WELLSTAR Technologies, Novarc Technologies, and Photonic were among the winners at BC Tech’s 2026 Technology Impact Awards, held tonight at Parq Vancouver.
The annual awards recognize companies at every stage of growth, alongside innovators advancing artificial intelligence, healthcare, climate solutions, and industry transformation.
WELLSTAR Technologies took home Company of the Year – Anchor, while Novarc Technologies won Company of the Year – Scale. SenseNet earned the Growth award, and Photonic received the Ambition award.
Lite-1 rounded out the Company of the Year winners with the Startup award. The company, which develops sustainable, bio-based pigments, was among three cleantech startups selected to pitch live at the gala, alongside Tersa Critical Minerals and Viridis.
Six companies were recognized in the Gamechanger categories. Kardium won Deal of the Year, while Variational AI received the Artificial Intelligence award. Ideon Technologies earned Industry Innovation honours, and IKOMED Technologies won HealthTech.
CO280 took home the Climate Leadership award, while Charitable Impact was recognized for Company Culture.
The evening also celebrated this year’s previously announced BC Innovators Hall of Fame inductees, TELUS president and CEO Darren Entwistle and Simon Fraser University president and vice-chancellor Joy Johnson.
The winners cap an awards program that announced 48 finalists across 11 categories in June, highlighting the breadth of British Columbia’s technology sector.
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