Burnaby’s Loop Energy is going to Europe. The developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-based solutions has sold a S300 fuel cell module to Slovakia-based company, Mobility & Innovation (M&I) to fuel the electric powertrain of their new 8-meter transit bus. This order is the first under the commercial agreement signed between the parties, which anticipates […]
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Vancouver Film School named Top Canadian and Top International Animation Training Program
Vancouver Film School (VFS) has been named both the Top Canadian Animation Training Program and Top International Animation Training Program by publication Animation Career Review, making it the fifth consecutive year that VFS has appeared at the top of the Canadian list and the third consecutive year at the top of the International list. Other […]
General Fusion To Build Its Fusion Demonstration Plant In The UK
Burnaby’s General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham Campus. The Culham Campus, the home of the UK’s national fusion research programme, is owned and managed by UKAEA, widely recognized as a world leader in fusion energy development and innovation. General Fusion’s FDP will introduce the […]
Cymax Group Technologies Appoints Three New Directors
Last week Vancouver-born Cymax Group announced that they were being renamed Cymax Group Technologies, to better reflect their ambitious vision for the future of e-commerce. This week Cymax Group Technologies announced the appointment of three new directors to its board to help the home furniture retailer fulfill on that vision. Rob Williams, Sarah Kavanagh, and […]
Canada Drives Adds Sukhinder Singh Cassidy To Board of Directors
In Canada, B.C.-based Canada Drives leads the charge towards auto e-commerce as the largest 100% online car shopping and to-your-door delivery platform. After its recent national launch with expansion into Ontario, Canada Drives announced today that Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been appointed to their Board as Lead Independent Director. Most recently the President of StubHub […]
RBC Launches RBCx to Support Visionary Tech Entrepreneurs
Royal Bank of Canada has announced the launch of RBCx, a full-service platform to accelerate the entrepreneurial journey at every stage of growth – providing access to capital solutions, innovative products and services, and operational expertise to help technology companies scale. RBCx supports entrepreneurs – from startup to scale up – who are disrupting business models, […]
World Economic Forum Names Two Vancouver Companies To Tech Pioneers List
The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 – companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more. The list highlights early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised […]
Vancouver’s Metaspectral Wins Canadian Defence Contract
Vancouver’s Metaspectral has been selected to receive up to $200,000 as the first funding component of the Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program for the Better Than Meets the Eye challenge. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) were seeking innovative solutions to assist Maritime […]
Science Fair Foundation BC Announces Winners Of Third Annual Youth Innovation Showcase
The Science Fair Foundation BC has announced the winners of the 2021 Youth Innovation Showcase. Keanu Chan from Cranbrook won Innovator of the Year in the 12-15 age category. For YIS this year, his project, Novel universal Design Internal Spine Concept (NuDISC) intends to create an alternative to traditional spinal disc replacement surgery. Chan said […]
Vancouver Entrepreneur Wins Award For Window Washing Innovation
Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs have been recognized at the sixth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward. Among the five celebrated innovators is Vancouver’s Hossein Kamali who was named Outstanding Entrepreneur. Kamali is a Mitacs postdoctoral researcher in Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University, and Co-founder […]