The 38th annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2024) is set to convene at the Vancouver Convention Centre from December 10 to 15, 2024. This landmark event brings together global leaders in machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and computational neuroscience, providing a platform for cutting-edge research and industry collaboration. With AI at the […]
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Another World VR Opens BC’s Largest VR Facility in Aldergrove
Another World VR has launched in Aldergrove, Langley Township, BC, marking British Columbia’s largest virtual reality facility. Bridging Abbotsford and Vancouver, it brings exclusive games and immersive experiences as part of the global Another World network, which spans over 250 cities in 36 countries. Founded by Phillip Chang and his family, the 2,000-square-foot venue features […]
Circular Biotech Startup Mycofoundry is Growing Furniture from Mushrooms
A studio based in Vancouver is building a business around growing furniture rather than manufacturing it. Mycofoundry combines a “deep knowledge of spatial design” with modern bio-technology to build “enduring furnishings in partnership with nature.” The B.C. startup creates its products out of mycelium, which it describes as “an organism rooted in circularity.” More specifically, […]
NanoVation Bolsters Board, Captures Capital to Advance Novel Biotech
A B.C. company developing technologies to overcome barriers to nucleic acid delivery has announced a funding round. Vancouver’s NanoVation Therapeutics raised financing from Convergent Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on founders working on science-based technologies impacting health. The new financing will support advancement of NanoVation’s lipid nanoparticle technology platform for RNA delivery to […]
Sanctuary AI Sheds Staff Following the ‘Sudden, Unexpected’ Departure of CEO
The chief executive officer of one of Canada’s most interesting robotics companies departed his company unexpectedly this month. “We are announcing a significant transition within our leadership team,” read a recent announcement from Sanctuary AI, whose Phoenix robot and Carbon AI combination stands among the world’s top innovations. “After much consideration, Geordie Rose is leaving […]
UBC Researcher Revolutionizes Remote Ultrasound Technology
A University of British Columbia (UBC) researcher has earned national acclaim for his groundbreaking work in telemedicine. David Black, a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award – Outstanding Innovation for his development of an immersive, mixed reality tele-ultrasound system. The innovative technology enables […]
Innovator Wins Mitacs Award for Life-Changing Water System
Growing up in rural Kenya, Dr. Paul Onkundi Nyangaresi witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of contaminated water on his community. Determined to bring change, the Environmental Engineering and Electronic Science Technologist has achieved his dream by developing a cost-effective rainwater disinfection system now providing clean water to the Rianyabayo Memorial Academy in Kisii County, Kenya. […]
Gingko Health to Launch Pocket-Sized A.I. Personal Trainer Next Month
Founded in Vancouver in 2019, Ginkgo Health was launched to reduce the global healthcare burden caused by aging through technological solutions. Ginkgo is planning to release next month Ginkgo Active, an artificially intelligent application to deliver personalized exercise prescriptions for the prevention and management of chronic conditions and injuries. An exercise prescription should consider myriad […]
Freshly Funded Rigid Robotics Ready to Transform Mining Operations with Tech
A company out of Burnaby is applying a suite of modern technologies in an effort to bring higher level of precision to Canada’s mining industry. Rigid Robotics leverages sensors, the internet of things, and artificial intelligence to automate large mining shovels and optimize digging conditions for operations. “At Rigid Robotics, we are connecting mining equipment […]
UBC’s 2024 Venture Showcase Spotlights Next Generation of Startup Innovators
The University of British Columbia is renowned for the entrepreneurial spirit of its student body and faculty, who regularly churn out startups through programs such as entrepreneurship@UBC. As one of the top 40 research universities in the world, UBC attracts world leading researchers and innovators who are translating their insights and discoveries to solve some of […]