Vancouver’s Tochtech Technologies has won $20,000 in the 2020 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge. Tochtech has developed Sleepsense, a non-wearable sleep tracker that allows caregivers to monitor the overnight safety of older adults. Sleepsense is designed to monitor residents and alert caregivers when a resident experiences a health risk, such as an abnormal heart or breathing […]
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TikTok Star Nathan Apodaca (aka Doggface) Visits Vancouver Mobile Game
Looking to take a moment to chill? TikTok viral star Nathan Apodaca (aka Doggface) is making an appearance as a guest character in the mobile game Cheech and Chong Budfarm and you can join him. Apodaca went viral last month with a video that mellowed out the world – a longboarding, cran-raspberry juice drinking, Fleetwood […]
Nano One Announces Breakthrough in Battery Longevity
Nano One Materials announced this week that they have developed a breakthrough in longevity for a cobalt free high voltage battery that has been successfully demonstrated at automotive rates of charge and discharge for over 900 cycles. The demonstration battery uses a low cost, cobalt-free Lithium Nickel Manganese (LNM) cathode active material made with Nano […]
Visier Tells Employees To Work From Home Until 2022
Vancouver-headquartered Visier announced today that their 400+ employees will transition to an entirely remote workforce for the foreseeable future. Visier closed its offices in Vancouver and San Jose due to the impact of COVID-19 back in April of this year. Major tech companies like Google, Facebook and Shopify have all, in one form or another, […]
Victory Square Health Receives FDA Permission For Safetest Covid-19 Rapid Test
Victory Square Health has been granted permission by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States to commence marketing, sales and distribution under the emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Safetest 15 Minute Rapid Test Covid-19 assay. Victory Square Health acquired Brazilian Covid19 test developers Safetest in June. The Safetest 15 Minute Covid-19 Rapid Test […]
New Research from Clio Foresees the Emergence of a Cloud-Based Legal Industry
This week at their annual, now virtual, Clio Cloud Conference, Clio released its 2020 Legal Trends Report, revealing an unprecedented rate of technology adoption in the legal industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings show that firms embracing cloud-based and client-centered legal technologies are projected to collect nearly $40,000 more this year, per lawyer, than […]
ARthentix App Protects Consumers from Purchasing Counterfeit Sneakers
Richmond immersive tech company Pro Exp Media has released a mobile app that will allow sneaker aficionados to verify that highly-coveted second-hand sneakers are authentic before purchase. Developed by sneaker collectors and sports fanatics, ARthentix‘s sneaker authentication solution will help regulate the billion-dollar resale industry and fight against counterfeiters. ARthentix has partnered at launch with […]
Acronis Chooses Vancouver For First Cloud Data Center in Canada
Data protection and cybersecurity software company Acronis has launched a new cloud data center in Vancouver, the first of over 100 data centres they are adding globally. The data centre gives Canadian service providers an in-country location to deliver services to customers and protect their data. Launched in conjunction with cloud solutions partner Robson Communications, […]
Neupeak Robotics Autonomous Fruit Picker Awarded $100K
Neupeak Robotics has secured $100,000 through the National Research Council and Innovate BC’s Fast Pilot Program. Neupeak Robotics, a robotic produce harvesting start-up based in the Fraser Valley, will use the grant to demonstrate the impact and measure the value of autonomous robotic fruit pickers for growers in Canada and the U.S. Come this fall, […]
Vancouver Startup Uses AI To Detect Falling Seniors At Home
For most Canadians Thanksgiving is an annual tradition that brings together families – from grandchildren to grandparents – to celebrate all they’re thankful for. But with recent flare ups in COVID-19 cases, B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has warned against large family gatherings that expose seniors to people outside their existing bubble. Seniors […]