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The 20 Most Innovative Companies in B.C. 2011

The 20 Most Innovative Companies in B.C. 2011. Just how much innovation can you find in B.C.? After three years of searching, we've found the answer. "Innovation," says soothsayer Steve Jobs, "distinguishes leader from followers." And so we present you twenty organizations, large and small, that are remaking British Columbia with the power of one good idea. (Glimpse over your shoulder, at the 20 Most Innovative Companies in B.C. in 2010.)

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The 20 Most Innovative Companies in B.C. 2011. Just how much innovation can you find in B.C.? After three years of searching, we’ve found the answer. “Innovation,” says soothsayer Steve Jobs, “distinguishes leader from followers.” And so we present you twenty organizations, large and small, that are remaking British Columbia with the power of one good idea. (Glimpse over your shoulder, at the 20 Most Innovative Companies in B.C. in 2010.)

 

City of Vancouver

Top 20 Innovators in BC, City of Vancouver

(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)
 
Governments aren’t known for thinking outside the box, and an administration that champions…

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Strangeloop Networks Inc.

Congratulations to Strangeloop Networks, #2 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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Avigilon Corp.

Congratulations to Avigilon Corp., #3 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc.

Congratulations to Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, #4 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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iQmetrix Software Development Corp.

Congratulations to iQmetrix, #5 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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Paradigm Shift Solutions Inc.

Congratulations to Paradigm Shift Solutions, #6 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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Engineering and Entrepreneurship@UVic

Congratulations to Engineering and Entrepreneurship@UVic, #7 in 2011's Most Innovative Organizations in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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Redlen Technologies Inc.

Congratulations to the Redlen Technologies, #8 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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Indochino Apparel Inc.

Congratulations to Indochino Apparel, #9 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
(More: 2011 BCBusiness Guide to Innovation)

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HootSuite Media Inc.

Congratulations to Hootsuite Media, #10 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.

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Vision Critical Communications Inc.

Congratulations to Vision Critical, #11 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.

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Zymeworks Inc.

Congratulations to Zymeworks, #12 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
There are dozens of biotech companies in B.C. working feverishly to create the next groundbreaking…

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Vivonet Inc.

Congratulations to Vivonet, #13 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.

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Annex Consulting Group Inc.

Congratulations to Annex Consulting Group, #14 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
It’s the dream of hunched cubicle-dwellers everywhere to break that corporate ball-and-chain and…

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Modo the Car Co-op

Congratulations to Modo the Car Co-op, #15 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
Giving away your core product to competitors isn’t a typical business strategy,

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Daiya Foods Inc.

Congratulations to Daiya Foods, #16 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
In 2005 Daiya Foods founder and longtime vegan Andre Kroecher set out to satisfy…

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Lunapads International Products Ltd.

Congratulations to Lunapads, #17 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.

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Digital Payment Technologies Corp.

Congratulations to Digital Payment Technologies, #18 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
Perhaps the truest endorsement for this company comes from one of our panellists,

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Mibroc Group of Companies

Congratulations to Mibroc, #19 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
With building and selling homes arguably B.C.’s favourite business, pastime and obsession, it’s gratifying to…

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The Latest Scoop

Congratulations to The Latest Scoop, #20 in 2011's Most Innovative Companies in B.C.
In a city as expensive as Vancouver it’s no wonder that more and…

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The 2011 Innovators Panel and Methodology

Twenty organizations, big and small, ?that are quietly – and not so quietly – shaping our province with one good idea.
Just how much innovation can…

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Past Innovators in B.C.

Some notable companies in B.C. from previous iterations of our Top 20 Innovators in B.C. lists.

AbeBooks Inc. (No. 2, 2009)
Created an online network allowing used…

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Video: Live from the 2011 Innovators Gala

Sight and sounds from the 2011 Top Innovators in B.C. Awards, including insightful commentary from the winners.

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Video from the 2010 Innovation Gala

Interview clips from the B.C.’s Leading Innovators event
B.C.’s corporate game-changers gathered at the Loden Hotel in Vancouver on April 8, 2010 to celebrate achievement in…

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