News & Events

Mar 19 2013
News | Posted by Anonymous
SimplyCast Launches Paid Internship Program Targeting High School Students

SimplyCast.com, a global leader in multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions, today announced the launch of its exciting Next Star Employee initiative, a paid internship program for high school students which is the only one of its kind in Canada.

Mar 18 2013
Event | Posted by Anonymous
Women in Tech and Social Entrepreneurship Lunch

This session on Women in Tech and Social Entrepreneurship will shed light on the steps Heather Payne, founder of Ladies Learning Code, took leading to her success in the male-dominated information technology world.

Mar 14 2013
Event | Posted by Anonymous
Governance Workshop: Start-Ups and their Boards

Have you considered creating an advisory board for your business? Have investors made establishing a legal board of directors a requirement for funding? If you’re an entrepreneur looking to attract and leverage board members to help grow your business, then this is the workshop for you.

Mar 14 2013
Event | Posted by Anonymous
Business Over Breakfast: Show Me the Money - Generating Revenue from Social Media

Click here to listen to a podcast of the event below that took place on March 28, 2013, at the Technology Innovation Centre.

Click here to view the event's presentation slides.

So you think you’ve got a grasp of this social media thing. You’re spending time on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, but has it made a difference with your bottom line? If not, it may be related to the fact that the majority of your Facebook updates only reach about 20 per cent of your fans. And you also might be sharing the wrong type of content. Just when you thought you had a handle on it!

Mar 12 2013
News | Posted by Anonymous
Equals6 Invited to Join New Technology Accelerator Program in Boston for Canadian Start-Ups

Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, today launched a new Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program in Boston for small, fast-growing companies from the life sciences and information and communications technologies (ICT) sectors.

Mar 08 2013
News | Posted by Anonymous
New Innovacorp President, CEO Named

Local business leader Stephen Duff is the new president and CEO of Innovacorp.    

Mr. Duff brings 30 years of experience as a business and product development professional in the private sector. His appointment takes effect April 1.

Mar 01 2013
Event | Posted by Anonymous
Industry Forum on Demonstration and Development Opportunities in the Bio-Economy

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Innovacorp Enterprise Centre
1344 Summer Street, Halifax

In December 2012, Premier Dexter announced Nova Scotia’s intention to develop the former Bowater Mersey mill in Brooklyn (Liverpool) into a new centre for demonstrating and piloting cleaner energy, bioenergy and forestry innovations.

Mar 01 2013
News | Posted by Anonymous
St John Ambulance Northern Territory Joins Siren's Worldwide ePCR User Community

Australian Ambulance Service Provider, St John Ambulance Northern Territory (NT) Inc. (SJA NT), has signed a four-year hosted contract with Medusa Medical Technologies and Medusa’s Asia/Pacific distribution partner, Nautilus Health, to implement the Siren ePCR system and further support the delivery of ambulance services across the Northern Territory. Siren ePCR will replace SJA NT’s paper-based system and is expected to produce over 50,000 electronic patient care records each year.

Feb 15 2013
Blog | Posted by Anonymous
Shot Through the Heart: Start-up Love

Read the Valentine’s Day edition of the Toronto Standard technology blog post from our own Thomas Rankin (better known to some as @rankinthomas): Shot Through the Heart: Start-up Love. Plus, find more of Thomas’ musings on his  personal blog, Impossible Confidence.

Feb 14 2013
Event | Posted by Anonymous
Business Over Breakfast: Intellectual Property Issues

Click here to listen to a podcast of the event below that took place on February 28, 2013, at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre. 

Join us on Thursday, February 28, and boost your understanding of intellectual property issues. You’ll pick up some information that can help build on your company’s assets and avoid significant expenses and stress down the road.