The Digital Technology Supercluster has announced the completion of its $60 million investment in the COVID-19 Program, launched in April to contribute to Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19. The fifteen projects announced round out the Program which addresses the biggest challenges presented by COVID-19. Members are addressing the diagnosis and treatment of […]
Alaska Airlines Welcomes PressReader To Lounges With Partnership
Alaska Airlines, the fifth-largest US airline based on passenger traffic, has partnered with Vancouver’s PressReader to bring global content to all Alaska Lounges across the U.S. PressReader provides the largest all-you-can-read platform of newspapers and magazines where people can discover relevant and trusted content from anywhere in the world. Eligible guests at Alaska Lounges will benefit […]
Burnaby’s Coastal Genomics Acquired By Yourgene For $17.8 Million
Burnaby’s Coastal Genomics has been acquired by UK-based Yourgene Health for up to USD $13.5 million. According to GenomeWeb, Yourgene plans to pay an initial $3 million in cash and $2.5 million in equity, and a contingent consideration of up to $8 million in cash and equity. Coastal Genomics has developed “Ranger Technology”, which automates […]
AbCellera’s Antibody Progresses to Phase 3 Clinical Trials
AbCellera has announced that LY-CoV555, a human antibody discovered by AbCellera in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and co-developed with Lilly as a potential treatment and prophylaxis for COVID-19, has progressed to Phase 3 clinical trials. A first-of-its-kind, the Lilly-sponsored trial will use customized mobile […]
Startup Founded By Ex-IKEA Exec Introduces World’s First Biodegradable Bed
After two and a half years of research, development, and testing, Vancouver’s Horizontal Sleep is introducing a new, patented sleeping system that exceeds all other bed environmental and health standards. While almost beds are made with petroleum, polymers, plastics, chemicals, coils and carbon, Horizontal Sleep beds are 99.8% biodegradable, made with replaceable parts, and designed […]
Delta Controls Named Frost & Sullivan’s Company of the Year Award
Surrey’s Delta Controls has been named Frost & Sullivan‘s 2020 Global Company of the Year Award based on their recent analysis of the global building automation systems (BAS). Delta Controls was singled-out for its development and convergence of technologies, strategic partnerships, best-in-class technical support, as well as internationalization and growth diversification strategies set it apart […]
PAI Health Lands On Popular Asian Digital Health App, Pulse
PAI Health’s science-backed activity metric for heart health, known as Personal Activity Intelligence, will be featured in the Pulse by Prudential (Pulse) digital health app, the first of its kind to offer holistic health management to consumers in Asia. PAI Health services will be available to Pulse users across 11 markets in Asia. PAI adds […]
Ayogo Partners With Baxter On Digital Solutions for Home Dialysis
Vancouver’s Ayogo Health announced today that it has inked an exclusive partnership with global renal care leader Baxter International to advance digital health solutions that educate and empower patients with kidney failure. Ayogo will combine LifePlan—its unique behavior-based digital platform—with Baxter’s expertise in renal care to build mobile apps and digital solutions that bring personalized, […]
FORM Launches Open Water Features For Smart Swim Goggles
Vancouver’s FORM Swim has updated their augmented-reality display equipped swim goggles to include open water features. The direct-to-consumer sports tech startup launched a free firmware update which enables swimmers to access open water features by connecting the FORM goggles to their compatible Garmin smartwatch or Apple Watch. Available immediately, the update gives swimmers the ability to […]
Western Economic Diversification Invests $3 Million Into B.C. Businesses
Small- and medium-sized businesses in B.C.’s tech sector have never experienced an economic crisis like the one brought on by COVID-19. Even seasoned entrepreneurs are struggling with uncertainty as they reassess budgets, redesign marketing strategies and prepare cash-flow projections. Over the past months, the Government of Canada has taken action to help these businesses keep […]