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...
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...
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...
by administrator | Jun 6, 2016 | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), BioNB, BIOPORT ATLANTIC, Cox & Palmer, Dalhousie University, Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada, News, PEI BioAlliance, PWC, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE
The BioInnovation Challenge (BIC) was created by BioNova, Nova Scotia’s life sciences industry association and sector development organization, to help ease the transition from research laboratory to market. But BIC is more than just a competition; it is a support...
by administrator | May 20, 2016 | BIOPORT ATLANTIC, News, THE BIOINNOVATION CHALLENGE
See original article in Spring 2016 edition of LINK Magazine Caitlin Pierlot, the CEO of Covina Biomedical Inc. (formerly known as Biofix Medical Technologies) says the early stage orthopaedic medical device company has seen a lot of growth since winning the fifth...