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 […]
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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 […]
Province Seeking Feedback on ‘Patent Box’ Strategy for Life Science Innovation
British Columbia is home to the fastest-growing life-sciences sector in Canada. More than 2,000 companies—such as medical laboratories, pharmaceutical firms, and medical device manufacturers—employ 26,000 people province-wide. Through the Look West Strategy, the Province wants to raise sector employment to over 40,000. As part of this strategy, B.C. is seeking to boost intellectual property in […]
B.C. Backs Health Tech Testing Through Innovate BC Marketplace
The Province is investing more than $5.3 million to help B.C. companies test made-in-B.C. health and life-sciences technologies in real-world settings, supporting innovation that could improve patient care while growing the province’s life-sciences sector. Announced at Web Summit Vancouver, the funding is being delivered through the Integrated Marketplace’s Health Testbed, a program created by the […]
Inside Web Summit: Startups Pitch in Innovate BC ‘Dragon’s Den’
Vancouver’s global tech moment is about to get a little more intense. At next month’s Web Summit Vancouver, Innovate BC is bringing a high-stakes pitch competition to the show floor with its own take on Dragon’s Den—giving early-stage companies a chance to pitch live in front of investors, media, and a packed audience. Over two […]
VEF Showcases Women in Tech Founders Ahead of Web Summit
Vancouver’s startup ecosystem will get an early look at emerging women-led ventures next week as the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF) hosts its Road to Web Summit Vancouver Women in Tech & Impact Tech Pitch Showcase. Set for April 21 at UBC Robson Square, the evening event brings together founders from the 2026 R2WSV Women in […]