UBC and InBC launch new fund to support university spinouts
Private capital will add to $10-million contributions from both UBC and InBC.
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Montréal computer scientist Gilles Brassard wins Turing Award for quantum discoveries
Université de Montréal professor honoured alongside US physicist Charles H. Bennett.
Photonic names former Microsoft Xbox head Don Mattrick CEO
Former leader Paul Terry moves to CPO as BC quantum firm makes commercialization push.
BDC expands Defence Platform to $6 billion and names a StrongNorth Fund leader
Feds inject $1.2 billion more into BDC’s strategy to help SMBs seize defence opportunities.
Mesosil’s infection-fighting dental tech gets FDA clearance
Green light lets Toronto-based startup’s technology be sold in US market.
Photonic claims “world-first” quantum teleportation across Telus fibre network
Quantum company deepens partnership with investor and telecom giant.
Inside the Edmonton facility building quantum’s hidden infrastructure
Zero Point Cryogenics is manufacturing the extreme-cold systems behind quantum computing.
Haply Robotics raises $16 million to build the “steering wheels” for physical AI
How the Montréal startup plans to own the touch layer of robotics.
Class-action lawsuit targets MDA Space over scrapped, $1.8-billion EchoStar deal
Investors allege firm didn’t disclose regulatory risk before contract collapsed.
Earth is full of power-hungry data centres. Is shooting them into space the answer?
Tech giants are mulling space-based data centres, but solving Earth’s problems is still important.
Q&A: BDC Capital’s head on why Canadian defence tech investments are heating up
Geneviève Bouthillier unpacks recent investments in Irréversible and Canada Rocket Company.
Waabi claims largest-ever Canadian tech fundraise as it hauls in $750-million USD Series C
Years after leaving Uber, Raquel Urtasun is developing robotaxis with the ride-hailing giant again.
General Fusion to go public on Nasdaq via $1-billion USD SPAC deal
BC company claims it will be the first publicly traded pure-play fusion company.
Canada Rocket Company wants Canada to stop hitching rides to space
CRC emerges from stealth with $6.2 million and a plan to give Canada sovereign rockets.
Kepler makes history with world-first launch of optical relay satellite network
Canadian company beats out similar projects from Amazon and Starlink.