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Local Speakers Shine at Amplify

  • Mar 30, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The Amplify Growth Conference in Halifax Tuesday displayed something that’s becoming more common in startup events in Atlantic Canada: When the local speakers took the stage, they were generally as impressive as the experts flown in from the U.S.

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NB Ladies Learning Code Collaboration

  • Mar 30, 2017
  • Book Sadprasid, Huddle

The Fredericton and the Saint John chapters of Ladies Learning Code will now be working more closely together as a New Brunswick team to offer bigger, better, more variety events with the aim to normalize computer science knowledge and get more

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Innovacorp Seeks CEO, Ends I-3

  • Mar 29, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Innovacorp is looking for a successor to CEO Stephen Duff, who plans to step down next year, and has ended its I-3 Startup Technology Competition.

Duff said in an interview Tuesday he has told the board of the the Nova Scotia innovation agency that

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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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