The First Nations Technology Council has launched a new project to advance reconciliation by decolonizing corporate systems and transforming the innovation, technology, and technology-enabled sectors both provincially and nationally. The Moving Beyond Inclusion: Partnerships and Reconciliation Project began in 2021 as a pilot program with five available partnership opportunities. SAP Canada was the first organization […]
Life Sciences BC Announces Annual Award Winners
British Columbia has a vibrant and thriving life sciences industry that is distinguished not only by local and national accomplishments, but also by international recognition. Life Sciences BC has announced the recipients of the 23rd Annual Life Sciences BC Awards which recognize the talented individuals and organizations who contribute to the vibrant life sciences ecosystem […]
Nanotech Security Acquired For $90 Million
Nanotech Security is being acquired by Meta Materials for $90 million in an all cash transaction. The Vancouver-based company is well known for its banknote security and anti-counterfeiting solutions that include movement, 3D depth, and multiple colours that are nearly impossible to reproduce. Nanotech’s LumaChrome colour-shifting film is an established technology that has been used for decades […]
PlayWize Helps Premier Rugby Sevens Populate The Pitch
Sports startup PlayWize has partnered Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), the new sports league featuring the top U.S. Olympic rugby sevens athletes. Founded by Ex-Olympian Gary Boddington and Vancouver tech icon Ray Walia, PlayWize is on a mission to modernize the financial management of athletes careers with a smart contracts, instant payments, and creating simple transparent processes […]
WeCommerce Now Accounts For Five Of The Top Seven Paid Shopify Themes
Victoria’s WeCommerce is acquiring Archetype Themes for USD $32 million Archetype is a leading designer and developer of premium themes used by over 60,000 Shopify merchants. Its Impulse theme is the #1 ranked theme based on popularity in the Shopify Theme Store. Archetype will continue to operate as an independent brand post-acquisition. Combined with Pixel […]
EonLabs’ AI-powered Trading System Outperforms Cryptocurrencies
North Vancouver’s EonLabs has delivered investment returns that most could only dream of. Their system conducts thousands of lightning-fast trades per day, churning through $3 billion in monthly trade volume – generating 530 percent growth since September 2020. “No popular mutual fund or ETF even comes close to that, nor do the vast majority of specialized […]
Federal Government Invests $20 Million Into 10 B.C. Companies To Scale Up
Western Economic Diversification (WD) has announced that 10 B.C. companies will receive support through their Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) program to grow these emerging sectors. Spread across clean technology, digital economy, health sciences, and value-added agriculture, local MP Terry Beech announced that the companies will receive almost $21 million. Supporting innovative firms in a […]
Federal Government Launches Economic Development Agency Just For B.C.
The Government of Canada is launching Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), a new federal regional economic development agency solely for British Columbia. To be headquartered in Surrey, the new BC focused agency will start with a budget of $553.1 million over five years, starting in 2021-22, and $110.6 million ongoing. As a result, in addition […]
Walt Disney Animation To Open New Vancouver Studio
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) is opening a new production facility in Vancouver as it ramps up its streaming offerings. Focusing on long-form series like the upcoming musical revisiting of “Moana,” the studio will recruit new talent for its feature-quality slate and special projects meant exclusively for Disney Plus. WDAS President Clark Spencer made the […]
TELUS Collaborates With Persephone Brewing To Make Canada’s Most Sustainable Beer
Gibson’s Persephone Brewing, Canada’s only farm-based Certified B-Corp brewery, and TELUS Agriculture want British Columbians to toast with Canada’s most sustainable and traceable beer this summer, the Pollinator Pilsner. With an expressed commitment to sustainable brewing and supporting the agriculture industry, Persephone customers can now follow every stage of the Canadian-grown malt barley from the […]