Innovate BC is thrilled to announce Peter Cowan as our new President and CEO, effective February 5, 2024.
Announced Monday, Peter brings over 25 years of experience in leadership roles across Canada’s innovation ecosystem – from startups and multinationals to non-profits and more – to his role leading the organization and working to foster innovation across B.C.’s economy.
Innovate BC, InBC Investment Corp. (InBC), PacifiCan and New Ventures BC partnered to launch a new online platform that provides a comprehensive and dynamic view of British Columbia’s capital and business landscape.
The Impact Investing Hub, a research and education hub at the University of Victoria, with Innovate BC and InBC, are mapping impact ventures in B.C. to explore their potential contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals .
Cowan will take over the provincial tech-support agency next week. He was most recently the inaugural CEO of Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON). (The Logic)
Cowan will assume the role on February 5, taking over from Tomica Divic, now vice president of operations, who has served as Innovate BC’s interim president and CEO for the last eight months.
The BC-based company is pioneering company the dehydration of heat-sensitive products through technology that preserves nutrients, improves food safety, and promotes sustainability.
Ionomr Innovations develops ion-exchange membranes and polymers, which are designed to be more efficient, cost-competitive solutions for the hydrogen economy.
Based in Salmon Arm, 4AG Robotics (pronounced “forage”) builds high-precision solutions, which incorporate complex computer vision and AI, for harvesting, processing, and packing mushrooms.
