As the pandemic continues to shed light on the urgent need for sustainable home care for Canada’s most vulnerable populations, AlayaCare is improving the quality of home care delivery across Canada. In British Columbia, where government predicts almost a quarter of its population will be over the age of 65 by 2031, adapting to support […]
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Connecting The Dots: April 2021
Each month, Kathleen Reid (Founder + Managing Director at Switchboard Public Relations) connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives that are informing the BC tech sector. This month, she’s shedding light on the new BC and federal budgets, an exciting expansion Down Under, and a good month for our planet. Federal budget goes […]
AbCellera Breaks Ground on Global Headquarters in Vancouver
Vancouver’s AbCellera announced today that it has broken ground on an expanded global headquarters in Vancouver in anticipation of adding hundreds of employees to its current 250-person workforce over the next few years. “We’re building state-of-the-art facilities in Vancouver to accelerate the development of new antibody therapies with biotech and pharma partners from around the world,” […]
YouTuber Jamie Pine Launches Startup Notify From Vancouver
Vancouver startup Notify allows you to subscribe directly to your favorite content creators, no matter what platform they’re publishing on. Co-founded by YouTube and Twitch creator Jaime Pine and engineer Matteo Martellini, the Notify app recently launched on iOS and Android. Notify allows creators to send push notifications for content hosted anywhere including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, and […]
Curatio Partners To Launch Canada-Wide COVID-19 Home Monitoring Program
Vancouver startup Curatio is joining forces with fellow virtual care providers Maple and Cloud DX to create a new Canada-wide COVID-19 home monitoring program. The program will allow Canadian healthcare organizations to ‘decant’ COVID-19 patients to their homes equipped with remote automated monitoring technology, efficient clinical oversight and daily disease management support via virtual care. […]
An Founder’s Advice: Attracting Top Talent In BC’s Tech Industry, Now
Access to top talent has long been one of the biggest constraints for founders looking to grow and scale a tech company in B.C. With the current shift towards a digital economy, skilled tech workers are in higher demand than ever. Tech job postings in Canada were up 30% from pre pandemic levels in early […]
TraceSafe Joins TELUS Procurement Ecosystem
Vancouver’s Tracesafe is now part of TELUS’ Procurement Ecosystem. As part of the Enterprise Safe Return to Work Solution on the TELUS IoT ecosystem, TraceSafe products offer contactless entry, location intelligence, and proximity alerts. With high-capacity BLE beacons and year-long battery lives, TraceSafe devices are cost-effective and can significantly reduce enterprise costs. “TELUS has access […]
Vancouver City Council Approves Formula E Race Starting In 2022
Last week we asked if Formula E racing could be coming to Vancouver in 2022. In a 9-1 vote tonight, Vancouver City Council approved a partnership with Canadian promoter of the Formula E World Championship to bring the all-electric, open wheel vehicle race event to the city at no cost to the municipal government. The […]
Dapper Labs Reveals Plans For Their Next NFT Marketplace – Celebrities
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs is partnering with the celebrity-driven avatar tech company Genies to build a new marketplace on Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain. Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences in the real world. Getting their start with collecting and breeding digital at CryptoKitties—the world’s most successful blockchain game—the Vancouver studio also lets basketball […]
How to Switch from Sitting to Standing at Work—And Why It Matters
We know that sitting for extended periods of time yields negative outcomes. You know that, right? A sedentary lifestyle, whether led by 9-to-5 desk jobs or laziness, can have major implications on weight management, cardiovascular health, and metabolic effectiveness, among other important areas of our wellbeing. We sit in our car, and on the train, […]