Life sciences firm Avivagen raises $3.6M in private placement
Avivagen CEO Cameron Groome was sounding an upbeat tone Friday morning after his company announced it had secured $3.6 million in new funding in a
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McBee a consolidation king: latest acquisition makes Mitel a global leader, analysts say
Buying up companies is getting to be old hat for Mitel Networks CEO Rich McBee. But even for someone who has spearheaded half a dozen
TechInsights and Chipworks to join forces
Two Ottawa-based companies announced plans to merge Thursday in a deal they say will create a leading patent advisory services firm. Chipworks and TechInsights “come
Genband to open Ottawa centre of excellence for Kandy platform
Genband will open a 70,000-square-foot centre of excellence in Ottawa next week, the Texas-based real-time communications software provider announced Thursday. The centre will complement Genband’s
IT skills gap hampering growth in video game sector, panel says
A growing skills gap in the information technology sector is shackling Canada’s gaming and other tech industries, a panel of industry experts said Wednesday. By
Versature secures $1.15 million in financing from BDC Capital, RBC
Ottawa-based Versature announced Tuesday it has secured $1.15 million in funding without giving up any equity. BDC Capital is providing $750,000 to the cloud-based business
IDC shareholders approve Novra acquisition
International Datacasting Corporation shareholders voted Monday in favour of a deal that will see the Ottawa company merge with Winnipeg’s Novra Technologies. The acquisition, which was
Edgewater gets $2.7 million federal boost to update military aircraft computing systems
Edgewater Computer Systems announced Monday it is receiving $2.7 million through the federal Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative. The repayable contribution will go to develop technology
Scaleup woes stunting Canadian tech sector’s growth, leading academic says
Canada is falling behind in the global innovation race because its tech sector too often fails to scale startups into sustainable companies, the head of
ASC to accelerate growth strategy after acquisition
Ottawa-based Advanced Software Concepts has been flying under the radar for most of its 23 years, but CEO Shawn King says that is about to change now
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