Technology remains Victoria’s top industry, powering regional economic impact to the tune of $8 Billion across nearly 1,200 tech firms and over 20,000 workers. Which is exactly why the VIATEC Awards are back yet again. Returning for their 23rd year, the VIATEC Awards annually celebrate Victoria’s bustling technology sector. At the VIATEC Spring Social event […]
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VIATEC Awards to Shine Disco-Coloured Spotlight on Victoria Tech Scene in May
Technology remains Victoria’s top industry, powering regional economic impact to the tune of $8 Billion across nearly 1,200 tech firms and over 20,000 workers. Which is exactly why the VIATEC Awards are back yet again. Returning for their 23rd year, the VIATEC Awards celebrate Victoria’s bustling technology sector. At the VIATEC Spring Social event at […]
Victoria’s VoxCell Wins Collision 2024 PITCH Startup Competition
Asees Kaur of Victoria’s VoxCell was declared the winner of the 2024 edition of PITCH in front of a full Centre Stage crowd today. PITCH is Collision’s startup competition that brings together the world’s leading early-stage startups to battle it out onstage. PITCH is open to any ALPHA and BETA startups exhibiting at Collision that have received less […]
Victoria’s VoxCell One of Three Startups to Make PITCH Final at Collision 2024
PITCH is Collision’s startup competition that brings together the world’s leading early-stage startups to battle it out onstage. PITCH is open to any ALPHA and BETA startups exhibiting at Collision that have received less than $5 million in funding to date and have not had a discernible change in business model in the last three years. […]
MarineLabs, Niricson, and Origen Air Among Finalists for Victoria Tech Community Awards
The Victoria Tech Community Awards are back with a vengeance with more nominations and finalists than ever before. After reviewing an 120 nominations, 50 finalists have been selected for ten award categories. The finalists in each category will be now reviewed by a panel of delegates from VIATEC, Island Women in Science and Technology (iWIST), Women’s Equity […]
Innovate BC Awards $1.4 Million to R&D Projects Solving Real-World Challenges
Last night at an awards ceremony in Vancouver, Innovate BC awarded $1,365,000 to five B.C. research and development projects in natural resources and applied sciences that are improving lives for British Columbians. The funding, through Innovate BC’s Ignite program, is accelerating the commercialization of clean technology, advanced materials and manufacturing, and life science projects. The […]
Four BC Startups Will Be Pitching Onstage At Collision 2023
2,000+ startups will be exhibiting at this week’s Collision Conference but only 70 have been selected to PITCH onstage live. PITCH is Collision’s startup competition that brings together the world’s leading early-stage startups to battle it out onstage. Among the 70 lucky startups to get stage time in Toronto is four that call British Columbia […]
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 […]
Impact Challenge Awards Voxcell BioInnovation with Investment Toward Anti-Cancer Tech
VoxCell BioInnovation is creating vascularized, human-like cancer tissue models by combining a custom high-resolution 3D bioprinter, advanced software, and proprietary bio-inks. The New Ventures BC Competition finalist aims to accelerate the development of life-saving anti-cancer drugs by providing tissue models that can identify viable candidates earlier in the drug-development pipeline. Toward this tremendous goal will go […]
Life Sciences BC Brings Together Healthcare Ecosystem With ‘Invest In BC’
Life Sciences BC is hosting their 7th annual Invest in BC event this week on November 2nd & 3rd, bringing together stakeholders in the healthcare innovation ecosystem. Invest in BC, presented by Lumira Ventures, is an opportunity for companies to pitch their projects, attract attention, solicit support, and secure investment that will aid them in […]