A curated feed of external coverage and announcements connected to Innovation UBC's work — from funding milestones and venture achievements to research breakthroughs and new partnerships.
In the News
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June 26, 2026Vitalis: A made-in-BC clean refrigeration company poised for global growth
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | James Seabrook, UBC Okanagan engineering alumnus, builds Vitalis Energy Technologies in Kelowna to manufacture large-scale heat pumps that can heat or cool warehouses, hospitals or even university campuses using CO2 instead of synthetic gases.
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June 22, 2026Innovation UBC launches science entertainment podcast Beaker Banter
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | Beaker Banter by Marissa Lithopoulos, a Venture Founder alumnus, is a podcast designed to spotlight innovators who are changing the world for the better, while helping listeners get to know the people and stories behind the research.
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June 18, 20266 UBC spin-offs recognized in the 28th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | Congratulations to UBC spin-offs Kardium Inc., Sonic Incytes Medical Corp., Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., Incisive Genetics, Integrated Nanotherapeutics, and Sustained Therapeutics for their outstanding life science sector achievements.
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June 8, 2026Vancouver-based One World Lithium Inc. teams up with researchers at The University of British Columbia to advance a cleaner approach to lithium production
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | One World Lithium is collaborating with UBC, the University of California Irvine, and nano-bubble technology innovator Moleaer to accelerate development of its single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction Technology.
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May 26, 2026Arca gets $2M funding to advance carbon technology from lab to field deployment National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program Clean Tech initiative
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | Advancing through its $7M project, Arca’s technology is the first field‑scale system to accelerate carbon mineralization in mine waste, aiming to turn a major industry challenge into a scalable CDR solution.
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May 19, 2026Sustained Therapeutics presents positive phase 2 data for ST-01, a proprietary non-opioid therapy, at the American Urological Association 2026 Annual Meeting
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | Sustained Therapeutics is a UBC spin-off working on the issue of chronic scrotal content pain (CSCP): a challenging, underrecognized condition with few effective long-term options.
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May 14, 2026Sustainable Bioproducts Innovation, Tydra Labs, and PrecisionPest Guard take the climate stage at Web Summit Vancouver to showcase their innovations in the University Power Pitches
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | The University Power Pitches featured 5 minute presentations from ventures working on problems ranging from plastic pollution and crop loss to shipping emissions, food waste, and industrial carbon emissions.
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May 14, 2026CURA wins Web Summit Vancouver 2026 PITCH Competition
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | CURA is a UBC spin-off working to decarbonize cement production, tackling one of the world's toughest abatement challenges. Their technology retrofits directly into existing cement and lime plants, and is set to impact several industries.
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May 13, 2026UBC Ventures 3C Therapeutics and NZ Technologies are first to receive $823,000 and $350,000 respectively through Innovate BC's Integrated Marketplace, a program by the Government of BC and the Pacific Economic Development Canada
Entrepreneurship & Ventures | The Integrated Marketplace’s Health Testbed is designed to help companies validate new technologies with health-care partners, reducing adoption risk while giving innovators a pathway to scale.
