The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has selected companies from 24 countries to participate in its global Defence Innovation Accelerator’s 2026 Challenge Programme. NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator, known as DIANA, connects companies with military end-users, mentors, and investors accelerating the development, validation, and adoption of innovations to help NATO tackle operational challenges and maintain an edge […]
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Three Companies Collab to Battle Wildfires in Canada with Intelligent Drone Armies
Man-made or nature-triggered, controlling and mitigating the damaging effects of wildfires is important work in Canada. They cannot be fully eliminated, but they can be optimally managed. Prevention is the best medicine, which involves improved forest management among other things. But once a fire has sparked, the next best approach is putting it out quickly—and […]
CICE Invests $7.7M in Climate and Wildfire Tech to Accelerate Decarbonization
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has announced the recipients of its latest funding opportunities, investing a total of $7.7 million in 13 innovative climate tech companies. These non-dilutive investments, made through CICE’s Call for Wildfire Tech and the July 2024 Open Call for Innovation, align with CICE’s mission to accelerate transformative decarbonization […]