Synthetic fibres are common today across clothing, packaging, and industrial applications, but that does not make them good for the environment. These fibres—90 tonnes per year—may prove practical to produce but they account for 8% of global emissions, and, worse, are infamous for their lack of recyclability. A Canadian startup is seeking to shift the […]
NVBC Finalist Insporos Inspires with Seed-Sorting Technology as Startup Gathers Trophies
After winning the first-ever Farmers Den pitch competition at the Pacific Agriculture Show in January, Insporos Technologies secured second place and $25,000 at the inaugural INNOVATEwest Conference in April, where the Grizzly Pursuit pitch competition saw 25 startups from across the country pitch to a roster of judges. Today, Insporos is a Top 10 Finalist […]
Vancouver Cleantech Firm TIMEZYX Enhances Infrastructure Resilience with Digital Twin Tech
A clean technology startup based out of Vancouver is garnering attention for its response to a reported rise in climate risks. TIMEZYX, a Top 10 Finalist in this year’s NVBC Competition, has developed digital twin software that targets cities and other infrastructure owners, enabling them to simulate real-world counterparts in a bid to gain valuable […]
How Port Coquitlam’s Tree Track Intelligence Helps Restore Lands Impacted by Wildfire
While many entities in Canada are tackling wildfire management through technological and other means, it must still be accepted that the natural phenomenon will always occur to some degree—as it should. Beyond wildfire mitigation, therefore, lies how to optimize lands already impacted by the event. An upstart out of Port Coquitlam by the name of […]
Biotech Startup CereCura Nanotherapeutics is Innovating Treatment for Brain Diseases
A preclinical biotechnology company developing a disease-agnostic approach to overcome barriers to central nervous system treatments has garnered attention from New Ventures BC. Based out of Vancouver, CereCura Nanotherapeutics was founded by neuroscientists Louis-Philippe Bernier and Nicholas Weilinger alongside Brian MacVicar, Peter Cullis, and Richard Howlett in June of 2022 with an aim to improve […]
Second Annual Event in Vancouver Showcases Innovation Toward Canada’s Electric Future
The founder of the Fully Charged Show, UK YouTuber Robert Llewellyn, brought a version of his annual live event to Canada in 2023 after being inspired by the province’s clean energy infrastructure. “The reason we’re coming to Vancouver is because of BC Hydro and the attitudes in BC around clean energy,” Llewellyn told BC Hydro […]
Entrepreneur Returns to Canada After Swiss Stint to Launch AI Fintech Startup
North America’s financial industry, known for slow change in the prior century, has been disrupted by technology since the turn of the millennium. The most recent advancement in tech impacting finance is generative artificial intelligence, which is already being applied to the industry in myriad ways. Vancouver-based yPilot launched this year. Riding the wave of […]
Omnae Secures Patent to Power New Product Targeting Supply Chain Management Innovation
Have you considered what underpins every great invention? From widgets to rockets, the answer is a supply chain that converts napkin doodles into tangible products for the real world. “A healthy supply chain is to a new invention what a healthy blood flow is to a human brain,” wrote Dan Lionello for Techcouver in 2021. […]
Open Ocean Robotics Among Eight Vancouver Island Firms Freshly Funded to Innovate, Expand
The federal government this month announced $3.5 million in funding through the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada to help eight Vancouver Island-based organizations advance innovation and attract visitors to the region. “Amazing things are happening on Vancouver Island,” reads a statement. “From technology to tourism, local innovators and entrepreneurs across industries are coming together […]
To Succeed Moving Forward, B.C. Tech Sector Must ‘Adapt to Pressing Challenges’: Report
There is currently a “remarkable expansion within the technology sector” of British Columbia, suggests a new report from Invest Vancouver, that is “driving economic development in the Metro Vancouver region.” Invest Vancouver takes this position in its “Metro Vancouver Region’s High-tech Engine” report based on the fact that “employment in multiple technology industries is outpacing […]