The Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator helps seed-stage startups from around the world developing clean energy solutions achieve technical and commercial milestones that accelerate development, establish market adoption, and expand their reach. This week the accelerator announced the ventures for their fourth cohort. The 12 ventures in Class 4 are driving innovation in Advanced Materials, […]
Vancouver’s Orderbot Acquired by OneRail
OneRail, a leading last-mile delivery fulfillment provider with a network of 12 million drivers across North America, has announced its acquisition of Vancouver-based Orderbot. This strategic move aims to revolutionize the fulfillment landscape by combining Orderbot’s advanced inventory and Distributed Order Management (DOM) solutions with OneRail’s OmniPoint® cloud-based operating system. Orderbot, known for serving market […]
Novartis Partners with Clarius Mobile Health to Enhance Early Detection of Psoriatic Arthritis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada has announced a partnership with Vancouver’s Clarius Mobile Health as part of a dedicated effort to aid in early detection of psoriatic arthritis in Canada. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune disease form of arthritis that causes joint inflammation (swelling, pain, stiffness) and occurs with skin condition psoriasis. It can also affect the spine […]
HTEC and Canada Infrastructure Bank Partner to Transform Hydrogen Fuel Landscape with $337 Million Investment
Vancouver’s HTEC, Canada’s leading clean hydrogen solutions company, announced today that they are partnering with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure. A $337 million investment from CIB will contribute to the implementation of HTEC’s full-service, sustainable fuel supply chain focused on reducing emissions in the transportation sector, called […]
Canada Invests in Firstline to Combat Drug-Resistant Infections
In Canada and across the world, microbes that cause infections are becoming increasingly resistant to the drugs designed to treat them. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a top ten public health threat facing humanity and a leading cause of death worldwide. Canada’s Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Heath, has announced funding of up to $843,225 over […]
Airbus and Canada’s Busiest Airports, Including YVR, Launch Pioneering Hydrogen Feasibility Study
Airbus and ZeroAvia have signed a series of partnerships with Canada’s three busiest airports, Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to study the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Canada. This is the first time that a feasibility study of this magnitude has taken place in […]
Social Marketplace Poshmark Celebrates Five Years in Canada with New AI Feature
Poshmark Canada, this month celebrates five years in Canada. Since the resale platform’s launch in 2019, it has amassed over six million Canadian users, collectively keeping more than 10 million items in circulation through the digitization of secondhand buying and selling. Earlier this year Poshmark introduced a new feature to Canada named Posh Lens. The […]
Taurus Opens Vancouver Office to Serve Growing Digital Asset Demand in North America
Swiss digital asset services provider Taurus is setting up shop in Vancouver. This expansion marks a significant milestone in Taurus’ international growth strategy and reinforces its position as a technology leader in the digital asset space with eight offices on three continents. The decision to open an office in Vancouver comes in response to the […]
VoltSafe Graduates from CDL-Atlantic, Poised to Revolutionize Electrical Safety in Marine Industry
Vancouver’s VoltSafe has graduated from the Oceans Stream at CDL-Atlantic in Halifax – the forefront of Canada’s Ocean industry. VoltSafe has reinvented the electrical plug by eliminating prongs, adding magnets and an “electrical fingerprint”. Using patented technology, VoltSafe has created the world’s safest, simplest, and smartest plug design since electricity came into homes more than […]
Hedgehog Technologies Recognized for Sustainable Solar Project in Haida Gwaii
Hedgehog Technologies has been selected as a finalist for the Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards taking place next month in New York City. The Burnaby-based electromechanical engineering firm is being recognized for their part in a 2-megawatt solar array project in Haida Gwaii in partnership with the Haida Nation. The groundbreaking solar array stands as […]