AbCellera has entered into a multi-year agreement with Eli Lilly on the discovery of antibodies for up to nine Lilly-selected therapeutic targets. Under the strategic research licensing agreement, Lilly will have the rights to develop and commercialize therapeutic products resulting from the collaboration. AbCellera and Lilly were in discussions about the agreement in early 2020 […]
CI Financial Completes Acquisition of Robo-Advisor WealthBar
CI Financial now owns 100% of Vancouver-born robo-visor WealthBar Financial Services. The Toronto-based global asset and wealth management company announced today it has increased its ownership of WealthBar to 100% by acquiring the remaining 25% minority interest. CI first acquired a majority stake in WealthBar in January of 2019. The transaction will eventually allow for […]
Innovate BC Partners With Mitacs To Drive COVID-19 Business Solutions
Mitacs and Innovate BC are partnering to fast-track solutions to COVID-19 while mitigating the pandemic’s adverse economic impacts to business. The partnership support comes in the form of 100 Mitacs internships for COVID-19-specific projects, funded by a $375,000 investment from Innovate BC. The funding infusion from Innovate BC coupled with Mitacs’s leveraged funds offsets the […]
ARTMS Raises $19 Million For Work On Diagnostic Imaging Isotopes
Vancouver’s ARTMS has raised US$19 million in a Series A financing round led by New York based Deerfield Management Company with continued investment from Vancouver based seed investor Global Health Science (GHS) Fund. ARTMS’s flagship product, the QUANTM Irradiation System® (QIS®), provides for cost-effective, decentralized, and local production of important medical isotopes, such as Gallium-68, Zirconium-89, […]
FORM Swim Goggles To Include Open Water Features This Summer
Vancouver’s FORM Swim is updating their augmented-reality display equipped swim goggles to include open water features this summer. Soon swimmers will be able to view real-time GPS performance metrics and heart rate in real-time while swimming outdoors in open water. These features are in addition to the standard performance metrics offered through the FORM goggles in […]
Shopify Unveils Major Product Launches at Virtual Event
Since its inception, Shopify’s mission has always been to solve the biggest problems entrepreneurs face when running a business. Today at Reunite, Shopify announced Balance — a money management solution that is truly designed with a merchant-centric approach. Balance will include a business account, business card, rewards and no monthly fees or minimums. It will allow merchants to manage […]
Tiny Capital’s Andrew Wilkinson On Building Business Without The Pain
Each day, we see a flashy new company being celebrated for raising millions in funding. But what we often don’t see is the messy cap tables, the years of “rise and grind”, the endless quest for profitability, and in many cases, the eventual collapse of even the best teams. But it doesn’t always have to […]
Respawn Marks Tenth Anniversary With A New Vancouver Studio
Respawn Entertainment, maker of the hit battle royale game Apex Legends, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new studio in Vancouver. Founded in 2010 by Call of Duty originators Vince Zampella and Jason West, Respawn Entertainment established itself with the Titanfall series. The developer was acquired in 2017 by Electronic Arts. The new location […]
Beatdapp Beef Ups Advisory Board With Music Industry Veterans
Last year Vancouver blockchain music startup Beatdapp won the People’s Choice Award in the New Ventures BC Competition, raised $3.2 million and added prime minister Stephen Harper to their advisory board. Today they tapped into the music industry and added veteran music executive Bryan Turner to their board. Turner founded Priority Records in 1985 and […]
Traction Guest Launches Touchless Technology To Bring Employees Back To Work
Last year Vancouver’s Traction Guest raised a $17 million financing round led by Bessemer Venture Partners for their cloud-based visitor management solution that used iPads to track activity. Fast forward to this year and the COVID-19 pandemic is making contactless the standard. Today Traction Guest announced that they’re going fully contactless with ZeroTouch, a new […]