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Fundraising AI Targets Non-Profits
Fundmetric and Acadia University are teaming up to host the Fundraising AI Forum 2021, a virtual event that shows non-profits the advantages of advanced technologies like AI and how to adopt them.
The event, which will be held May 18, will feature
Walsh-McGuire To Head CASTL
The PEI BioAlliance on Tuesday named Penny Walsh-McGuire the new Executive Director of the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences, or CASTL.
Walsh-McGuire is best known as the CEO of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of
OzoneBio Creating Nylon from Zombies
OzoneBio is developing a more environmentally friendly form of nylon 66 from “zombie cells” in Sydney, where the company has become the latest to join the Verschuren Centre, the rapidly evolving hub for an emerging biotechnology sector.
The two
Volta Names 15 Cohort Finalists
Fifteen early-stage startups will pitch for as much as $25,000 each in equity funding at the next Volta Cohort Pitch Event on May 19.
Volta, the Halifax innovation hub, initiated the funding program three-and-a-half years ago, and so far 34
Sona Begins New Trials in Toronto
Halifax-based Sona Nanotech will begin clinical trials in Toronto this week in which 500 emergency room patients suspected of having COVID-19 will use the company’s saliva-based rapid test.
The trials come as the company, whose shares are listed on
Unbound Aims to Cut Drug Waste
St. John’s-based Unbound Chemicals is tackling a big problem – the waste produced by the pharmaceutical industry.
The company is developing a process to unlock the valuable ingredients from pharmaceutical waste. It’s an issue that has been
An Unprecedented Month of Funding
More than $50 million has flowed into the Atlantic Canadian innovation sector in April, and we still have a week to go before the month ends.
We’ve been scrambling to keep up with all the investment news this month, which we think is unprecedented
AVSS Completes Key Standards Test
Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions of New Brunswick, which makes safety parachutes for drones, has completed key testing that means the company now adheres to new rules on drone safety.
Based in the Saint John suburb of Rothesay, AVSS issued a
Outcast Expands with NSBI Rebate
Halifax-based Outcast Foods is increasing its production of upcycled food products with the support of a $500,000 rebate from Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Outcast, which calls itself the global leader in scalable food waste reduction, will use the
Earth Day 2021 Sees Cleantech Taking Root
With humanity facing enormous environmental challenges such as rising temperatures and pollution from micro-plastics, cleantech is an increasingly important sector globally.
Atlantic Canada is no different, and the region has been nurturing some
Carnegie Acquires Zorbit’s Math
Zorbit’s Math, a St. John’s-based provider of educational software, has been acquired by Carnegie Learning of Pittsburgh for an undisclosed price.
Under the deal, which the parties announced Tuesday, Zorbit will become Carnegie’s Canadian office
“Tech for good” Startups Join Venn Garage
Seven early-stage New Brunswick startups that use technology for social good have made the province's Venn Garage incubator program. Problems addressed range from reducing the impact of Covid on local businesses to bringing safe and reliable