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“Reverse Pitch Event” Coming to Sydney

  • Oct 03, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Cape Breton’s Navigate Startup House is hosting a day-long “reverse pitch event” Oct. 13 that will see startups pitch their companies as if to investors, after which existing backers will explain why they bought in.

Dubbed Bring It Together, the

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Seed-Stage Companies at Entrevestor Live

  • Oct 03, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

We’re delighted to announce that  Entrevestor Live, our hybrid event on Oct. 20, will feature a panel discussion with four of the region's leading seed-stage companies, to be hosted by Business Development Bank of Canada Director Paul Ryan. 

While

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Energia Launches Fall 2022 Cohort

  • Oct 02, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Energia Ventures, an international tech accelerator operated by University of New Brunswick, has begun its fall 2022 cohort, whose five members include two from Atlantic Canada.

The free accelerator is based in Fredericton at UNB’s J. Herbert Smith

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Ring Rescue Launches Second Product

  • Oct 02, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Dartmouth’s Ring Rescue, which was founded to sell a system for removing stuck jewelry from people’s fingers, has launched a second product line, which it calls the Dolphin.

Ring Rescue’s first offering uses air pressure to shrink the swelling in a

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Supercluster Outlines Plans for Possible Second Mandate

  • Sep 29, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

With its five-year mandate set to expire next March, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is applying to the federal government for a renewal of its funding as it aims to increase the size of the national ocean economy fivefold by 2035.

When it was created

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BioNova Names Awalt as New CEO

  • Sep 29, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

BioNova, the umbrella organization for health and life sciences innovation in Nova Scotia, has selected long-time biopharma executive Sean Awalt as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The organization announced the appointment on Thursday, adding that

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Inaugural InnovateNB Awards Coming Nov. 22

  • Sep 28, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

A consortium of New Brunswick startup support organizations will host the inaugural InnovateNB Awards Nov. 22 in Saint John.

Created by a group of innovation-focused public and private sector organizations including TechImpact, the New Brunswick

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Entrevestor Live’s Medtech Panel

  • Sep 28, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Medtech is one of the fastest-growing segments of the Atlantic Canadian innovation community, and we’re recognizing it with a special discussion at Entrevestor Live.

A wave of new companies are developing medical devices, and attracting both media

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NBIF, ONB to Spend $1.8M on Cleantech

  • Sep 27, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced a $1.8 million joint project with economic development agency Opportunities New Brunswick to finance cleantech research and development.

The funding package is part of the provincial

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Innovation Week to Focus on Recruitment, Scaling

  • Sep 27, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

This year’s Innovation Week, hosted by Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL will feature seminars on topical issues like the skilled labour market and access to capital.

Now in its ninth year, Innovation Week is TechNL’s flagship,

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Setting the Stage for Entrevestor Live

  • Sep 27, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

The opening session of Entrevestor Live will provide an update on the current state of the Atlantic startup community, focusing on investment, staffing and diversity.

We’ve nailed down the six sessions for our half-day, hybrid conference on Oct.

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Dal to Host Open Dialogue Live

  • Sep 26, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

Halifax-based Dalhousie University will host its Open Dialogue Live panel on Thursday to address the question: what role does Dal play in driving innovation and entrepreneurship here and around the world?

The question focuses on the work of Dal

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