Vancouver’s Fusion Genomics has been awarded a one-year, $1 million grant to evaluate novel genomic diagnostics platform in collaboration with Sunnybrook Research Institute. The one-year project will evaluate the ability of ONETest, a highly sensitive, cost-effective next-generating sequencing (NGS)-based assay for infectious disease diagnosis, to identify pathogens responsible for respiratory tract infections (RTI) in a […]
Microsoft Expands Cloud Services in Vancouver
Microsoft Canada announced today that it is undertaking the largest expansion of its Canadian-based cloud computing infrastructure since the launch of two Canadian cloud datacentre regions in 2016. As part of the announcement, Microsoft will be adding Azure Availability Zones in the Azure Canada Central region, increasing compute capacity by more than 1300% since the region was […]
Lendesk Launches Purpose-Built Mobile Application for Brokers
Vancouver’s Lendesk has launched the Lendesk Spotlight mobile application, a first of its kind, purpose-built tool for Canada’s mortgage industry professionals. This launch comes on the heels of Lendesk’s acquisition of LenderSpotlight late last year and the now complete integration of LenderSpotlight into Lendesk’s existing platform. Leveraging Lendesk’s core desktop functionalities, including Spotlight Search (Product Pricing […]
Damon Motorcycles Wins CES 2020 Innovation Award for Hypersport
Damon Motorcycles‘ flagship Hypersport electric motorcycle has won a CES 2020 “Best in Innovation” award for its cutting-edge technology designed to make motorcycling safer and smarter than ever before. The annual CES innovation Awards Program honors outstanding design and engineering in a multitude of consumer technology product categories and distinguishes the highest rated in each […]
Damon Motorcycles Partners with BlackBerry on Electric Superbike
Vancouver’s Damon Motorcycles announced today that its CoPilot™ advanced warning system will be powered by BlackBerry QNX technology across its entire line-up of advanced electric motorcycles. As part of the agreement, Damon has licensed BlackBerry QNX technology, including its real-time operating system to serve as the foundation for the Damon CoPilot warning system on its new […]
Ionomr Raises $3 Million for Carbon Free Emission Vehicles and Energy Storage
Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations has raised $3 million in seed financing to advance the development, production and market expansion of its ion-exchange membranes and polymer products. Founded in 2017 to commercialize a major performance breakthrough from polymer research undertaken at SFU, Ionomr is a developer of ion-exchange membrane and polymer solutions used in power sources of […]
Microsoft for Startups Partners with BC Tech to Accelerate Startups
Today, the global Microsoft for Startups program joined BC Tech in announcing a partnership that will develop, strengthen and accelerate the growth of the startup ecosystem on the west coast. Through a series of joint events, local startups will have the opportunity to tap into Microsoft’s technical resources, business experts, and free cloud services, while […]
QuadrigaCX Investors Request Exhumation to Confirm Founder’s Death
One year after the death of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, lawyers representing users of the cryptocurrency trading platform have asked the RCMP to exhume the body to make sure it’s him. Cotten died on December 9, 2018 while travelling in India. A death certificate was issued by the local Indian municipality as well as a […]
The Ocean Cleanup Completes Mission One in Vancouver
It has been six years since teenager Boyan Slat began developing a system to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a trash-filled vortex in the Pacific Ocean that’s more than twice the size of Texas. Yesterday the Ocean Cleanup ended Mission One and brought sixty cubic metre bags filled with plastic trash ranging from […]
Cash is Being Dethroned by Contactless, Mobile, and e-Transfer in Canada
Payments Canada’s annual Canadian Payments Methods and Trends Report was released today and it is no surprise that new technology and payments innovation are transforming the way Canadians pay. In pursuit of more convenient, faster and secure payment experiences, Canadians are rapidly adopting newer digital channels, such as contactless (tapping card or mobile), e-commerce, mobile […]