A Vancouver-based therapeutics company has begun a second Phase II trial of its novel long lasting non-opioid pain medication, with a specific focus on treating Chronic Scrotal Pain (CSP), a debilitating condition estimated to affect 1% of the male population. Sustained Therapeutics’ first sustained release drug candidate, ST-01, is designed to slowly release over about […]
COAST Receives Funding for Development of Ocean Technology Innovation Hub
The Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies (COAST) has received $2 million in funding from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. Provided through B.C.’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund, the investment will support COAST’s development of a world-class ocean technology innovation hub and cluster across Pacific Canada. “We are grateful to the […]
TELUS Voted Canada’s Best Mobile Carrier
TELUS has received top honours from PCMag, sweeping the inaugural Readers’ Choice and Business Choice Awards with three wins for best carrier across both categories. The awards, based entirely on reader rankings, rate overall satisfaction with major and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) carriers in Canada. TELUS’ accolades include the Readers’ Choice Award for Top […]
Nexii Achieves TRUE Gold Certified for Zero Waste for Squamish Plant
Green construction company Nexii has achieved the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Gold Certification for Zero Waste for its Squamish Manufacturing Plant (pictured). This achievement makes Nexii the first construction manufacturing company in North America to receive this prestigious recognition. Nexii’s Squamish Plant has demonstrated its commitment to waste reduction by implementing best practices […]
‘Carbon Intensity’ Report to Help Shape Next Phase of Hydrogen Sector in BC
The B.C. Hydrogen Office, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy recently released research on hydrogen carbon intensity thresholds that could help shape the province’s emerging clean hydrogen sector and meet legislated greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2050. Building on the vision of the […]
Sanctuary AI Founders Launch Ground Truth AI Podcast
The folks at Sanctuary AI have launched the Ground Truth Podcast. Hosted by Sanctuary AI co-founders Geordie Rose & Suzanne Gildert, the new podcast will discuss topics related to AI, machine learning, and robotics, with occasional visits from other expert guests. Geordie and Suzanne previously worked together at Kindred, which Suzanne founded, and Geordie held […]
Metaspectral Joins Venture Catalyst Space in Australia to Accelerate Fusion Tech
Metaspectral, a software company advancing computer vision through deep learning and hyper-spectral imagery, announced this week that it has been selected to join Venture Catalyst Space. Venture Catalyst Space is a commercial space incubator located at the University of South Australia’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre in Adelaide. Metaspectral was the only Canadian company selected. Funded […]
Maninder Dhaliwal on Building a Fundable Startup with New Ventures BC
BC’s largest and longest-running tech competition is now in its 23rd year and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. This year New Ventures BC (NVBC) is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. The NVBC competition combines five critical resources—Education, Mentorship, Networking, Feedback, and […]
Cologix Brings AWS Outposts to Its Vancouver Data Centers
North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company is bringing AWS Outposts to its data centers in Vancouver. Customers now can deploy AWS Outposts at Cologix’s VAN3 digital edge data center, a 42,000-square-foot facility and the region’s largest neutral data center. “We’re thrilled to bring AWS Outposts to our data centers in Vancouver,” said Cologix’s […]
Keith Metcalfe Joins Pursuit Technology to Help Scale Acorn Learning Software
Pursuit Technology this week announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the addition of Keith Metcalfe as President and advisory board member. Pursuit, a Human Resources technology company, believes Metcalfe’s quarter-century experience in scaling software companies will help fuel its next stage of growth. The Australia-born startup, which developed the Acorn learning management […]