Vancouver’s Terramera has added a respected global climate policy expert to its Strategic Advisory Board. Diana Fox Carney is Senior Advisor at Eurasia Group and has worked on climate policy at think tanks in Canada and the UK, served as the executive director of Pi Capital, and conducted agricultural research in Africa assessing new and […]
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SDTC Awards $17.2 Million To Three B.C. Cleantech Companies
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded $44.3 million in funding to 11 Canadian cleantech companies, including three from B.C., to help Canadian entrepreneurs accelerate the development and deployment of globally competitive clean technology solutions. Together with the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, SDTC announced $17.2 million in funding to to […]
Council of Canadian Innovators Expands Nationwide, Adds B.C. Representation
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is expanding nationwide with the addition of government relations experts in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia, to supplement their existing focus on federal public policy regarding innovation. CCI is a national business council representing more than 130 of Canada’s fastest growing companies in the innovation economy, including leading firms […]
Terramera Launches State-of-the-Art Plant Growth Chambers
Today Vancouver’s Terramera announced the launch of six custom, state-of-the-art plant growth chambers, showcasing Terramera’s industry-leading technological capabilities and redefining indoor agriculture’s contribution to field-based production. Many crop protection products fail in the field because labs and greenhouses do not accurately replicate real-world conditions. Each chamber offers precise control over temperature (ranging from 5 to […]
79 Career Opportunities At Vancouver’s Award Winning Tech Companies
It’s a great time to be looking for a new gig in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem. The city just ranked first for high-tech software job growth, leading the top tech markets in the US and Canada with a growth rate of 29.2% over the past two years. Last week ten companies were honoured at the 2020 […]
Cultivating Team Synergy
A few years ago, I had an Aha! moment during a group exercise where each person could choose to play as a team or alone to accumulate points. I realized that playing alone had an advantage, so I broke off from the team and quickly soared ahead. There was a discussion break where I explained […]
BC Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
This year the winners of the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were announced virtually. Unlike previous years where the winners were showered with attention at an in-person gala event, this year the awards were presented online. Produced by the BC Tech Association, the TIA awards represent the cream of an impressive crop of innovative ventures […]
Terramera To Build Global Centre For Regenerative Agriculture in B.C.
Vancouver’s Terramera has unveiled a bold plan to turn economic and climate crises into an opportunity. As a global agritech leader fusing science, nature and artificial intelligence to transform how food is grown and the economics of agriculture, Terramera is proposing a Global Centre for Regenerative Agriculture. Powered by Microsoft Azure, Terrameras’s Global Centre will bring […]
Terramera Calls On CubicFarms For Control Rooms
Two Vancouver-based agtech leaders are now working together with Terramera recently purchasing three control room systems from CubicFarms. Terramera is on a mission to reduce global synthetic pesticide use 80 percent by 2030 with its revolutionary Actigate™ technology platform. CubicFarms is a provider of automated controlled-environment growing systems that produce commercial-scale quantities of fresh produce […]
Over 900 New Green Internship Opportunities Available For Students
Today at Terramera’s office in Vancouver, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the Government of Canada is partnering with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) employers across Canada to create 900 internship opportunities for students through the Science Horizons Youth Internship Program. The Minister was joined by Ajay Patel, President and CEO of Vancouver Community […]