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Surrey seeks catalyst for clean-tech cluster aspirations

Surrey seeks catalyst for clean-tech cluster aspirations

Companies ranging from startups to commercial enterprises are eyeing opportunities for collaboration and research synergies
Spectrum clawback could help deliver rural broadband

Spectrum clawback could help deliver rural broadband

Industry Canada warns big telecoms they could lose airwaves that were supposed to be used to provide wireless broadband service to remote communities across the country
Samsung opens its first Canadian R centre in Vancouver

Samsung opens its first Canadian R centre in Vancouver

Samsung Electronics has opened a research and development centre in Vancouver – its first R&D facility in Canada – the electronics giant announced November 28.
Vancouver startups clean up at awards

Vancouver startups clean up at awards

HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes has been named Canadian entrepreneur of the year for 2012 in KPMG's Canadian Startup Awards, and Vancouver startup Indochino was named best startup.
New tech startup accelerator launched

New tech startup accelerator launched

Post secondary institutes in Vancouver and Victoria have partnered to create a new startup business accelerator.

Vancouver biotech files patent for Lou Gehrig's Disease drug

A Vancouver biotech company has filed for a patent on a new drug it believes could treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Locals launch automated safety deposit box business

Locals launch automated safety deposit box business

Long wait lists for boxes at banks created demand for Richmond’s AlphaSafe
British Columbians remain top Internet users in Canada: StatsCan

British Columbians remain top Internet users in Canada: StatsCan

British Columbia has the country's highest percentage of households with home Internet access, according to Statistics Canada.
Bitcoiniacs expands to Kelowna with world’s second Bitcoin ATM

Bitcoiniacs expands to Kelowna with world’s second Bitcoin ATM

Vancouver Bitcoin broker Bitcoiniacs is opening a store in Kelowna November 23, with a Bitcoin ATM to follow within a month.
Surrey wins prize in Barcelona for tech innovation

Surrey wins prize in Barcelona for tech innovation

Being the first city in Canada to adopt smartphones and mobile applications to conduct building inspections has earned the City of Surrey a prize by the World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments (WeGO) in Barcelona.