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Supercluster To Offer Bluetech Mentorship
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is launching a mentorship program aimed at helping underrepresented groups find employment opportunities in the ocean economy.
The Supercluster, whose five-year mandate ends next year, is best known for funding
NB Data Talk Set for July 14
Entrevestor journalists Peter Moreira and Avery Mullen will share findings from our 2021 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report in a live event at the Cyber Centre in Fredericton’s Knowledge Park July 14.
Our report is the benchmark source of data
Avanade to Open Halifax Office
Avanade, the Seattle company that helps enterprise clients upgrade and manage their computer systems using Microsoft technology and infrastructure, plans to hire 300 people in Halifax over the next two years.
Founded in 2000 as a joint venture
UNB TME To Host 3 Events
The University of New Brunswick’s TME team will host three events in the next two weeks that will showcase a range of companies going through its programs.
The TME group – whose official name is the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology,
MARS VR Joins Standards Group
Halifax’s MARS VR Lab, which is developing a virtual reality hardware and software suite that gamifies the process of teaching children how to operate motorized wheelchairs, has joined the council that will set industry standards for the metaverse.
UNB Eyes Doubling Computer Science Students
The University of New Brunswick is looking to double the number of students in its Faculty of Computer Science by 2026, spurred partly by the information technology labour shortage and partly by its goal of improving tech sector opportunities for
2022 BioInnovation Challenge Announced
Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova is looking for startups to compete in its twelfth annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition, or BIC, to be held in-person this year after temporarily going virtual.
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VLife-Halifax Partnership Deal Bears Fruit
Halifax’s vLife, an online advertising platform for local businesses, has seen its customer count nearly double during the pandemic, thanks partly to a deal with the Halifax Partnership.
VLife Chief Executive Melanie Little said in an interview
StartBlue Applications Close July 8
There are just three days left to apply for the second annual cohort of ocean-focused startups in the StartBlue accelerator, being offered in Southern California.
StartBlue is a bluetech accelerator led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and
Gulf Blue Navigator Open
Oceantech startups are invited to apply to the Gulf Blue Navigator, a new accelerator recently launched by SeaAhead and the University of Southern Mississippi Research Foundation.
The Gulf Blue Navigator is for global post-pilot companies seeking
Resson Sells IP to McCain
Resson, the Fredericton developer of technology that offers artificial intelligence-based advice to farmers about how to care for their crops, has sold a slate of its intellectual property to prior investor McCain Foods.
Resson CEO Mike Morris said
Virtual Hallway Expanding West
A trio of Nova Scotia doctors and a former biotech executive are aiming to improve the efficiency of the healthcare system via an online platform for consultations with specialist physicians.
Doctors Luke Napier, Daniel Rasic and Jacob Cookey