Technology

Xenon Pharmaceuticals has been awarded the LifeSciences British Columbia Life Sciences Company of the Year Award.

The City of Vancouver hopes to resolve the conflict between the fast pace of digital and the slow pace of government with its first digital strategy.

Vancouver's RentMoola, an online and mobile payment network, has launched what it says is a secure platform for tenants to pay their rent via credit card – for a 2.75% fee – according to technology blog TechVibes.

Vancouver social media management firm HootSuite achieved accelerated growth in the first quarter of 2013, the company announced this morning.

Canada has received an overall “D” grade in terms of innovation, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released this morning.

LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services CEO Sue Paish confirmed to Business in Vancouver April 2 that she has closed the deal to buy BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd., following approvals from the Federal Competition Bureau and the B.C. government.

Vancouver’s Absolute Software Corporation (TSX:ABT) has entered into a global partnership with Samsung Electronics, Absolute announced this morning.

RDANA Technology uses GIS, mobile devices and social media to help first responders react more quickly when disaster strikes

Vancouver’s HootSuite will give wrestling fans the chance to sit ringside – virtually – at WWE’s WrestleMania event April 7, which will see The Rock face off against John Cena.

B.C. high-tech sector welcomes renewed SDTC funding in federal budget