Electric vehicle drivers throughout British Columbia’s Okanagan and Boundary Country regions now have more high-speed charging options. FortisBC this month announced the opening of three new high-powered EV charging stations in Rock Creek and Kelowna in addition to accessibility upgrades. The new stations include a 150-kilowatt charger at the Rock Creek Visitor Centre in Rock […]
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Ten Startups Advance to New Ventures BC Competition Finale
The race to be crowned British Columbia’s top early-stage tech startup is down to 10 companies. After seven months of pitches, coaching, and judging rounds, New Ventures BC has named the finalists in its 2026 competition. The cohort spans health sciences, artificial intelligence, food and beverage, advanced hardware, and cleantech. More than half of the […]
UBC Planet Hunter Takes Beaker Banter Listeners Across the Galaxy
A University of British Columbia astronomer who has identified thousands of possible worlds beyond our solar system is the featured guest on the latest episode of Innovation UBC’s Beaker Banter podcast. Dr. Michelle Kunimoto joins host Dr. Marissa Lithopoulos for A Planet Hunter’s Guide to the Galaxy, a wide-ranging conversation about exoplanets, the search for […]
Ritchie Bros. Rebuilds Mobile App for Bidding on the Go
Ritchie Bros. is putting more of its global heavy-equipment marketplace into buyers’ pockets with the launch of a redesigned mobile app. The Vancouver-born company, now part of RB Global, says the update transforms its app from a browsing companion into a native bidding and transaction platform, giving mobile users the same bidding capabilities available on […]
Research Funding Targets Potential of DNA to Lower Healthcare Barriers in BC
Projects translating genetic insights for specific medical uses are pushing to put personalized care into practice. The projects are all funded by Genome British Columbia, which facilitates the integration of genomics into society. Two projects aim to improve access to personalized medicine via off-the-shelf pharmacogenetic testing and genetically informed nutrition planning. A third project is […]
Vancouver’s Bitcoin Block Party Returns at New Downtown Location
Vancouver’s Bitcoin Block Party will return on Sunday, August 23, following a one-year hiatus and a move to a new downtown home. The free, all-ages event will take over the Bentall Centre Courtyard outside FUNK Coffee from noon to 8 p.m., bringing together Bitcoin education, local businesses, live entertainment, food, and family-friendly activities. Previously held […]
Canadian Companies Receive Most Exclusive Rights to University Patents, Survey Finds
A new national survey is challenging the perception that intellectual property developed at Canadian universities is routinely transferred to foreign companies. Co-authored by Brett Sharp, Associate Director of Technology Transfer at Innovation UBC, the analysis found that Canadian companies receive the majority of exclusive commercialization rights to patented inventions managed by participating universities. The survey […]
Venture Capital for Food-Tech Innovation is Shifting Flow, Report Finds
The Canadian Food Innovation Network today released its report covering the nation’s food-tech ecosystem. Across the first half of 2026, nearly 50 fundraising events have generated more than $60M in capital for food-tech companies nationwide. British Columbia saw the biggest raise of the second quarter by far. In March, Vancouver-based agtech company Miraterra raised $16 […]
Ideon Joins ‘Landmark’ Research Project to Advance Next-Gen Imaging Tech
Ideon Technologies has revealed that it intends to participate in a landmark international research-based consortium. An innovator of subsurface intelligence, Ideon uses energy from supernova explosions to see deep beneath the Earth’s surface, pioneering the development of cosmic-ray muon tomography for industrial markets. By turning geophysical data into multi-dimensional subsurface models, Ideon helps geologists identify, […]
GeoComply Extends Partnership with FanDuel to Deliver Tech Worthy of Trust
GeoComply is extending its partnership with FanDuel Group, a mobile gaming company based in the United States. Founded in Vancouver in 2011 by Anna Sainsbury and David Briggs, GeoComply offers a digital identity platform and trust engine that can detect and stop sophisticated attack vectors. The B.C. innovator has already handled billions of player checks […]