When Halifax’s Zen Electric said in March it had raised about $2.62 million from backers that included Nigerian utility giant North South Power, it was the latest in a series of high-profile announcements from an emerging East Coast innovation

Online startup accelerator Propel, which is now in its 20th year, has announced four graduate companies from its continuous intake Traction and Growth program.

Traction and Growth is meant for startups that have already completed Propel’s more

Talkatoo, the Halifax-based maker of specialty transcription software for veterinarians, has launched a new verification service that adds a layer of human scrutiny for better accuracy.

The company’s main product allows veterinarians to dictate

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and economic development agency Opportunities New Brunswick will create a new Climate Change Mitigation Fund backed by $2 million.

The money will build on $1.5 million of grants handed out by a similar

Viridis, a St. John’s-based startup developing solar panel kits to power the auxiliary functions of freight trucks, has won first place at Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub Genesis’s Pitch Showcase for companies from its Evolution accelerator.

Ignite Atlantic, the rural innovation hub, has announced plans to hold a series of free, two-day youth camps with a goal of working with young people from underrepresented communities.

Dubbed Up + Atom, the camps will be held in: New Glasgow, N.S.,

Meagan Kay-Fowlow, a veteran manager from the worlds of academia and health, will lead Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations as its president.

Kay-Fowlow, a political scientist

Dartmouth advanced materials company Meta Materials, which has made headlines in recent years for a succession of high-dollar-value capital raises from public markets, has inked a collaboration deal with a large, but unnamed Japanese manufacturer.

Dalhousie University is looking for applicants to its Lab2Market Discover program — an eight-week precursor to the school’s Lab2Market Validate accelerator.

The program is meant for full-time researchers or advanced students who want to explore

A Halifax entrepreneur with a background in kinesiology has launched an artificial intelligence-enabled app aimed at reducing workplace injuries through better ergonomic practices.

Christian Browne is the founder of Vergo — a computer vision and

Not long ago, I heard John Risley interviewed on CBC about his collection of Maud Lewis paintings, and I was struck by how human he seemed. I was used to Risley being parodied in the media for his insatiable greed, but this report gave him artistic

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