NEWS
ACOA NEWS RELEASE: Panag Pharma providing effective, non-addictive plant-based pain management
Halifax biotech company developing safe, cutting-edge products to ease chronic pain, inflammation July 11, 2019 – Halifax, NS – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Innovative new treatments for pain management improve the daily lives of Canadians. Panag Pharma Inc....
Entrevestor: Motryx Wins $100K Women’s Fund Grant
Read full ENTREVESTOR article here Halifax-based Motryx, which produces sensors that monitor the storage conditions of blood samples during transport, has been awarded a $97,500 grant from the federally funded Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. CEO Franziska Broell, who...
Entrevestor: Coloursmith Closes $600K Round
Read the full Entrevestor article here Contact lens technology startup Coloursmith Labs has raised $600,000 in seed funding and announced the first two members of its board of directors. Founded in 2018 by Dalhousie University researcher Gabrielle Masone, the...
ENTREVESTOR: NovaResp Targets Sleep Apnea
See full Entrevestor article here A new medical startup from Dalhousie University PhD graduate Hamed Hanafi plans to use artificial intelligence to treat sleep apnea. The condition causes patients to intermittently stop breathing in their sleep. It is usually treated...
ACOA NEWS RELEASE: Halifax start-up gives Canadians a reason to smile
IR Scientific Inc. begins pilot production of its new desensitizing product, Sensi-IP, to help strengthen teeth July 3, 2019 – Halifax, NS – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency From the discovery of insulin to the invention of the pacemaker, Canada has a strong...
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