May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
BioNova has partnered with BioTalent Canada to provide our members with a FREE copy of their National Compensation Guide
Know what you should pay to attract and retain top talent! Your membership with BioNova has entitled your organization to receive one FREE hardcopy of BioTalent Canada’s National Compensation Guide (a $300 value). If your mailing address has changed please contact us directly to let us know. If you have any questions, please contact our Program Manager, Kerri Mannette.
Learn more here
BioNova in partnership with BioTalent Canada is offering our members 5 FREE job postings to the PetriDish
Your membership with BioNova has entitled you to access 5 FREE job postings through BioTalent Canada’s the PetriDish (valued at $1,000). Your job postings will also be forwarded to BioNova to be posted on our careers page and shared through our promotional channels. If you have any questions, please contact our Program Manager, Kerri Mannette.
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New Academic Wage Subsidy Program for STEM students working in Biotech (BioTalent Canada)
The federally-funded Student Work-Integrated Learning Program will provide $6 million in wage subsidies over four years for 1,000 co-op placements for students to gain work experience in Canadian biotech companies. In addition to wage subsidies, the program will also include a curricula-enhancement component to better align biotechnology programs at post-secondary institutions with the needs of Canada’s bio-economy employer
See here for further details and eligibility
Other providers of funding and assistance for hiring new employees
NS Gov COOP Education Incentive
The Co-op Education Incentive (CO-OP) provides wage assistance to employers offering career-related work experiences for university and community college co-operative students.
Employers pay students a minimum of $15.00 per hour plus 4% vacation pay. CO-OP will reimburse $7.50 per hour to a maximum of 40 hours per week. Employers participating in IRAP and SR&ED are eligible for an “R&D Incentive” and may receive up to $10.00 per hour.
Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive
WIPSI supplements employer contributions to train full-time staff * (permanently located in Nova Scotia)
Graduate to Opportunity Program
Graduate to Opportunity (GTO) is helping to build a stronger workforce and retain well-educated young people in Nova Scotia with a salary incentive that makes it easier to hire recent graduates. Employers receive 25% of the first year’s salary – 35% if the new grad is a member of designated diversity group – and 12.5% of the second year’s salary.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE FUNDING PROGRAMS
Co-op & Internship Programs
Saint Mary’s University Co-operative Education Programs
Saint Mary’s University has Co-operative Education programs work terms that are offered in Summer (May – August), Fall (September – December) and Winter (January – April). The coop programs are available in the following area of studies:
- Undergraduate degrees in Arts, Commerce and Science
- Master of Science in Applied Science
MSVU Co-op
- Public Relations, Business admin, Hospitality & tourism
- Offer internships for Bach Arts & Science also for Science Communication
Learn more here
Dalhousie University Co-op Programs
Hundreds of students available for four and eight-month work terms in
Science, Information Technology and Engineering.
If you would like to learn more about hiring, please feel free to contact Theresa Myra at 902-494-6448 or via email at [email protected]
Follow the following link for additional information about our programs.
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/site/disciplines.html |
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May 1, 2018 | News, SONA NanoTech
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The shareholders of Halifax-based Stockport Exploration have approved the company’s merger with Sona Nanotech, completing another step in the merged company’s path to a stock market listing.
The companies on Friday released a statement saying the Stockport shareholders voted 99 percent in favour of the merger last Thursday. The meeting was attended by 18 Stockport investors, as well as employees and board members from both companies.
Halifax-based Sona Nanotech, which produces gold nanorods, agreed last year to merge with publicly listed mining concern Stockport Exploration and raise about $700,000 in a private placement. The merged company will focus solely on Sona’s core business of producing gold nanorods. If the deal passes all the relevant regulatory requirements, the parties say it should close within the next few weeks, paving the way for the listing on the TSX Venture exchange.
“We see the vote as also being a vote of confidence in our ambitious plans for Sona,” said Sona CEO Darren Rowles in the statement. “This merger will give Sona a strong and stable financial foundation from which to build our brand in the life sciences market.”
Sona was formed by St. F.X. University profs Gerrard Marangoni, Michael McAlduff and Kulbir Singh to commercialize their research in nanotechnology, which includes health-care applications such as cancer treatment. The founders discovered a way to produce gold nanoparticles free of a toxic substance called cetrimonium bromide, or CTAB.
The rod-shaped nanoparticles are known to have uses in several tasks associated with medicine, such as diagnostics, but traditional methods of making the microscopic particle create toxic substances in the process. The company’s founders believe absence of the toxic substance makes Sona’s nanoparticles ideal for a range of medical applications.
Having recently recruited Rowles from Wales, Sona also recruited a new nanotechnology scientist and is recruiting a new business development manager. It plans to hire up to five new members of staff in total by the end of 2018.
It now plans to relocate its facilities and team to the Halifax-Dartmouth area from Antigonish, and is actively looking for new premises.]]>
