Recognized as a BC startup to watch in 2023, Vancouver’s UVX is a groundbreaking venture that focuses on reducing infection risks and cleaning waste, beginning with a crucial target: senior homes. Based within UBC’s HATCH accelerator and backed by healthcare investors like HaloHealth, UVX has completed product R&D, validated the technology in the lab, and […]
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OnDeck Fisheries AI & UVX Among Startups At UBC Investor Showcase
Each spring entrepreneurship@UBC brings together UBC’s venture and investor community to create connections and build networks at their Investor Showcase. Designed to feature the later-stage ventures from their community that are fundraising, the Investor Showcase highlights ventures leading their industries, demonstrating the progress being made through research and innovation and the potential for early-stage ventures […]
Spring Activator and TELUS Pollinator Launch The Second Health Impact Investor Challenge
On a mission to champion investment within the impact investor and startup ecosystem, Spring Activator has announced the launch of the second Health Impact Investor Challenge. In collaboration with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, the challenge is set to run from April to June of 2023, and aims to connect healthcare founders with investors […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to social investing, and from background screening to non-fungible people have been leading an unprecedented tech […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 11 for 2022 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 11 companies of this year’s startup competition. That’s right 11. The competition was so close this year that they added an extra startup to the final round. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech […]
SOTW 020: UVX
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting B.C.’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s UVX. The negative socio-economic effects of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, H1N1, E-Coli, Salmonella, and more are undeniable. Yet traditional chemical disinfectants and UV solutions fail to effectively and efficiently mitigate these issues. Recognizing the shortcomings […]