Welcome to this week’s Midweek Memo. In this issue, read about a new entrepreneurship program for Canadian innovators, the acquisition of Victoria’s PerCuro Clinical Research, BestHuman celebrated its sixth birthday, and Ocean Networks Canada explained its approach to carbon neutrality.

Now, onto today’s briefing. It’s 540 words, a three-minute read.

New Canada-wide entrepreneurship program launches

Victoria-headquartered Alacrity Canada has teamed up with Fulbright Canada and Startup Science on a new entrepreneurship program to address global challenges and redefine entrepreneurial support. Through the partnership, program participants will benefit from the well-established range of startup acceleration support offered by Alacrity and a fully scalable online program designed by Startup Science.

Open to innovators across Canada, the Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Initiative combines traditional startup acceleration and commercialization resources with a fully scalable online support program, providing participants with the best of both worlds and paving the way for faster growth and expansion.

SPONSORED BY INNOVATEWEST

INNOVATEwest Agenda Reveal Feat. 80+ Speakers!

INNOVATEwest presents an exclusive sneak peek into its dynamic agenda, featuring ~80 distinguished speakers from companies like Microsoft, Damon Motors, Blackberry, offering invaluable insights designed to drive innovation across industries. Explore Sessions including tech landscape pioneers, human-centered design, disruptive technology, transformative innovation, data utilization, and organizational inclusivity.

📰 More Victoria innovation news

🚑 Health is wealth: Victoria’s PerCuro Clinical Research was acquired by Sentrex Health Solutions, a provider of specialty healthcare services. PerCuro is known for its nurse-led model of care.

🎂 Happy birthday, to you: BestHuman celebrated its sixth birthday, alongside partners, mentors, coaches, and the BestHuman team.

🌊 Now it’s only the ocean and you: Ocean Networks Canada dove into its carbon-neutrality strategy and how the organization offsets greenhouse gas emissions from its operations.

🕴️ Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Junior Stock Clerk at AXYS Technologies

• Full Stack Developer at MarineLabs

• Cloud Solutions Specialist at City of Victoria

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📅 Upcoming events

Feb 22 | Back to the Nachos

​Are you feeling more like Doc and less like Marty McFly lately? Don’t worry — cold beer, melted cheese and great conversation will have you feeling like it’s 1985 again. ​Brought to you by Victoria Tech Nachos, a covert group at the intersection of nachos and technology.

Feb 22-23 | 5th Western Angel Investment Summit in Victoria

Join days of fun, networking, socializing, company pitches, speakers and panelists. Not sure what to expect? Check out highlights from the 2023 Summit.

March 8 | International Women's Day: Building Bridges to Belonging: Inspiring Inclusion

This International Women’s Day, Women on the Rise is hosting a collaborative event, organized by the chapter leads of Women on the Rise, Women in Leadership, WNORTH, CHIWARACo, Women’s Equity Lab, Girlboss UVic, and iWIST.

Join a day of interactive panel sessions, intentional networking, a standup comedy act, food + drink and more.

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