Innovation UBC’s Post

Every year Foresight Canada puts together a list of Canada’s 50 most investable cleantech ventures. This year, 25 of the 50 companies are from British Columbia, solidifying BC’s critical role in driving innovation in the cleantech and climatetech sectors. The entire list can be found here [https://lnkd.in/gbRd5xaj] but below are the 25 BC companies divided by sector. The Trade & Invest British Columbia team in the US is here to help you connect with outstanding BC innovators. Please reach out if you would like to meet with any of them. We can arrange a virtual innovation connection session. Food and Agriculture: 4AG Robotics - robotic mushroom harvesters Cascadia Seaweed - seaweed-derived biostimulants for crops LUCENT BIOSCIENCES - climate-positive fertilizers and seed coatings Maia Farms - Mycelium-produced protein products Wild Coast Biologics - nanotechnology for biofertilizers, biopesticides and biocontrol products Electric Mobility, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: 7Gen - EV fleet charging solutions Daanaa - streamlining power operations for high-voltage conversation and power density Ekona Power Inc. - low-cost, clean hydrogen production platform Envo Drive Systems Inc. Systems - micro-electric mobility products Solaires Entreprises Inc. - Photovoltaic modules for IoT devices with high energy conversion efficiency VoltSafe Inc. - High voltage prongless plug with higher energy efficiency VulcanX - low cost, low-emission hydrogen Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage: Anodyne Chemistries - using emissions and enzymes to create industrial chemistries Arca - permanent carbon removal through mineralization Circular Economy, Sustainable Materials, and Restoration: Build Smartr Robotics - Prefab net-zero steel framed panels for construction ChopValue Manufacturing - recycling chopsticks into carbon-negative furniture Lite-1 - 100% sustainable colorants that replace synthetic dyes Orca Water Solutions - Smart water meters and AI water flow sensors for buildings veritree - Verified tree-planting for enterprises for carbon offsets Mining and Minerals: Mangrove Lithium - high-efficiency lithium refining from brines, rocks, clays and battery recycling pH7 Technologies - closed-loop critical metal extractions, no emissions or wastewater generation Rockburst Technologies - energy-efficient rock pulverization for mining  Tersa Earth Innovations - Low-power remediation of mine drainage with metals recovery waterStrider Treatment Inc. - lithium extraction and mine-water remediation

At a time of political uncertainty regarding transition, I’ll be participating in the #CIFB tomorrow to show how competitiveness, climate action and nature preservation are interrelated Only 5% of companies have assessed their impact on biodiversity, when at the same time a 1 degree rise in global temperature would impact 12% of the global GDP. Solutions already exist, they just need to be disseminated. At this occasion, with Charles-Henri Prevost from blisce/, I will introduce the Reforest Fund tomorrow, a newly created NbSs impact investment structure, that aims to combine financial performance and ambitious climate objectives  #sustainabledevelopment #finance #netzerotargets #agroforestry #SBTi #naturebasedsolutions #zerocarbon #parisagreement

Deployment of innovations in the European waterborne sector WaterborneTP welcomes the selection of waterborne projects in the framework of the EU Innovation Fund. To be able to comply with environmental targets, the deployment of innovations needs to be further increased and requires a targeted approach. Eero Lehtovaara: We warmly welcome the results of the call for proposals in the framework of the Innovation Fund. The results include a mix of both energy supply, and integration of technologies on board. In addition, the most recent results of the auction mechanism in the Innovation Fund presented specific waterborne projects in terms of dedicated fuel supply for maritime offtakes. We also express our gratitude for the principle of co-designing mechanisms like the EU Innovation Fund, in the context of the diversified European waterborne sector. In the coming months, we will continue to work on strengthening the deployment of innovations, which will be one of the key themes during the upcoming edition of the Waterborne Days 2025. Together we will be able to achieve sustainable competitiveness, to the benefit of us all. Full press release is available here: https://lnkd.in/eXvbtrn6

First stakeholders meeting of PoliRuralPlus project. We held the first stakeholder meeting for the PoliRuralPlus project on June 18th, 2024, at the MID office in Castleblayney. Following a brief introduction to the project and its research theme – "Unlocking the Potential of the Green Economy: Exploring Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Environmental Products and Services in County Monaghan" – we had a productive discussion on several key areas: • The development of the green economy in County Monaghan and potential untapped opportunities. • Brainstorming rural-urban business opportunities. • Identifying high-potential job sectors within the green economy and climate action. Fifteen experts from diverse sectors shared valuable insights, thoughts, and guidance on the green economy in County Monaghan. For further research, Irish Pilot has decided to consider incorporating topics such as the circular economy, carbon reduction, and biomass, particularly in the context of rural-urban connections. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101136910 #PoliRuralPlus #GreenEconomy #Monaghan

