The month of April usually means final exams for college and university students throughout North America. COVID-19 has forced most academic institutions to close or begin exploring online options for the remainder of the school year. Dedicated students and are turning to online resources to make the most out of this semester. To help out […]
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LifeSciences BC Calls For Medical Equipment To Fight COVID-19
As COVID-19 places a strain on urgent patient care and therapeutic treatments, a critical need has developed for medical supplies that are indispensable on the front line. To address this crucial need, industry association LifeSciences BC has taken on the role of identifying, creating and collecting medical equipment to enable dispensing of vital patient care […]
26 Vancouver Hospitals Adopting B.C.-Built Life-Saving Healthcare App
BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that are adopting a new app to fight COVID-19. The app allows hospitals to track staff and resources in real time, and assign them to where they are needed most. No such system existed until this app’s launch. Working with Traction […]
Lighthouse Labs Announces $500K in Scholarships for Canadians Affected by COVID-19
Lighthouse Labs announced today the launch of a new scholarship fund benefitting Canadians who are facing economic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scholarships will give recipients access to a selection of Lighthouse Labs’ full-time or part-time coding and data courses. “As a company, we thought long and hard about how we can […]
FORM Smart Swim Goggles Win 2020 Red Dot Award for Product Design
Vancouver’s FORM is a winner of a Red Dot Award for Product Design for their FORM Smart Swim Goggles. The prestigious Red Dot award recognizes the FORM goggles for outstanding innovation, industry-leading design quality, and the unique experience they deliver to users. Launched in August of 2019, the FORM goggles are the first premium swimming […]
Staying Fit During a Global Pandemic, Vancouver Style
Vancouver is known to have an active population. From yoga on the beach in summer to shredding the slopes all winter, Vancouver is no doubt a city of fit and fun folks. Staying fit requires training, of course, which explains why Vancouver boasts around 200 gyms. Always busy, these shops never close—until a global pandemic […]
Hiring And Onboarding During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The world is in the middle of the biggest global pandemic we’ve seen in our lifetime. Our response to COVID-19 has meant the closure of non-essential businesses, the economics of which are leading us to what could be the next big global recession. It’s important to recognize and thank the front line workers who are […]
WELL Launches Automated Phone, SMS and Web-based COVID-19 Triage Tool
WELL Health Technologies has launched a new tool that enables government and healthcare organizations on the front lines to effectively communicate and triage COVID-19 symptoms with Canadian citizens. The Automated COVID-19 Triage Tool (ACTT) is designed to quickly help anxious patients understand what they should do next. ACTT includes an automated phone triage tool that […]
Vancouver Innovators Invited to Showcase Themselves in Coffee-Table Book
Vancouver innovators and innovation enablers will want to check out INNOVATE Vancouver. A 300+ page premium coffee-table book with A/R embedded pages, INNOVATE Vancouver will feature thought leader pieces by community leaders and industry-based chapters that highlight the organizations, companies, and people who create the network of innovators. “Vancouver is a young, picturesque city with […]
GoFetch Launches Free Pet Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
Vancouver pet tech company GoFetch Health is offering free access to its veterinary telemedicine platform to help connect pet owners with veterinary clinics during the COVID-19 outbreak. “The veterinary profession is essential to ensuring pet health,” says Dr. Adam Little, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of GoFetch Health. “Like many small businesses, local practices are […]