A cross-Canada collaboration between more than a dozen organizations nationwide seeks to strengthen education and awareness around intellectual property for businesses and entrepreneurs. Konstantinos Georgaras, who heads the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, says that “Strong IP knowledge helps turn ideas into economic impact.” The agreement between CIPO and 13 others brings together federal and provincial […]
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CENGN Expands Living Lab Services with IP Support from Key B.C. Orgs
Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks has added two organizations based in British Columbia as its latest members. New Ventures BC and Innovate BC have joined CENGN, immediately adding benefits to the Centre’s Living Lab Initiative. Designed to help Canadian startups and scaleups bring their solutions to market, CENGN’s Living Lab Initiative provides […]
$1M Tech Project Targets Power for Emergency Response Aircraft in BC
Two companies based in British Columbia are receiving provincial support to deploy technology aimed at strengthening backup power reliability for general aviation aircraft in the region. Up to $1 million through B.C.’s Integrated Marketplace is earmarked for Abbotsford-based Fast Air to deploy a mobile battery and solar power system developed by Richmond-based Holinova at the […]
B.C. Opens $2 Million Call to Help Early-Stage Tech Reach the Market
British Columbia is opening a second funding call designed to help early-stage technology companies prove their products in real-world environments and move closer to commercial adoption. Through Innovate BC’s Early-Stage Demonstration Call, the province will provide up to $2 million for pilot-scale demonstrations of technologies developed in B.C. Eligible projects can receive as much as […]
How 3C Therapeutics Is Applying AI to Accelerate Drug Discovery
Built in B.C. | Building B.C. A series exploring how Innovate BC-supported projects are helping organizations solve real-world challenges through made-in-B.C. innovation. 3C Therapeutics is developing next-generation cancer therapies and exploring new ways to accelerate the drug discovery process. Its proprietary TriCore platform is a Degrader-Antibody Conjugate (DAC) system that uses antibodies to deliver protein-degrading […]
How Edison Motors Is Reimagining the Logging Truck
Built in B.C. | Building B.C. A series exploring how Innovate BC-supported projects are helping organizations solve real-world challenges through made-in-B.C. innovation. Edison Motors is developing hybrid-electric trucks designed for some of Canada’s most demanding terrain. Through a project with forestry company Tolko, Edison Motors, based in Donald, B.C., is testing a hybrid logging truck […]
How Mostar Labs Is Bringing Clean Energy Infrastructure to the Coast
Built in B.C. | Building B.C. A series exploring how Innovate BC-supported projects are helping organizations solve real-world challenges through made-in-B.C. innovation. Victoria-based clean technology company Mostar Labs is working to address a persistent challenge facing remote coastal operations: access to reliable, low-emission power. Through its LilyPad platform, the company is developing a modular, floating […]
How Lax Kw’alaams First Nation is Combining Indigenous Knowledge and AI to Support Salmon Conservation
Built in B.C. | Building B.C. A series exploring how Innovate BC-supported projects are helping organizations solve real-world challenges through made-in-B.C. innovation. Lax Kw’alaams First Nation, located on British Columbia’s North Coast, has a long history of conservation management and connection to the lands and waters of the Skeena estuary. Through an Integrated Marketplace project […]
Jointly Wins $10K Pitch Competition At Web Summit Vancouver
Jointly has been named the winner of the BC Founder Faceoff: The $10K Pitch Competition, taking home the $10,000 grand prize on stage at Web Summit Vancouver. Delivered as part of Innovate BC’s Road to Web Summit Vancouver initiative, the live pitch competition showcased a dozen high-growth startups from across British Columbia in front of a […]
B.C. Companies Get Go-To-Market Boost
Eleven B.C. companies are receiving new support to help turn promising technologies into stronger sales, new partnerships, and expanded market reach. The Province announced this week that Innovate BC is providing funding through its Go-to-Market Microgrant Program, with each company receiving up to $50,000 to support commercialization work such as sales tools, customer-acquisition strategies, strategic […]