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![Foresight & WaterSMART Announce the Acquisition of waterNEXT]()
October 6, 2020 Announcement Foresight & WaterSMART Announce the Acquisition of waterNEXT Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre (Foresight) and WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. (WaterSMART) announced today the asset acquisition of waterNEXT Innovations Inc. (waterNEXT) - Canada’s Water Accelerator. View Announcement -
![entrepreneurship@UBC & Foresight Announce New Collaboration to Energize Growth of BC Cleantech Ecosystem]()
September 29, 2020 Announcement entrepreneurship@UBC & Foresight Announce New Collaboration to Energize Growth of BC Cleantech Ecosystem Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre (“Foresight”) and UBC (“UBC”) announced today at Entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week, a Memorandum of Understanding (“the collaboration”) committed to creating pathways to commercialization for breakthrough innovations coming out of entrepreneurship@UBC’s (e@UBC) new Climate Venture Studio. View Announcement -
![Shining a Spotlight on Women in Cleantech]()
September 24, 2020 Article Shining a Spotlight on Women in Cleantech Foresight is an inclusive community of thought-leaders, innovators, and changemakers. We are proud to recognize #womenleadingcleantech. View Article -
![Foresight Expands Launch & Deliver Programs Across Western Canada with Exciting New Programs in Edmonton and Saskatoon]()
August 6, 2020 Announcement Foresight Expands Launch & Deliver Programs Across Western Canada with Exciting New Programs in Edmonton and Saskatoon Foresight, in collaboration with regional partners, is expanding their flagship Launch & Deliver programs to Cleantech entrepreneurs in Edmonton and Saskatoon, building off of success in Vancouver, and in Calgary with Platform Calgary. View Announcement -
![The Edge Effect - How Cluster Organizations Can Tackle Climate Change]()
August 4, 2020 Article The Edge Effect - How Cluster Organizations Can Tackle Climate Change The edge effect happens when you find yourself at the intersection between two places. The concept is based on the idea is that within these in-between places, think river deltas, biodiversity is often richer. View Article -
![Future Economy Series: Mining Webinar Recap]()
July 16, 2020 Article Future Economy Series: Mining Webinar Recap Mining innovation leaders from Teck, ABB and EELO Solutions joined our weekly webinar on Tues, July 14, 2020 to discuss the recommendations from The Road to 2050 – Bridging the Gap Between Challenges and Solutions in Mining report that outlines how we can meet near and long-term climate change targets in the mining sector. View Article -
![Ecoation - The Data Driven Grower Assistant and the Human-AI Sandwich]()
July 16, 2020 Article Ecoation - The Data Driven Grower Assistant and the Human-AI Sandwich It is clear that agriculture should have a pivotal role to play in meeting Canada’s climate goals, not just in cutting emissions and moving to renewable energy, but also in reducing atmospheric CO2 through the CO2 sequestration capacity of soil. View Article -
![FORESIGHT Annual Report 2019-2020]()
July 15, 2020 Article FORESIGHT Annual Report 2019-2020 Foresight is Western Canada’s Cleantech Innovation Centre. We fuel the identification and commercialization of technologies needed to address today’s most urgent energy, resource, and industry challenges. View Article -
![What is a Tech Roadmap & Why They're Important]()
July 13, 2020 Article What is a Tech Roadmap & Why They're Important This article reviews what a technology roadmap is and how it can make a difference in industrial innovation. View Article -
![THE ROAD TO 2050 - Bridging the Gap Between Challenges and Solutions in Mining]()
July 10, 2020 Article THE ROAD TO 2050 - Bridging the Gap Between Challenges and Solutions in Mining Read this newly released report for a snapshot of the roadmaps and approaches in use in the mining sector in BC. View Article -
![Accelerating Growth of BC’s Clean Economy: Cleantech Cluster Strategy Report for British Columbia Released to Public]()
July 6, 2020 Announcement Accelerating Growth of BC’s Clean Economy: Cleantech Cluster Strategy Report for British Columbia Released to Public A Cleantech Cluster Strategy report, “Accelerating British Columbia’s Clean Economy: A Cleantech Cluster Strategy for the province of British Columbia,” was released today by Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre. View Announcement -
![Foresight and Vancouver Island University Team Up to Help You Get Global MBA Talent on Your Team]()
June 18, 2020 Article Foresight and Vancouver Island University Team Up to Help You Get Global MBA Talent on Your Team Have you been dreaming of a sales sprint in a new market? Is your social media strategy gathering dust on your drive? Is that funding proposal keeping you up at night? View Article
