Vancouver startup CRM Geotomography Technologies is getting ready to go to market and will do so under a new name and new leadership. The spin-off from TRIUMF–Canada’s national particle accelerator laboratory located at UBC–is now called Ideon Technologies and Gary Agnew has been named the new CEO. Agnew most recently led the global digital strategy […]
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AbCellera Announces Multi-Year Antibody Discovery Collaboration with Eli Lilly
AbCellera has entered into a multi-year agreement with Eli Lilly on the discovery of antibodies for up to nine Lilly-selected therapeutic targets. Under the strategic research licensing agreement, Lilly will have the rights to develop and commercialize therapeutic products resulting from the collaboration. AbCellera and Lilly were in discussions about the agreement in early 2020 […]
How COVID-19 Will Change The Future Of Work
I’ve been thinking about this subject a lot lately. What will the future of work look like? This is especially relevant for those of us who are responsible for transitioning the workforce back to the office while adopting a new set of rules and a new sense of normal. Realistically, things won’t go back to […]
Eight Elements All Organizations Should Be Addressing During COVID-19
Most organizations around the world are dealing with new challenges and struggles brought on by COVID-19. At Galvanize, we build security, risk management, compliance, and audit software, so we’re in a unique position to help businesses to respond effectively to the almost-daily risks emerging from this crisis. GRC software can help organizations to quantify the […]
Shopify’s ‘Digital By Default’ Declaration Turns Vancouver Office Into Recruitment Hub
Earlier this year Shopify announced that they were making a significant investment in Vancouver, with plans to hire 1,000 employees and open their first permanent office. It was big news for Vancouver. For the six years leading up to 2020, Shopify had been growing their presence in B.C. by supporting hundreds of employees who work […]
CI Financial Completes Acquisition of Robo-Advisor WealthBar
CI Financial now owns 100% of Vancouver-born robo-visor WealthBar Financial Services. The Toronto-based global asset and wealth management company announced today it has increased its ownership of WealthBar to 100% by acquiring the remaining 25% minority interest. CI first acquired a majority stake in WealthBar in January of 2019. The transaction will eventually allow for […]
Innovate BC Partners With Mitacs To Drive COVID-19 Business Solutions
Mitacs and Innovate BC are partnering to fast-track solutions to COVID-19 while mitigating the pandemic’s adverse economic impacts to business. The partnership support comes in the form of 100 Mitacs internships for COVID-19-specific projects, funded by a $375,000 investment from Innovate BC. The funding infusion from Innovate BC coupled with Mitacs’s leveraged funds offsets the […]
ARTMS Raises $19 Million For Work On Diagnostic Imaging Isotopes
Vancouver’s ARTMS has raised US$19 million in a Series A financing round led by New York based Deerfield Management Company with continued investment from Vancouver based seed investor Global Health Science (GHS) Fund. ARTMS’s flagship product, the QUANTM Irradiation System® (QIS®), provides for cost-effective, decentralized, and local production of important medical isotopes, such as Gallium-68, Zirconium-89, […]
FORM Swim Goggles To Include Open Water Features This Summer
Vancouver’s FORM Swim is updating their augmented-reality display equipped swim goggles to include open water features this summer. Soon swimmers will be able to view real-time GPS performance metrics and heart rate in real-time while swimming outdoors in open water. These features are in addition to the standard performance metrics offered through the FORM goggles in […]
How To Combat Employee Burnout While WFH
When I worked for Fortune 500 companies I could see that employee burnout was on the rise. The physical and mental toll on employees meant that they couldn’t reach their full productive potential. As a former competitive athlete, I also understood the importance of commitment and support to focus on the simple, consistent routines that […]