Simon Fraser University is putting new capital behind its next generation of spin-off companies. The Burnaby-based university has launched the SFU Innovates Venture Fund, a new fund created with InBC Investment Corp. to support early-stage ventures emerging from SFU researchers, students, and alumni. The fund will focus on companies in sectors with strong economic potential, […]
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Tech Advantage Tours to Kick Off WSV with Research and Innovation Showcase
For Web Summit Vancouver this year, Invest Vancouver is hosting Tech Advantage Tours. The Metro Vancouver region is a launch pad for development and commercialization, according to Invest Vancouver, powered by world-class talent and facilities. Curated, small-group tours will aim to give investors a firsthand look at the region’s highest potential sectors. On May 11, […]
SFU to Accelerate Adoption of Electric Tech and Smart Home Tools in B.C.
Canada recently unveiled nearly $30 million for a dozen projects across Canada aimed to accelerating the development and deployment of clean energy technologies nationwide. The federal government says it is committed to “building and deploying the technologies that will power a clean, reliable, and competitive energy system.” “Canada is scaling up clean energy while strengthening […]
SFU and Moment Energy Collab to Boost Clean Power for Compute
Vancouver-based battery repurposing innovator Moment Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Simon Fraser University to support the institution’s growing data centre needs and sustainability goals. The MOU focuses on collaborative opportunities for Moment Energy and SFU to identify opportunities to deploy advanced energy storage to boost power availability for SFU’s data centres and […]
UBC, SFU Garner Federal Support for Defence Innovation Projects
Canada recently invested nearly $50 million into eight BC-based projects designed to accelerate defence innovation and help local businesses integrate into domestic and international defence supply chains. The funding, through Pacific Economic Development Canada, will support the University of British Columbia and others British Columbia “has the talent, innovation, and expertise to help protect Canada,” […]
Province Supports Smart Farming Tech to ‘Strengthen Food Security’ in B.C.
British Columbia is supporting projects to “strengthen food security” within the region while ensuring “more people have the necessary skills to succeed in the growing agri-tech sector.” Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth for the Province, believes it is “critical that two of British Columbia’s greatest strengths—technology and agriculture—come together to ensure British […]
Genome BC Funds Research as UBC and SFU Study Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Genome BC is funding three research projects oriented around genetic-level impacts of wildfire smoke exposure. The not-for-profit organization, which supports genomics innovation in British Columbia, says the projects aim to help vulnerable populations. Suzanne Gill, who serves Genome BC as chief executive officer, says the projects are “specifically designed to uncover what makes our vulnerable […]
New Innovation Hubs at SFU Poised to Advance Canadian Agriculture with $16M Investment
Canada recently revealed $6.6 million in federal support for two new hubs in British Columbia, with over $9M in additional investment from provincial government and business partners. The Climate-Smart Data Collaboration Centre and the Agricultural Genomics in Action Centre will operate out of Simon Fraser University, an institution with a history of advancing agtech. “Genomics […]
DIGITAL Backs Consortium of Canadian Companies Aiming to ‘Revolutionize Healthcare’ with A.I.
WELL Health Technologies and a consortium of partners have been awarded the largest DIGITAL project to date for an ambitious project known as Health Compass II. The publicly traded WELL Health, a Vancouver-based company focused on consolidating and modernizing clinical and digital assets within the healthcare sector, this week announced the approval of a $44M […]
B.C. Universities Garner Capital to Upgrade Supercomputer Systems for Tech Research
The federal and provincial governments this week unveiled major capital toward sustaining the region’s research capacity through some technological upgrading. The B.C. Knowledge Development Fund is providing more than $30 million to enhance high-performance computing infrastructure at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria, according to a statement from the Province—two of five national […]