Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, Clean Technology and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 27th year. The Technology Fast 50 program recognizes the world-class achievements of Canada’s leading technology companies—highlighting their commitment to innovation, strong leadership, […]
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Immersion Week at UBC: Innovators and Storytellers Unite to Drive Change
Immersion Week, powered by Innovation UBC, is coming up September 24-25 at UBC Robson Square. This annual celebration promises to bring together storytellers and movement builders from across the Vancouver ecosystem to share their insights on the strategies and tactics that helped them transform their innovation and ideas to impact. This year’s theme is Translating Inventions […]
CarboNet Captures $1.7M in Federal Funding to Scale Up Wastewater Tech
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water estimates that by 2030 we will have overdrawn our freshwater reserves by 40%, with economic analysis suggesting water insecurity could cost us trillions of dollars by 2050. As freshwater becomes increasingly regulated and scarce, companies from energy and mining to food and beauty are turning to startups […]
Government of Canada Invests $14M To Drive Innovation and Economic Growth in Vancouver
Vancouver is brimming with the talent and industry-leading ideas to meet global demand for Canadian products and services. That is why the Government of Canada is making strategic investments in projects that are helping scale-up local businesses to develop and market new technologies. Today, the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan) announced almost $14 million in PacifiCan […]
22 B.C. Tech Companies Named Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winners
Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, Clean Technology and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 26th year. The Technology Fast 50 program recognizes the world-class achievements of Canada’s leading technology companies—highlighting their commitment to innovation, strong leadership, […]
According to the Foresight 50, British Columbia is THE Canadian Cleantech Leader
At a time when climate concerns are at an all-time high in the province, a list of Canada’s most investable cleantech companies reveals that almost one-half of them are based in British Columbia. Vancouver is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster. It was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide. Several B.C.-based cleantech ventures have […]
British Columbia Is A Cleantech Leader
At a time when climate concerns are at an all-time high in the province, a new list of Canada’s most investable cleantech companies reveals that more than one-third of them are based in British Columbia. Vancouver is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster. It was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide. Several B.C.-based […]
entrepreneurship@UBC Launches New Climate Venture Studio Stream
entrepreneurship@UBC has launched a Climate Venture Studio stream to support UBC researchers and innovators building breakthrough solutions to the climate emergency. Leveraging entrepreneurship@UBC’s venture building experience and its network of business mentors and advisors, the Climate Venture Studio will work hands-on to identify climate-driven market opportunities, nurture high-potential climate solutions emerging from UBC research and […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]