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Diversity will define the next era of biotech infrastructure

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Biotech's next leaders will be defined less by scientific breakthroughs and more by diverse teams building resilient clinical infrastructure.
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Canadian VC dips in 2025, sees slight fourth quarter surge

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CVCA: Canadian venture capital slid in 2025 even as private equity soared to CAD $57.5 billion, fuelled by a handful of mega-deals.
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Anthropic expands Claude AI tools for health & trials

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Anthropic rolls out Claude for Healthcare and Life Sciences, adding sector-specific connectors, agent skills and consumer health integrations.
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B.C. expands India trade ties with Karnataka tech partnership

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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British Columbia inks Karnataka life sciences pact in Bengaluru push to deepen biotech, medtech and digital health trade ties with India.
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CANARIE: The network behind Canada's scientific breakthroughs

Sat, 17th Jan 2026
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A little-known research network, built before the cloud, now underpins Canada's AI, biotech and climate science - but its future is uncertain.
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Perforce CTO forecasts rise of context & agentic AI

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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Perforce CTO Rod Cope predicts context and agentic AI will transform coding, jobs and security as ambient systems quietly permeate daily life.
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NATO backs Avivo's universal blood tech in DIANA 2026

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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NATO selects Vancouver's Avivo for its 2026 DIANA cohort, backing enzyme tech to convert donated blood into universal type O ECO-Blood.
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BC celebrates tech innovation with 2025 TIA awards

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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The 2025 Technology Impact Awards in Vancouver celebrated BC's tech innovation, spotlighting CAD $3bn deals and Clio's Deal of the Year win.
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Biostate AI's K-Dense accelerates scientific research cycles with AI

Thu, 18th Sep 2025
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Biostate AI's K-Dense Beta, an AI research system, slashes biological research times from years to weeks, proven through Harvard Medical School longevity studies.
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Swiss Deep Tech startups surpass USD $100 billion in value

Fri, 27th Jun 2025
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Swiss Deep Tech startups have surpassed USD $100 billion in value, boosted by strong venture capital and academic innovation in AI, biotech, and space sectors.
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OpenText powers BMO & Catalent digital transformation with AI

Fri, 18th Apr 2025
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OpenText is enhancing information management through AI and cloud solutions in partnerships with BMO and Catalent Pharma to boost compliance and efficiency.
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Atturra acquires Kitepipe in USD $3.15 million deal

Mon, 10th Mar 2025
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Atturra has secured the acquisition of Project Delivery Services LLC, known as Kitepipe, for USD $3.15 million, enhancing its Boomi service capabilities.
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Fuse Vectors secures USD $5.2m for gene therapy tech

Wed, 26th Feb 2025
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Danish biotech firm Fuse Vectors has secured USD $5.2 million in pre-seed funding to advance its innovative cell-free gene therapy technology.