ENTREVESTOR: Embracing Changes in Healthcare

by administrator | Oct 19, 2017 | BIOPORT ATLANTIC, BioVectra, News, STI, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE

See original Entrevestor article here By: Peter Moreira Delegates to BioPort 2017 on Wednesday were told of the impact of recent life sciences innovation in Atlantic Canada and encouraged to embrace further change. The impact so far is found in the fact that $1...

ENTREVESTOR: Pfera Wins BioInnovation Challenge

by administrator | Oct 18, 2017 | BIOPORT ATLANTIC, News, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE

See original Entrevestor article here By Peter Moreira Pfera, the Fredericton company that helps horse breeders predict when their mares will give birth, won the $45,000 BioInnovation Challenge on Wednesday, its second big competition win this year. Now in its seventh...

News Release: Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge

by administrator | Aug 28, 2017 | BIOPORT ATLANTIC, Neck Tronics Inc., News, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE

Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge Halifax, NS – August 28, 2017 The semi-finalists have been chosen for the 2017 edition of The BioInnovation Challenge (BIC). Scott Moffitt, Managing Director of BioNova, the host of BIC, announced today that the...

MacKenzie Healthcare Technologies: Revolutionizing the way people are repositioned in wheelchairs

by administrator | Mar 22, 2017 | BIOPORT ATLANTIC, News, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE

Originally featured in LINK Magazine Revolutionizing the way people are repositioned in wheelchairs in homes, hospitals and care facilities around the world. Nova Scotians working in the healthcare sector have the highest rate of workplace injury compared to any other...

News Release: Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge

by administrator | Aug 29, 2016 | News, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE

Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge Halifax, NS – August 29, 2016 The semi-finalists have been chosen for the 2016 edition of The BioInnovation Challenge (BIC). Scott Moffitt, Managing Director of BioNova, the host of BIC, announced today that a...

NowNS: Halifax startup aims to turn treating bone fractures into outpatient procedure

by administrator | Jun 16, 2016 | BIOPORT ATLANTIC, News, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE

See original post here Osteoporosis and broken bones could soon prove much less of a problem thanks to a breakthrough surgical glue invented by the team behind Covina BioMedical, a Halifax startup currently searching for $2 million in seed capital. The newly...