hackett’s Cove near Peggy’s Cove, the

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Innowave Wins Launch Ocean Event

  • Mar 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A team called Innowave, which is proposing to use wave-generated energy  to recharge automated underwater vehicles, won the $4,000 first place at the Launch Oceans event at Dalhousie University this weekend.

But that wasn’t really the biggest news

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Mariner Lands TDC as XVu CLient

  • Mar 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Mariner, the Saint John tech conglomerate specializing in online video delivery,  has announced its xVu unit has landed TDC Group, Denmark’s largest telecoms operator, as a customer.

Mariner said in a statement last week TDC will deploy Mariner’s

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