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Today (July 28, 2011), on behalf Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Joe Oliver, Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, announced that the Government of Canada, through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), will invest $1.1 million in CarbonCure Technologies Inc.

Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC), the world’s largest Omega-3 EPA/DHA solutions provider and supplier of MEG-3® brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients, is pleased to announce the launch of Adult Essentials Gummies Omega-3 and Enhanced Multivitamin, both with Omega-3 EPA/DHA.

Equals6.com, the Halifax-based student professional social network, announced today the winners in its Top-Talent Scholarship program.

Top-Talent Scholarships are distributed to high school and university/college students and are awarded based on academic achievement and Equals6.com community participation.

Nova Scotia Community College and Innovacorp are teaming up to support potential geomatics, IT and clean technology businesses in the western Annapolis Valley.

Cycle Capital Management Inc. today (June 21, 2011) announced a $4-million financial contribution of Cycle Capital Fund LP in LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. (LRL), a Nova Scotia designer and manufacturer of LED-based street and area lighting. This investment is part of a total round of $8 million and is made in collaboration with Nova Scotia Business Inc.

Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX-V: IMV), announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed and cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase I/II clinical study with DPX-Survivac, a therapeutic cancer vaccine. DPX-Survivac will be tested in patients with ovarian cancer.

Early stage technology companies in Cape Breton will soon have increased access to the business support they need to be successful as Innovacorp establishes an incubation facility in the area.

Venture Solutions Inc. and Innovacorp are collaborating to deliver products and services to high potential knowledge-based companies based at a business incubation facility in Sydney.

Regional co-operation in Atlantic Canada took another step forward today, June 5, as New Brunswick joined Nova Scotia in a regional venture capital fund to support emerging companies in the region.

Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC), the world’s largest Omega-3 EPA/DHA solutions provider and supplier of MEG-3® brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients, has reached another milestone with over one hundred billion servings consumed globally.

SimplyCast.com, a leader in multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution for organizations worldwide, today announced it has elected J. William (Bill) Ritchie as the chairman of its board of directors.