Vancouver’ s GenXys Health Care Systems has partnered with Helix to ensure that “trial-and-error” prescribing becomes a thing of the past, by enabling providers to incorporate actionable personalized medicine across the healthcare continuum. GenXys is a comprehensive precision prescribing solution with embedded pharmacogenetics and Helix is a leading population genomics company working at the intersection […]
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From The Stock Market To The Metaverse, Immersive Tech Builds Fantasy Worlds In Shipping Containers
Victory Square Technologies (VST) continues to successfully take its portfolio companies public. Last year VST sent FansUnite Entertainment (CSE:FANS) to the Canadian Securities Exchange and this past summer GameOn Entertainment Technologies (CSE:GET) joined them. This month they are at it again with the listing of Fantasy 360 Technologies (better know as Immersive Tech) commencing trading […]
Destination BC Launches New Digital Mentorship Program
Destination BC is helping tourism businesses across the province to “Power Up” through a new digital mentorship program which will award successful applicants a digital service package valued at up to $5,000. The Power Up! application-based program will provide 75 eligible BC-based, small and medium sized tourism businesses, sole proprietors, and non-profits across the province with free access to digital audit and technical services designed to improve their digital […]
BBTV To Monetize Live Events With New Rights Management Solutions
Vancouver-headquartered BBTV has launched a Rights Management solution for live events, from sports league games and pay-per-view events, to live concerts and awards shows. The live streaming market is expected to grow to USD $184.3 billion by 2027, and saw 99% growth in hours watched on major digital platforms from April 2019 to April 2020. […]
Hootsuite Welcomes Tiziana Figliolia As Chief Financial Officer
Hootsuite has added another c-level executive to its nest with the announcement that Tiziana Figliolia has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Jumping into a CFO role that has been vacant for the past 19 months, Figliolia will be a key member of Hootsuite’s executive leadership team with responsibility across all finance, tax, treasury […]
Casca Footwear Partners With Volvo To Launch BC-built Shoe
Vancouver’s Casca Footwear has teamed up with Volvo to celebrate World Car Free Day on September 22nd with a limited-edition sneaker inspired by the pure electric Volvo XC40 Recharge. Incorporating considered, long-term sustainable, and circular approaches to design, the shoe is in recognition of the brands’ shared vision for a carbon-neutral future. The goal was […]
Salary Survey Confirms Competition For Tech Talent In Vancouver Is Fierce
According to Clio’s George Psiharis, competition for tech talent in Vancouver is fierce and the HR Tech Group’s recently released 2021 Tech Salary Survey supports that claim. The non-profit association for HR, People and Culture professionals found that salary increases in 2021 blew past compensation budgets as tech companies increase salaries to attract and retain […]
Kaseya Expands Vancouver Presence With Hiring Push
Kaseya, a leading provider of IT and security management solutions for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced today that it intends to add 75 positions in its Vancouver office by the end of 2022. The Miami-headquartered company originally found its way to Vancouver when it acquired IT Glue in 2018. Founded […]
TraceSafe Receives Widely-Recognized Information Security Certification
Vancouver’s TraceSafe has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 certification for production, development, design, sales and support of IoT-based solutions, including hardware, cloud and mobile applications. The BC TECH Excellence in Technology Adoption finalist announced earlier this week that recently broke the one million mark for IoT devices sold. Companies that require ISO 27001 […]
TraceSafe Announces Record-Breaking Sale of One Millionth IoT Device
Vancouver’s TraceSafe was recently named a finalist in the Excellence in Technology Adoption category at the BC TECH Association’s 2021 Technology Impact Awards. Today they announced that they are indeed excellent at encouraging adoption with the sale of over one million IoT devices. TraceSafe’s platform currently processes over 15 million contacts per day, and counting. […]