The British Columbia Innovation Council (BCIC) develops entrepreneurial talent and commercializes technology through startup companies and partnerships between industry and academia. BCIC focuses on competitively positioning British Columbia in today's global knowledge economy in order to provide significant employment opportunities and a high standard of living for British Columbians. BCIC is a Crown agency of the Province of British Columbia.
Globe 2010: Call for Participation
BC Innovation Council (BCIC) offers six Cleantech startups the opportunity to gain international exposure and explore business partnership opportunities at Globe 2010. The benefits for startup companies include gaining access to international clients, making new contacts to generate sales and developing partnerships to expand and further business goals. Learn More
RECENT NEWS |
$600,000 Awarded to the Recipients of the 2009 Commercialization of Agricultural Technology CompetitionThe BC Innovation Council (BCIC) is pleased to announce the four winners of 2009's Commercialization of Agricultural Technology (CAT) Competition. Designed to bridge the gap between research and industry by transforming innovations into real-world solutions, the awards ceremony for the CAT Competition kicked off BCIC's Innovation Summit 2010: Agriculture, Food and Ag-bioproducts on January 7, 2010, as a celebration of the exciting accomplishments being made in these progressive sectors. Learn More |
Connecting Start-ups for Growth at Connect '09Connect '09, the BC Innovation Council's (BCIC) premier event for technology start-ups and innovators took place Monday, October 19 in Vancouver. Over 650 members of BC's robust tech industry - from early stage start-ups to venture capitalists to CEOs of globally recognized technology companies - were in attendance. Learn More |
Celebrate National & Science Technology Week (NSTW) in Pacific CanadaNational Science & Technology Week (NSTW) allows students all over Canada to be a ‘scientist-for-the-week' by delving into and exploring the many events taking place throughout BC and Canada October 16-25, 2009. Following this year's theme "Exploration and Discovery: Past, Present and Future", NSTW offers great opportunities to have fun and learn something new while taking pride in our national science programmes and achievements. Learn More |
UPCOMING EVENTS |
JANUARY-MARCH 2010 | Business Accelerator Marketing Webinar SeriesValuable business programs focused on funding, business planning, monetizing your idea and more as presented by some of the best in the industry - presented by the BC Regional Science and Technology Network (BCRSTN). Learn More |
MARCH 16-18, 2010 | 3rd Regional Innovation ConferenceBCRSTN and BCIC are hosting the third Regional Innovation Conference, where regional science and technology councils will discuss and share entrepreneurship and technology commercialization best practices in regional BC, as well as BCIC's plans for the upcoming fiscal year. Learn More |
MARCH 24-26, 2010 | Globe 2010BC Innovation Council (BCIC) offers six Cleantech startups the opportunity to gain international exposure and explore business partnership opportunities at Globe 2010. Learn More |
