Innovation Insights

By Geoff Bird – Telegraph Journal | link to original article The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation announced on Thursday it earned a colossal windfall from the sale of its stake in Radian6.The non-profit foundation said it netted $9.25 million through Salesforce.com's (NYSE:CRM) acquisit...

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) today reported an investment return of $9.25 million from the sale of its stake in Radian6 Technologies. NBIF exited the Fredericton, New Brunswick-based social media monitoring company in May 2011 after its acquisition by Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM). “...

By Christine Dobby – Financial Post | link to original article or proof that taking a chance on tech startups can pay off, look no further than the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s return on its investment in Radian6. The corporation announced Wednesday it made $9.25-million from the sa...

CBC News | link to original article The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation earned $9.25 million after selling its stake of Radian6 Technologies earlier this year, the agency announced on Wednesday. The social media-monitoring company was sold to Salesforce.com for $326 million in March and the NBIF...

By Geoff Bird – Telegraph Journal | link to original article Inversa Systems Ltd. is building on its experience underground to take its technology offshore. The Fredericton-based firm has designed a diagnostic scanning tool for industrial infrastructure, a sort of medical CT scan that analyzes...