For the 19th year in a row Rocket Builders will publish a series of lists profiling B.C. companies based on their economic potential in the coming year. The “Ready to Rocket” lists feature companies in the ICT, Digital Health, Life Science and CleanTech sectors that are best positioned to capitalize on the largest growth trends […]
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Nexii Raises $33 Million For Sustainably Built Starbucks Drive-Thrus
Green construction technology company Nexii has raised $33 million in its fourth round of funding. Nexii is committed to tackling the global environmental crisis by accelerating the supply of more sustainable and durable buildings. The company’s innovative green technologies allow for the rapid development of sustainable, cost-efficient, durable and disaster-resilient buildings. The funds will be […]
Vancouver’s ThisFish wins THRIVE Canada Challenge Agtech Award
Vancouver’s ThisFish has won the virtual THRIVE Canada Challenge, taking home top billing in the agtech startup category. The THRIVE Canada Challenge solves problems of the Canadian agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the best startups and scale-ups for investment and global recognition. The developer of seafood traceability software is no […]
Telecom Redefined: 5 Essential Omnichannel Strategies for Telecom Retailers
Omnichannel is the ability to connect with and sell to customers across multiple purchasing channels in a consistent and unified way. The phrase “omnichannel strategy” can mean a lot of things but, for telecom retailers, it means staying competitive in a rapidly evolving industry. Now more than ever, particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic changing customer […]
Precision NanoSystems Receives $25 Million To Build RNA Medicine Biomanufacturing Centre
Vancouver’s Precision NanoSystems announced today that it has received a contribution of $25.1 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). This contribution will support a $50.2-million project to establish a biomanufacturing centre in Vancouver dedicated to the production of ribonucleic acid (RNA) lipid nanoparticle vaccines and genetic medicines. The centre will support the Government of Canada’s national biomanufacturing strategy to […]
A Note To Canada’s Remote Workforce: It’s Time To Marie Kondo Your Digital Workspace
If there’s an opportunity to create content, there’s an opportunity to collect clutter. And nowhere is more prone to clutter than the virtual workspace. We’re all content creators in some respect whether we realize it or not, we store ideas in our notes app, add to-do’s to a task list, keep a running tab(s) of […]
Teradici Brings High-Performance Remote Access To The Mac
Emmy Award-winning Teradici has added support for the Mac to its industry-leading PCoIP® technology and Cloud Access Software. Teradici users can remotely access their Mac as if they were on a local machine, with the resolution and color fidelity they need to maintain the highest-quality standards. This is a first in the industry driven by […]
Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems Acquired By Cytiva
Global life sciences leader Cytiva has acquired Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems. Founded in 2007 by Chris Procyshyn and Ross Gold, Vanrx makes robotic aseptic filling machines to fill vials, syringes, and cartridges with reduced risk and increased speed to patients. Vanrx counts leading biopharmaceutical companies as its customers. Vanrx’s flagship products are the SA25 Aseptic Filling […]
Victoria’s Certn Raised $43 Million in 2020 For Background Checks
Victoria startup Certn has secured a $9.5 million Series A+ funding round. Adding this round to previous funding, Certn has secured a total of $43 million in seed, Series A and Series A+ funding throughout 2020. Certn was named to Techcouver’s 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020 list in January 2020 and have […]
Prediction: 2021 Is Going to Be The Year of the Innovator
Any good entrepreneur will tell you they have a solid 1/3/5 and sometimes 10-year strategic vision, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has rendered many of those plans obsolete before they could even get started. As a result, it’s safe to say 2020 was a year like no other. For many of us, COVID-19 was like a […]