The finalists for the 2022 BC Cleantech Awards have been announced. Chosen from more than 140 nominations, these individuals and organizations reflect the best of BC cleantech. The BC Cleantech Awards ceremony is a hybrid event, with finalists and program partners gathering in downtown Vancouver, and everyone in the broader cleantech community invited to join […]
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Connecting the Dots: January 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For January’s Connecting The Dots, the team looks back on the month’s raises, CubicFarm Systems’ innovative supply chain solutions, and the industry as a whole as it takes the time to #ShowUsYourLeave. Tech […]
Ionomr Innovations Secures USD $15 Million Round Led By Shell Ventures
Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations has closed a $15 million US Series A funding round with lead investors Shell Ventures and Finindus, joined by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), NGIF Cleantech Ventures and Pallasite Ventures. Ionomr is advancing the development and manufacturing of ion-exchange membranes and polymers for the hydrogen economy. Ionomr’s Pemion® and Aemion® technologies provide cost, […]
Seven B.C. Companies Named to 2022 Global Cleantech 100
Canadian cleantech companies are making their mark on the world stage with 13 companies being named to the prestigious 2022 Global Cleantech 100 list, the 13th edition. This year the list of innovative and promising clean technology companies represents strong diversification of markets and sectors with representation from across Canada. But the West Coast stands […]
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 […]
Ionomr Selected For Amazon’s Inaugural AWS Clean Energy Accelerator
Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations is on a roll. Last month the World Economic Forum named Ionomr to its list of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 and now the startup has been selected as one of the 10 participants in the inaugural AWS Clean Energy Accelerator program. Ionomr manufactures ion-exchange membranes and polymers for clean energy […]
Ionomr’s Membrane Tech Now Available For Industrial Scale Water Electrolysis
Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations is on a roll. Earlier this month the World Economic Forum named Ionomr to its list of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021. The WEF list highlights early to growth-stage companies that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to have a significant impact on […]
World Economic Forum Names Two Vancouver Companies To Tech Pioneers List
The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 – companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more. The list highlights early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised […]
Ionomr Innovations Tapped by Shell and U.S. Department of Energy
One of Techcouver’s 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2021 is making moves. Ionomr Innovations breakthrough Aemion+ technology has been identified by the Shell GameChanger Accelerator for its potential to make a significant difference in the development of technologies to de-carbonize the global economy. Ionomr was selected for advancement in the Electrosynthesis for Fuels […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2021
2020 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good one for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to our new […]