Vancouver’s Pepper Esports is launching a new tournament platform which uses the company’s proprietary computer vision and AI technology to automatically capture game scores. The platform will allow tournament operators, including gaming centers and colleges to continue to operate their events and allow their players to compete in esports tournaments from home. The company is […]
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How Is COVID-19 Impacting Your Business?
The BC Chamber, in partnership with Small Business BC, Community Futures, and British Columbia Economic Development Association, is urgently seeking your input around current and contemplated impacts to businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Your feedback will be sent directly to the provincial and federal governments to inform how they can help businesses mitigate the […]
Thrive Health Develops BC COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
Vancouver’s Thrive Health has developed a BC COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool in partnership with the BC Ministry of Health With a growing number of British Columbians looking for COVID-19 testing or calling HealthLink BC’s 811 phone line for assessments, the B.C. government has launched an online self-assessment tool for residents to take steps on their […]
New Ventures BC Competition Celebrates 20 Years
The 2020 New Ventures Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is officially underway. Applications are open for early-stage tech ventures from across the province who are looking to establish themselves as one of B.C.’s fastest growing startups. 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the province’s largest and longest running startup competition. Over the last two decades, […]
COVID-19: What Businesses Should be Doing Right Now
COVID-19 has everyone’s full attention. Vancouver-based and global companies alike are trying to figure out how to maintain business continuity amid the uncertainty of rapidly changing conditions and not knowing how customers will respond to coronavirus worries. During wide-spread crisis situations that impact companies on a global scale, establishing a strategy on how to safely […]
90% Of You Will Be Working From Home Starting Next Week
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, issued a joint statement on the B.C.’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus yesterday. Included in that update was a call for workplaces “to think about ways to create space for people, to accommodate social distancing and develop solutions to allow staff to […]
AbCellera and Lilly to Co-Develop Antibody Therapies for the Treatment of COVID-19
AbCellera and Eli Lilly have entered into an agreement to co-develop antibody products for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The collaboration will leverage AbCellera’s rapid pandemic response platform, developed under the DARPA Pandemic Prevention Platform (P3) Program, and Lilly’s global capabilities for rapid development, manufacturing and […]
Learn More About Working for Shopify in Vancouver
It’s no longer just a rumor, Shopify has arrived and they’re ready to share their plans for Vancouver. Shopify is set to hire 1,000 people in Vancouver, expanding its team with a slew of backend developers, data engineers, mobile developers, web developers, product designers and product managers. Shopify’s new office will be led by Lynsey […]
Certn Checks Out With Investors and Raises $4.5 Million Seed Round
Victoria startup Certn has closed a USD $4.5 million seed round led by San Francisco’s Tribe Capital. Named one of Techcouver’s 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020, Certn enables its clients to make key decisions with people data. Certn has over 1,000 clients and provides fast, compliant, affordable background checks to employers, contractors, property […]
AbCellera Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies
Vancouver’s AbCellera has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020 for its drug discovery platform that can search and analyze natural immune systems to deliver best-in-class antibody drugs. Fast Company’s list honors the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and society, showcasing a variety of […]