A British Columbia cleantech says it has “unlocked a new financing mechanism” and believes it is “creating a blueprint for future large-scale industrial projects financings in Canada.” The US$85 million in capital—hailing primarily from the Canada Growth Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BMW iVentures—is designed to support commercialization and deployment of Mangrove’s lithium refining technology in […]
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Nominations Open for BC Tech’s 2026 Technology Impact Awards
BC Tech has officially opened nominations for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs), celebrating the province’s top technology companies across various categories. The Company of the Year Awards will recognize standout businesses at different stages of growth, including Startup, Growth, Scale, Anchor, and Ambition. The Gamechanger Awards will highlight excellence in areas such as Artificial […]
Veritree to Help Power Nature-Based Solutions for Manulife Impact Forest
Veritree this week unveiled a “milestone collaboration” with a major financial services provider in Canada. Vancouver’s veritree says its partnership with Manulife “merges environmental stewardship with cutting-edge technology.” Toronto’s Manulife is now the first corporate partner to implement veritree’s award-winning Smart Forest technology in its reforestation efforts. And, with Manulife set to deploy the tech […]
Research Project Gathers Genetic Data to Protect Sensitive Ecosystems in B.C.
A project funded by Genome BC is filling information gaps for the conservation and management of kelp forests in British Columbia, local experts report. The project, dubbed KelpGen, was launched to help researchers better understand the populations and attributes of two keystone kelp species: bull kelp and giant kelp. These kelp are part of ecosystems […]
Four B.C. Companies Named to 2026 Global Cleantech 100
Cleantech Group has released its 2026 Global Cleantech 100, recognizing companies around the world positioned to deliver solutions that support a cleaner, more resilient global economy. This year’s list includes four companies headquartered in British Columbia, highlighting the province’s growing influence across energy storage, carbon removal, critical minerals, and digital infrastructure. Now in its 17th […]
How BC Can Be a Leader in Drug Discovery Through Open Science and AI
British Columbia has the fastest-growing life sciences sector in Canada. It is a world leader in lipid nanoparticle and antibody technology, with strengths that span devices, novel drug testing platforms and computational approaches to diagnostics and treatment design. Enabled by the global AI revolution, BC has produced some real gems that are moving the needle […]
Jetson Expands Heat Pump Innovation with Launch of Base in New York
One of the world’s best inventions of 2025 is taking a bite out of the Big Apple. In October, Vancouver-based home electrification company Jetson Home earned a spot on TIME Magazine’s list of the Best Inventions of 2025. The Canadian firm was recognized for its breakthrough heat pump system, the Jetson Air, which addresses the […]
Biotech Firms Cement a Longstanding Collaboration via Strategic Investment
A Vancouver-based biotechnology firm this month revealed a strategic investment to improve clinical therapeutics. Acuitas Therapeutics, a developer of lipid nanoparticle delivery systems for nucleic acid therapeutics, has acquired a majority stake in Montreal’s RNA Technologies & Therapeutics, a company specializing in the design and manufacturing of RNA constructs. “As genetic medicines expand into more […]
B.C. Adds Jobs as Ministers Showcase Tech Strength on Trade Mission to India
Amid “trade shocks” impacting Canada’s national economy in 2025, the provincial government believes that “British Columbians responded with strength.” These are the words of Ravi Parmar, the region’s Minister of Forests, who recently issued a statement following the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for December 2025. The Labour Force Survey showed B.C. adding […]
StandardFusion Acquired by Wolters Kluwer for $50M
StandardFusion has been acquired by Wolters Kluwer in a cash deal valued at approximately $50M, marking a notable exit for the city’s enterprise software ecosystem. The acquisition brings StandardFusion’s cloud-based governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform into Wolters Kluwer’s Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division, where it will be integrated with the company’s […]