The I3-4-BLUE GROWTH project is driven by a committed consortium working on leading blue economy innovation ecosystems. By bringing together European leading actors representing public authorities, technology centres, and industry, the project will focus on capacity building and interregional cooperation for innovation and investment for projects in two main blue sectors: 🐟 sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, and valorisation of blue resources 🔅 renewable marine energy and maritime decarbonization 🔛 WHAT’S GOING ON 📖 Handbook on Interregional Cooperation - Running now the procedures of a work package dedicated to “Ecosystem mapping, benchmarking and interregional innovation investment (I3) needs/ priorities”. The consortium surveyed to collect best practices on interregional cooperation. Through this action, a handbook will be presented to identify a collection of regional initiatives across Europe to showcase exemplary practices and raise awareness about available regional development tools, initiatives, projects, and best practices, and thereby strengthening peer-to-peer learning and know-how on opportunities to foster interregional innovation investment projects and cooperation in the blue economy sector. All results will be shared with stakeholders of the project and also available in I3-4-BLUE GROWTH project website. 🙌 I3 Working Groups - Now establishing a quadruple-helix (Q-helix) strategic working groups of relevant players and stakeholders with interest in interregional innovation & investments in the blue economy sectors targeted. This action will be carried out by consulting public authorities, regional development agencies, universities, and industry representative organizations with track records in the sector to advise on the needs and strategic priorities. The online sessions will be during May and June and are expected views on industrial, technical, and investment needs and advices on how to foster business-research-industry cooperation and how to foster interregional innovation investment projects will be shared afterwords. For stakeholders involved in the mentioned blue sectors, this project can be of your interest and we would like to invite to stay tune and follow our next activities. For further information please contact us. 👉 Meet our website: https://lnkd.in/dADkikVg ANI | Agência Nacional de Inovação Technology Centre Merinova Oy HAMAG-BICRO - Croatian agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments CTAQUA Centro Tecnológico de Acuicultura Agrifood Clust-ER Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique Unknown Group @Direção Regional da Ciência e Tecnologia, Baltic Sea & Space Cluster BlueBio Alliance #I34BlueGrowth #SustainableBlueEconomy #bluegrowth #blueresources #energytransition #bluebioeconomy #EU_EISMEA #I3Instrument #SMEs 

Handbook on Interregional Cooperation - Running now the procedures of a work package dedicated to “Ecosystem mapping, benchmarking and interregional innovation investment (I3) needs/ priorities”. The consortium surveyed to collect best practices on interregional cooperation.

Natural resources such as soil, air, water and all living things are the fundamental building blocks which enable our society to function and continue to further evolve and, in the investment world are referred to as 'Natural Capital'. Check out our article to find out more about natural capital and why it presents an underrated investment opportunity. https://lnkd.in/gku9PzeW

Natural resources such as soil, air, water and all living things are the fundamental building blocks which enable our society to function and continue to further evolve and, in the investment world are referred to as 'Natural Capital'. Check out our article to find out more about natural capital and why it presents an underrated investment opportunity. https://lnkd.in/gku9PzeW

Natural resources such as soil, air, water and all living things are the fundamental building blocks which enable our society to function and continue to further evolve and, in the investment world are referred to as 'Natural Capital'. Check out our article to find out more about natural capital and why it presents an underrated investment opportunity. https://lnkd.in/gku9PzeW

We’ve got about seven years before we exhaust the carbon budget that keeps global temperature rise under 1.5°C. 🌍 That’s why reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more critical than ever – they’re the key to avoiding the devastating impacts of crossing that threshold. In our latest Stirring the Pot podcast, we sit down with Sarah McLaren, who is pioneering the use of Dynamic Life Cycle Analysis to help the construction sector cut emissions and future-proof our builds. Her mahi is at the forefront of shaping a low-carbon future for Aotearoa. 🎧 Listen now to discover how Sarah’s research can help us create a more sustainable, resilient built environment! https://lnkd.in/gqZZYDeQ Sarah leads the Sustainable Futures theme in the HERA-led MBIE Endeavour program project, "Developing a Construction 4.0 transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s construction sector". - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment | Massey University | Sachini Weerasinghe | David Dowdell | Mikael Boulic | Alice Chang-Richards | Kenneth Husted | Troy Coyle | Xun Xu | Michail Karpenko | Kaveh Andisheh, | Fleur Palmer | #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #DynamicLCA #CarbonBudget #GreenhouseGasEmissions #LowCarbonDesign #Construction40 #SustainableFutures #HERA #FutureOfBuilding