AbCellera has announced a new partnership with Kodiak Sciences to generate therapeutic antibody candidates in ophthalmology. Following a previously successful collaboration, AbCellera will use its full stack, AI-powered antibody discovery technology to discover and identify a large panel of antibodies against new targets designated by Kodiak. “Kodiak was one of AbCellera’s very first partners, and […]
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Shahrzad Rafati Regains Control of BroadbandTV With TSX IPO
BBTV Holdings has successfully closed its previously announced initial public offering and is now trading on the TSX. Priced at $16.00 per share at opening, BBTV Shares are down 6% today. Since launching in 2005 BroadbandTV (BBTV) has been a leader in defining and advancing the digital video space. Today, BBTV is the third largest […]
TELUS Partners With Calm App To Deliver Better Mental Health
Strengthening its commitment to improving the health of all Canadians, TELUS today announced a global-first agreement with Calm, the award-winning mental fitness app, to bring sleep, meditation and relaxation content into the homes of Optik TV and Pik TV customers, through the TELUS Healthy Living Network. With more than 90 million app downloads, Calm is […]
Silicon Valley Bank Expands to Vancouver and Hires Local Leader
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) today announced its expansion to Vancouver and the appointment of Caterina Papadakos as Director of Technology Banking for Western Canada. Papadakos will be based in Vancouver and responsible for the development of new business relationships as well as management of the current client portfolio. Papadakos was previously Director at Espresso Capital […]
Virtro Takes Job Interview Practice Into Virtual Reality
Virtro Entertainment has launched a new product that takes practising for a job interview into virtual reality (VR). Be Confident: Job Interview Simulations allows users to improve their job interview skills through conversational role-playing with Virtual Human interviewers in VR or on a web browser. COVID-19 has changed how job interviews are conducted — mostly […]
Lendesk Acquires Digital Mortgage Origination Provider Finmo
Lendesk has acquired Finmo Financial Technologies, the fastest growing mortgage origination platform in Canada. Vancouver’s Lendesk provides technology that seamlessly connects mortgage brokers with its network of over 200 lenders. Last year Rock Holdings, the parent company of Quicken Loans, acquired a majority stake in Lendesk. Quicken Loans is the United States’ largest mortgage lender. Finmo helps […]
Why 72% of Early Stage Female Founders Were Unsuccessful in Fundraising in 2020
By gathering survey data from over 280 female founders globally in FLIK’s 2020 report (Q4), it has become more clear what unique challenges female founders have been struggling with during COVID-19 and their hopes for the future. 2020 thus far for female founders has been marked by shrinking financial runways, disappointing and disproportionately less funds, […]
Precision NanoSystems Receives $18.2 Million To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine
Vancouver’s Precision Nanosystems has received a commitment of up to $18.2 million in support from the Government of Canada under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s (ISED) Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Bringing together its proprietary technology platforms, key partnerships and unparalleled expertise in nanomedicines, Precision Nanosystems (PNI) will use the […]
GameSeta Partners With BC School Sports To Begin Esports At High Schools
Vancouver’s GameSeta Esports has entered into a partnership with BC School Sports (BCSS) the governing body for school sport and activities in BC to begin the rollout of esports in high schools throughout the province. GameSeta, an award-winning online gaming provider, will work directly with the BCSS to introduce esports into high schools beginning this […]
Siply App Gives Coffee Lovers the Incentive to Drink Better Coffee
Coffee lovers around the Lower Mainland can rejoice today thanks to the launch of Siply, a new coffee shop curation app designed to save users time and money, all while supporting small businesses. The app gives independent cafes the ability to provide the same level of convenience previously only offered by big brand coffee chains. […]