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Welcome to this week’s Sunday Digest, brought to you by Tiny. In this issue, meet the Victoria companies and CEOs being recognized across B.C. and Canada for their innovation and growth. Have a great day. We'll see you again Thursday.

Island firms AOT and Redlen each take home a coveted Technology Impact Award

Last week, the BC Tech Association (BC Tech) announced the winners for its 2022 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). Co-hosted by Jill Tipping, CEO of the BC Tech Association, and author and speaker Riaz Meghji, the event welcomed more than 800 people and celebrated a record number of finalists alongside its 12 winners.

Among those who took home hardware were Victoria’s AOT Technologies and Saanichton’s Redlen Technologies.

AOT took home the Company of Year - Growth award. According to BC Tech, AOT’s “low-code approach has made it one of the fastest-growing and most innovative application developers in Canada. What started with two founders and a $15,000 youth loan from Futurpreneur Canada has led to a decade of growth that now sees AOT employ around 60 people in B.C. and 120 worldwide.”

AOT’s annual revenue has increased since its founding in 2011, reaching $1 million in 2015 and more than $7 million in 2021.

Redlen won the Company of the Year - Scale award, signalling its transition to a role model for emerging tech companies and a future anchor firm. Founded in 1999, Redlen develops sensors that are driving innovations in computed tomography cameras (CT scanners), improving diagnostic capabilities and reducing the amount of radiation a patient is exposed to.

Why they won, per BC Tech: “In a huge win for B.C.’s tech industry, Redlen’s technical leadership and innovation prompted medical equipment multinational Canon Inc. to acquire the Saanichton-based company for $430 million in October of 2021.” The business is now engaged with and funded by six of the seven top CT-scan equipment manufacturers in the world and has more than 24 patents to its name, among other accolades.

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📰 More Victoria innovation news

🏆 More awards: Pani CEO Devesh Bharadwaj was named to the national Clean50 list as an Emerging Leader. According to Delta Management Group, the award facilitators, there were many good reasons he was recognized: “Devesh and his team are at the forefront of creating intelligent water treatment facilities that optimize operations to make water more sustainable, affordable, and globally accessible, to satisfy our increasing demand for fresh water [...] At Pani, Devesh is using machine learning to power digital solutions that balance our competing need for high-quality water and energy-smart processes while maintaining economic prices.” Check out the full list.

📅 Business of BioMed: The Annual Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology Showcase returns for its 6th year on November 18, 2022 at the UVic Student Union Building. Mr. Sam Mercer, president of Vancouver Island Life Sciences, will deliver the keynote address on UVic’s BioInnovation Hub. Dr. Marianne Black will talk about the fascinating research she is doing with augmented reality for health and surgery, and assistive technologies. Learn more.

🕴️ Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Digital Marketing Manager at The Web Advisors

• Business Development Representative at VINN Automotive Technologies

• Manager, IT Infrastructure at North Island College

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