Vancouver’s AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) announced today that it has broken ground on an expanded global headquarters in Vancouver in anticipation of adding hundreds of employees to its current 250-person workforce over the next few years. “We’re building state-of-the-art facilities in Vancouver to accelerate the development of new antibody therapies with biotech and pharma partners from […]
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The New Ventures BC Startup Competition Is Back
The New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC is back and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. For the 21st year, New Ventures BC is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. Why enter the 2021 New Ventures BC Competition? It’s more than […]
AbCellera Plans To Hire Hundreds In Vancouver
Vancouver’s AbCellera emerged last year as a leading early stage company in the race to bring COVID-19 treatments to market when their Pandemic Prevention Platform team brought the first COVID-19 antibody to clinical trials in under 90 days. Their herculean efforts were acknowledged when the pharmaceutical upstart was named the winner of Fast Company’s Innovative Team […]
Peter Thiel Joins AbCellera’s Board of Directors
Vancouver’s AbCellera announced today the appointment of Peter Thiel to its Board of Directors. AbCellera is a privately held technology company with an antibody discovery platform that searches, decodes, and analyzes natural immune systems to find antibodies that can be used to prevent and treat disease. Earlier this year Thiel was part of an investor […]
AbCellera Expands Technology Stack with Acquisition of Trianni
Vancouver’s AbCellera has acquired Trianni in an all-cash transaction valued at US $90 million. Trianni’s genetic engineering technology is a platform for developing humanized mice. The acquisition deepens AbCellera’s technology stack with a suite of genetically engineered mice for generating diverse panels of human antibodies with drug-like properties. “Trianni marks our fourth and largest strategic […]
AbCellera, Cymax, Klue, Thinkific, and Unbounce Hiring Virtually Next Week
It’s a great time to be looking for a new gig in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem and Tech Talent Canada is making it easier than ever with their upcoming virtual job fair. Tech Talent Canada’s job fairs have been a huge success with 1,500+ educated, experienced, and diverse candidates at each of their events since they […]
Vancouver UX Awards Finalists Announced
The Vancouver User Experience Awards is an opportunity for growing startups, freelance practitioners, agencies, and user-centric enterprises to showcase their work and get recognized for the incredible experiences they create every day. This year’s Vancouver UX Awards finalists highlight the benefits of interactive media in health, sport and knowledge sharing. The five awards, including the […]
79 Career Opportunities At Vancouver’s Award Winning Tech Companies
It’s a great time to be looking for a new gig in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem. The city just ranked first for high-tech software job growth, leading the top tech markets in the US and Canada with a growth rate of 29.2% over the past two years. Last week ten companies were honoured at the 2020 […]
BC Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
This year the winners of the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were announced virtually. Unlike previous years where the winners were showered with attention at an in-person gala event, this year the awards were presented online. Produced by the BC Tech Association, the TIA awards represent the cream of an impressive crop of innovative ventures […]
AbCellera Partners With Kodiak Sciences To Prevent And Treat Blindness
AbCellera has announced a new partnership with Kodiak Sciences to generate therapeutic antibody candidates in ophthalmology. Following a previously successful collaboration, AbCellera will use its full stack, AI-powered antibody discovery technology to discover and identify a large panel of antibodies against new targets designated by Kodiak. “Kodiak was one of AbCellera’s very first partners, and […]