Smart food recycler Lomi has been awarded first-in-class certification as an approved methane emissions reduction methodology for decentralized organic waste processing. The Kelowna-based company received approval from the Gold Standard Technical Advisory Committee for its new, groundbreaking methodology, titled ‘Reduction in Methane Emissions from Landfills Through Decentralised Organic Waste Processing’. Gold Standard is known as the […]
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Sanctuary AI and Microsoft Partner to Pioneer Next-Gen AI Models
Sanctuary AI today announced its latest partnership – this time with Microsoft to bolster AI research and development. This continues a wave of recent momentum from the company having recently announced partnerships and investments with Accenture and Magna, along with the launching of Gen 7 of its Phoenix robot. The partnership positions both companies to take an essential […]
Pedestal Delivers Periodization to the Masses with Updated Fitness Platform
After the process of periodization, one comes out the other end having made some tangible progress. Pedestal, a startup whose product rests on the principle, is no exception. The fit-tech startup was founded in Vancouver in 2022 by Sara Prestley and Peter Bonac, who leveraged the power of periodization to prepare for his ascent of […]
Revol Cares Among Finalists at The Forum’s Pitch Program for Women Entrepreneurs
The Forum, a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs, has announced the three finalists of this year’s The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale. As Canada’s leading pitch program for women entrepreneurs, each finalist receives a $46,500 grand prize package to fast-track their business goals and growth. The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Program […]
Clio Appoints Marina Harris as Chief People Officer
Clio announced today the appointment of Marina Harris as its new Chief People Officer. The Vancouver-based company has grown into a global force in legal technology, with over 150,000 customers in more than 100 countries. In 2022, Clio announced centaur status—a title reserved for private SaaS companies with more than US$100 million in annual recurring revenue and […]
Vancouver’s Colin Armstrong Named Hydrogen Leader of the Year at Canadian Hydrogen Convention
The Canadian Hydrogen Convention Awards were held in Edmonton this week and Vancouver’s Colin Armstrong was honoured as the Hydrogen Leader of the Year. Armstong is the President and CEO of HTEC, a Vancouver-based business that owns and operates 5 hydrogen fuelling stations in BC. The award celebrates Armstrong’s outstanding contributions to advancing hydrogen technologies […]
Solaires, XLYNX Innovate Solar Tech to ‘Unlock Full Potential of Recycled Light’
Solaires Enterprises and XLYNX Materials recently announced a collaboration of efforts toward building efficient and stable perovskite solar cells to “unlock the full potential of recycled light.” The indoor photovoltaics market is entering a period of rapid growth and is projected to be worth $58 billion by the end of 2027—with perovskite-based indoor photovoltaics, like […]
Seacork Studio Wins COAST Pitchfest with Innovative Seaweed-Based Acoustic Panels
From Washington to Alaska, the coast of British Columbia stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres north-south. When you factor in the coast’s many deep incisions and the province’s 40,000 islands, that figure balloons to a remarkable 26,000 km—or, in other terms, 10% of the entire country’s coastline. Thus it is of little surprise that the super natural […]
Sanctuary AI Unveils Next Generation of World-Class Phoenix Robot, Carbon AI
One of the world’s most interesting robots has undergone a makeover. The Vancouver-born Phoenix, developed by local robotics firm Sanctuary AI, has re-launched as the seventh generation of itself—a new and improved humanoid bot. Phoenix is at once fascinating—named last year one of the world’s top inventions—and also boring: the robot is designed to perform […]
Vancouver’s Taking Root Among Finalists Competing for $500K Climate Prize
The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy announced the seven finalists for the $500,000 Wilkes Climate Launch Prize at the University of Utah this week. The Climate Launch Prize supports innovative ideas from organizations at all stages, both for-profits and nonprofits—anywhere in the world—to help fund and accelerate solutions to climate change. Among the […]