A Vancouver-based software-as-a-service company targeting the real estate industry is starting off the new year by bolstering its flagship offering. The publicly traded Real Estate Software as a Service, or RESAAS, announced this month an expansion of its Commercial Data Exchange to include support for the Retail Asset Class. For institutional landlords managing extensive retail […]
Ultrasound Tech Innovator Clarius Advances Medical Imaging App with Addition of AI
Clarius Mobile Health, maker of high-definition handheld ultrasound technology, unveiled new ultrasound innovations this week, including enterprise software designed to manage a fleet of ultrasound scanners, as well as tools powered by artificial intelligence. Available immediately, the updated Clarius ultrasound app improves workflow, streamlines billing, and makes handheld ultrasound easier to learn and use, according […]
DIGITAL Powers Investment to Accelerate Commercial Launch of B.C.-Made Quantum Tech
Our nation’s official Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies this week announced a slew of co-investments aimed at supporting the commercialization and adoption of Canadian-made quantum technologies, including those from British Columbia. Leveraging funding from Canada’s National Quantum Strategy as well as industry partners, these investments support the piloting of quantum solutions “in environments where […]
Iconic Spencer Building Unveils ‘Significant Expansion’ to Downtown Data Centre
The Spencer Building Carrier Hotel, a blend of heritage architecture and modern technology, announced this month intentions to expand the capacity of its data centre facility. Responding to “growing North American demand for data centre services,” the historic Spencer Building will see two new data halls on the sixth floor, adding a combined 5 MW […]
Turning Research into Innovation: SFU, UBC Help Launch Lab2Market Pacific Hub
In 2020, Dalhousie University partnered with Toronto Metropolitan University to pilot Lab2Market. Over the four-year pilot, Lab2Market delivered the program to participants from every province, reaching over 1,000 participants from 40 academic institutions across Canada, with more than 125 companies started by participants after completing the program. Post-pilot, Lab2Market has been awarded more than $32 […]
Northeastern University Unveils Special Scholarship for Cybersecurity Students
We are well aware by now that Canada is short on cybersecurity professionals—by at least 25,000 strong—and the impacts are tangible. For example, a KPMG report found that 70% of small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada lack the skilled personnel to implement cybersecurity defences and monitor for attacks, a figure that is up from last […]
British Columbia Once Again Leads Canada in Global Cleantech 100 Ranking
The 2025 edition of the Global Cleantech 100 list has been revealed, and B.C. once again led the way for Canada. Since 2009 the annual ranking, hosted by San Francisco research firm Cleantech Group, identifies 100 private companies positioned to make impacts in the clean technology sector over the next few years. Canada, among those […]
B.C. Labour Market Outlook Forecasts 117,000 More STEM Roles in Province
The Province of British Columbia this month reflected on 2024 as it looks ahead to a decade of anticipated economic growth. The Province noted a gain of 14,000 jobs in December, though such growth remains driven largely by public sector positions (only 4,300 of the jobs added in December were in the private sector). Diana […]
B.C. Startups Make Splash in Las Vegas Showcasing Innovative Tech at CES
The self-proclaimed “Most Powerful Tech Event in the World” wrapped up this week. The annual Consumer Electronics Show, known as CES, swept Las Vegas for another week of action-packed product launches and teases from global tech titans to local startups. Among the B.C.-bred firms showcasing their innovation at CES 2025 in Vegas was Naqi Logix, […]
Broadsight Appoints Local AI Expert as CEO to Bring Next-Gen Solutions to Comms Sector
A Vancouver-born workflow management platform for communications teams today announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer to write the company’s next chapter of growth. When Kurt Heinrich arrived at the University of British Columbia in 2018 as the institution’s new senior director of media relations, he sought a better way to measure impact. […]