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AGtech Innovation Sandbox, Digital Health Circle, Foodee, Fresh Prep, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Pacific Economic Development Canada, Protein Industries Canada, Semios, Simon Fraser University, Sodexo, Startup Genome, Terramera, and University of the Fraser valley
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"circle" innovation model, agri-food producers, B.C.'s ag-tech sector, digital health technologies, federal support for B.C.'s ag-tech sector, global ranking of ag-tech/new food ecosystems, industry-academic-government collaboration, post-secondary institutions, skills development for the ag-tech industry, and supporting and scaling SMEs
Federally funded project aims to build collaborative network of SMEs to grow B.C.’s ag-tech sector
Mark LoweyMay 4, 2022
The "AGtech Innovation Sandbox" in British Columbia -- which received $10 million in federal funding -- aims to build a collaborative network of SMEs to grow the province's ag-tech sector, based on an innovation model used to support companies developing digital health technologies. Meanwhile, Vancouver is ranked No. 9 in the world's top 35 "ag-tech and new food" ecosystems, according to a new report from Startup Genome.
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