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Mighty Pebble Unveils Miner Meltdown

  • Feb 24, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Charlottetown indie video game development studio Mighty Pebble Games has launched its first game, Miner Meltdown.

The company, which last year went through Propel ICT’s Launch program, said in a statement on Thursday the game was launched to the

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Pfera Eyes Pilot at PEI Farms

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Having taken home $5,500 at a pitching competition already this year, Lisa Pfister is now hoping her company Pfera can capture 67 times that amount in New Brunswick’s premier startup competition.

Pfera is a Fredericton-based biotech company that

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QuintilesIMS Is the Buyer of STI

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

American multinational QuintilesIMS, the world’s largest provider of biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services, has identified itself as the buyer of Halifax-based startup STI Technologies Inc.

The U.S. company put out a

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Startup Zone Admits 9 New Members

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Startup Zone, the startup house in downtown Charlottetown, said Wednesday it has accepted nine companies into its residency program.

Ranging from arts and culture to information technology to food, the new companies bring fresh ideas, energy, and

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MTI, Airbus Move Ahead with MetaAIR

  • Feb 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Metamaterial Technologies Inc. and its partner Airbus are moving into commercial production of metaAIR, and plan to manufacture the laser-filtering screens in the Halifax area.

MTI and the European aircraft maker held a news

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BDO To Host Connecting with VCs

  • Feb 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

BDO Canada will host its annual Connecting with Venture Capitalists event in Halifax on March 29, offering startups a chance to pitch to four leading VC funds.

BDO, an accounting practice that targets the mid-market, initiated the events last year

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Dal To Host CBMC March 10-11

  • Feb 22, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

More than 80 teams from 20 universities across Canada have applied to compete in Canada’s Business Model Competition 2017, to be held next month in Halifax.

The contest was launched by Dalhousie University’s Norman Newman Centre for

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With Big Clients, Celtx Eyes Series B

  • Feb 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A year of signing up large enterprise clients has Mark Kennedy being in a position later this year to entertain a Series B funding round.

Kennedy is the CEO of St. John’s-based Celtx, which has been a pioneer in producing a range of software for

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Ubique Partners with Caribou Contests

  • Feb 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Ubique Networks Inc., a Sydney- and Toronto-based startup that reduces lag time in online gaming, has partnered with Thorold, Ont.-based Caribou Contests Inc. to promote problem-solving skills among students through global Minecraft and math

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Appili Lands $2.8M in AIF Funding

  • Feb 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Appili Therapeutics Inc., which is developing anti-infective drugs, said last week it will receive a $2.8 million loan from the Atlantic Innovation Fund, a research fund operated by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

The

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STI Reportedly Near $200M Exit

  • Feb 20, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

STI Technologies, the Halifax company that helps drug companies distribute samples, is reportedly close to announcing a $200 million exit.

Citing a report in Allnovascotia.com, the Chronicle-Herald said late Friday that the company has reached a

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Mariner XVu Sales Growth Tops 30%

  • Feb 20, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Saint John tech companyMariner has reported strong revenue growth at its flagship xVu division, whose video-system-monitoring software is now assessing 3 billion events a week.

Mariner xVu (pronounced “X-View”) is the main product division of the

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