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, […]
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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 […]
Hackcouver is Vancouver’s First High School Business Hackathon
Vancouver’s first high school business hackathon is taking place next month. Hackcouver 2020 is a hackathon for high school students oriented around business and technology. Different than your traditional hackathon or business case competition, Hackcouver will require the application of both your business analytical and computer science skills to create a solution to a case […]
WELL Health Introduces Flu Automated Surveillance Tool
WELL Health Technologies announced today it has secured a $10 million private placement investment from a long-term focused major Canadian institutional investor. While the TSX-traded company has been primarily focused on consolidating and modernizing assets within the healthcare sector, WELL is innovating on the medical front as well. Today WELL announced a partnership with McMaster […]
Amazon Takes On More Office Space in Vancouver
Amazon is ramping up in Vancouver and has leased space in one of the city’s most anticipated office towers. According to Bloomberg, the e-commerce giant has leased 120,000 square feet from co-working firm IWG at 400 West Georgia. The short-term deal gives Amazon room to grow and continue to hire in the city while its […]