Technology

Significantly fewer Canadian technology startup companies are looking to exit the market by finding buyers than last year, according to a PwC report released this morning.

Vancouver company develops technology that can deliver company or personal messages simultaneously via app, email, text or phone

Court decision could have implications for personalized medicine research: Genome BC

Functional Technologies Corp. (TSX-V:FEB), a Vancouver-based biotech that has been commercializing a yeast-based product that prevents the formation of toxins in baked goods and beverages, is seeking creditor protection while it reorganizes.

Layer 7, the highly successful Vancouver software company that is being acquired by IT giant CA Technologies, is one of four finalists this year for the BC Technology Industry Association's Technology Impact Awards for company of the year.

Canada should invest more money in research and development, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report released this morning.

Colleges in B.C. and the Yukon have partnered with the BC Justice Institute to create a new network that will help businesses and organizations tap the expertise of post-secondary schools to help them with research and innovation.

Vancouver's LX Ventures (TSX-V:LXV), the high-tech incubator headed by venture capitalist Mike Edwards, announced Tuesday it is acquiring Vancouver startup Mobio Technologies for an undisclosed amount.

Roam Mobility, the Vancouver technology startup born out of consumer frustration with high roaming charges, has struck a partnership deal with London Drugs to have Roam SIM cards available in 76 stores across Western Canada.

Canada Post may not go the way of the Pony Express any time soon, but the national mail carrier is facing a financial crisis due to falling mail volumes that could cost it $1 billion a year by 2020, a new Conference Board of Canada report concludes.