Vancouver’s Acuitas Therapeutics and Pfizer have entered into a Development and Option agreement under which Pfizer will have the option to license, on a non-exclusive basis, Acuitas’ LNP technology for up to 10 targets for vaccine or therapeutic development. Acuitas is focused on developing lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems to enable messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapeutics. […]
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ShareWares Is Building Platform To Reduce Single-use Waste
As the City of Vancouver begins implementing its new Single-Use Reduction Strategy, the hospitality industry must adhere to new policies aimed at drastically reducing the 441 million disposable cups and takeout containers that usually hit the landfill each year. Vancouver’s ShareWares aims to be a key partner in reducing that waste. Launched as the pandemic […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2022
2021 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from geo-fencing to non-fungible tokens, from green construction to legaltech, have been leading an unprecedented unicorn stampede for the local economy. […]
Daz 3D Sells Out Its Debut Non-Fungible People Collection
Daz 3D, a leader in 3D humanoid and avatar tech, has sold out its first NFT collection, Non-Fungible People. This groundbreaking collection features 8,888 unique female and non-binary PFP avatars, artistically rendered in a hyper-real style. The collection sold out on January 5, 2022, with a public offering price of .2 ETH. Daz 3D seeks to […]
AWS re/Start Program Launches In British Columbia
BC Tech in partnership with Youth Employment Services YES has launched the Digital Lift – Rapid Skill program designed to help individuals break into the tech sector by learning in-demand tech skills. The program will deliver the proven Amazon Web Services AWS re/Start program which is a free 12-week, full time skills development program that […]
Clio Looks To Fellow Canadian Unicorn For New Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver born Clio continues to revamp its c-suite with the addition of a new Chief Financial Officer today. Experienced technology finance leader Curt Sigfstead has joined the company as its new CFO. Late last year Clio expanded its c-suite by naming a new Chief Operating Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Marketing […]
Tribe Property Technologies To Raise $18 Million Led By Round13 Growth Fund
Vancouver’s Tribe Property Technologies is raising $18 million via a marketed offering with Round13 Growth Fund leading the financing with $10 million of their own funds. Round13 Growth Fund is part of the Round13 Capital family of funds and invests in growth companies where there is an opportunity for technology enablement. Key to the fund’s mandate […]
Nominations Open for 2022 BC Cleantech Awards
British Columbia is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster. The province was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide and several B.C.-based cleantech ventures have announced successful raises recently. Who’s making the biggest difference in cleantech in British Columbia? Nominations are now open for Foresight’s annual BC Cleantech Awards across 10 award categories. All entries […]
The Forum Partners With Uber To Support Women Entrepreneurs
Starting a business can be a challenging and isolating endeavour, especially when part of a minority group with minimal resources, tools, and mentors available to lean on. Facing obstacles those in more privileged positions might not, self-identified women entrepreneurs deserve the support needed to make their dreams a reality. The economic turmoil caused by COVID-19 […]
How Women in Venture Capital Will Win in 2022
It’s been well documented that the pandemic disproportionately reduced venture capital funding for female founders last year, despite a greater boom in fundraising thanks to megafunds and the rise of Zoom investing. We know that only 15% of partners in venture capital funds are female and that only 2% of angel investors in Canada are female […]