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Consolidation trend shows cannabis growers are buying labs

Consolidation trend shows cannabis growers are buying labs

Firms conduct research in-house but offer lab services to competitors
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VR, medtech firms among finalists for B.C.’s Technology Impact Awards

VR, medtech firms among finalists for B.C.’s Technology Impact Awards

What happened: BC Tech Association reveals 35 finalists for annual Technology Impact Awards Why it matters: Awards recognize significant achievements in the province’s technology ecosystem A VR developer that’s helping surgeons prepare for the operat
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Gateway Magazine: Blockchain battles

Gateway Magazine: Blockchain battles

Maersk, IBM and a new consortium of carriers and terminal operators vying to become dominant provider of blockchain services for shipping industry
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Slack reveals US$400m in revenue as it files to go public

Slack reveals US$400m in revenue as it files to go public

What happened: Slack files documents to go public, revealing financial data previously not seen by the public Why it matters: The messaging service was founded by Vancouverite Stewart Butterfield and maintains offices in Vancouver.
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Vancouver’s LightIntegra raises US$5.3m for blood analyzer tech

Vancouver’s LightIntegra raises US$5.3m for blood analyzer tech

What happened: Tech firm raises US$5.
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Facebook breaking Canadian privacy laws, commissioners say

Facebook breaking Canadian privacy laws, commissioners say

Quiz app collected personal data, disclosed data of 87 million, including 100,000 British Columbians
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Quicken Loans parent takes controlling stake in Vancouver’s Lendesk

Quicken Loans parent takes controlling stake in Vancouver’s Lendesk

What happened: Rock Holdings Inc.
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Cancer therapy points to future in nuclear medicine

Cancer therapy points to future in nuclear medicine

Collaboration comes as Ottawa invests nearly $300 million in Vancouver-based lab
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Tissue-printing firm muscles into B.C.’s top biotech

Tissue-printing firm muscles into B.C.’s top biotech

Aspect Biosystems set to commercialize its advances in human tissue technology
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B.C. life sciences firms increase staff more than revenue

B.C. life sciences firms increase staff more than revenue

Smaller companies growing faster than their larger counterparts, BIV list data shows
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