This article showcases our top picks for the best British Columbia based Biotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top British Columbia Biotechnology Startups
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AbCellera Biologics
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AbCellera Biologics is a biotechnology company that develops antibody therapeutics to improve patient outcomes.
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
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Aurinia develops and commercializes therapies to treat targeted patient populations suffering from serious auto-immune diseases.
Zymeworks
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Zymeworks is a computational biotechnology company focused on optimizing therapeutic antibodies and other protein-based therapeutics.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals operates as a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company.
The Valens Company
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The Valens Company is a biotechnology company focused on extraction and the commercialization of cannabinoid-based consumer products.
Arbutus Biopharma
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Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company.
Trait Biosciences
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Trait Biosciences is an emerging cannabis biotechnology company harnessing the best-in-class research scientists.
Aspect Biosystems
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Biotech company combining the power of microfluidics & 3D bioprinting to fuel medical research and development of bioprinted therapeutics
NervGen Pharma
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NervGen Pharma is a medicine company dedicated to creating solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases.
Virogin Biotech
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Virogin Biotech is an antineoplastic drug developer.
Sierra Oncology
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Sierra Oncology is a clinical-stage drug development company advancing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer.
ESSA Pharma
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ESSA Pharma is a biotechnology company that develops new drugs for prostate cancer.
SaNOtize
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SaNOtize is a biotech company using a platform technology for topical to treat upper respiratory and dermal infections.
Precision NanoSystem
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Precision NanoSystem provides Neuro9Kit for the study of gene function in neurons and glia cells.
Kintara Therapeutics
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Kintara Therapeutics is engaged in developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cancer patients.
Lungpacer Medical
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Lungpacer Medical is developing a novel therapeutic solution for preserving the integrity and strength of the diaphragm muscle
STEMCELL Technologies
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Tools to Isolate, Culture and Assay Cells
InMed Pharmaceuticals
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InMed Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company developing cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical drug candidates.
Bright Minds Biosciences
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Bright Minds Biosciences is a biotech company that engages in the development of serotonergic therapeutics to treat mental health disorders.
enGene
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enGene is a biotechnology company develops treatment for mucosal diseases through inducing therapeutic proteins of harmful proteins.
ImmunoPrecise Antibodies
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ImmunoPrecise is a full-service, therapeutic antibody discovery company focused on the next generation of antibody discovery.
Emerald Health Therapeutics
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Emerald Health Therapeutics is a Health Canada Licensed Producer of medical cannabis.
Tryp Therapeutics
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Tryp Identifying and developing clinical-stage compounds for orphan diseases and other diseases with high unmet medical needs.
Ecoation Innovative Solutions
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For greenhouse growers of high value crops, Ecoation Innovation Solutions provides the earliest possible detection of pests
Cardiome Pharma
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Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization.
Zucara Therapeutics
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Zucara Therapeutics is developing the first once-daily therapeutic to prevent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in patients with diabetes.
Alpha9 Theranostics
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Alpha9 Theranostics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
Algernon Pharmaceuticals
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Algernon Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage drug development company.
Agrisoma Biosciences
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Agrisoma Biosciences is a research and development organization that facilitates product development in the agricultural crops sector.
Phoenix Molecular Designs
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Phoenix Molecular Designs is a biopharmaceutical company designing precise cancer therapeutics by targeting kinases.
Aquinox Pharmaceuticals
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Aquinox Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
VoxCell BioInnovation
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Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, Bioink, Biotechnology, Drug Development Tools
Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals
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Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals develops drugs for prevalent diseases through R&D and collaboration with medical experts.
Boreal Genomics
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Boreal develops research tools and diagnostic tests based on the monitoring of tumor mutations from cell-free DNA in plasma.
Novelion Therapeutics
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Novelion Therapeutics Inc, formerly QLT Inc., is a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company
Bioasis Technologies
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Bioasis Technologies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company.
Vesalius Cardiovascular
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Vesalius Cardiovascular is a preclinical medical device company in the structural heart space.
Response Biomedical
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Response Biomedical develops, manufactures and markets rapid on-site diagnostic tests.
iCo Therapeutics
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ICo Therapeutics is focused on the research and development of drug delivery technologies.
Nyoka Design Labs
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Nyoka Design Labs has developed the worlds first earth-friendly glow sticks
Segra International
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Segra International is a plant biotechnology company that specializes in industrial-scale cannabis plant micropropagation.
Renaissance BioScience
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Renaissance BioScience, a biotechnology company, develops yeast-based proprietary technology solutions for food and beverage manufacturers.
Incisive Genetics
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Incisive Genetics is developing a delivery platform for genetic therapies.
Microbiome Insights Inc.
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Microbiome Insights is a global leader providing end-to-end services for microbiome DNA sequencing and state-of-the-art bioinformatics.
BioHarvest Sciences
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BioHarvest Sciences produces and sells a food-based nutraceutical product called ViniaTM.
RepliCel Life Sciences
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RepliCel Life Sciences is a regenerative medicine company using cell therapy products for healing tendinosis, aging, and pattern baldness.
Universal Ibogaine
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Universal Ibogaine is a Canadian company poised to address the opioid epidemic through proven plant medicine.
Abdera Therapeutics
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Abdera is an oncology company developing targeted alpha therapies (TATs) for patients with relapsed, refractory, and metastatic cancers.
Qu Biologics Inc.
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Qu Biologics develops site specific immunomodulators that aim to restore the body’s innate immune system to treat cancer.
Burcon Nutrascience Corporation
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Burcon NutraScience Corporation develops plant proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries in Canada.
Mangrove Water Technologies
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Mangrove Water Technologies is developing a technology that simultaneously converts saline waste water and gases into desalinated water.
Sirona Biochem
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Sirona Biochem is a biotechnology company developing diabetes therapeutics, as well as skin depigmenting and anti-aging agents.
Valens Groworks Corp
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Valens GroWorks is a biotechnology company specializes in cannabis formulation including CO2, ethanol, solvent-less & terpene extraction.
ImStar Therapeutics
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ImStar Therapeutics is a biotech company that develops treatments for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Bold Therapeutics
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Bold Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company that develops and commercializes an anti-resistance therapeutic.
Allon Therapeutics
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Allon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engaged in the development of drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Creatus Biosciences
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Creatus Biosciences is a green chemical production using proprietary bio-based industrial platform.
LightIntegra Technology, Inc.
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LightIntegra works to give patients requiring platelet transfusions the best care possible.
Mesentech
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Mesentech is a company focused on treating diseases and medical conditions that relate to bone.
Aurin Biotech
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Aurin Biotech Inc. is a private company established to advance the development of a remarkable collection of small molecules.
MYM Nutraceuticals
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MYM Nutraceuticals is an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company and distributor of medical marijuana products.
Rakovina Therapeutics
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Publicly traded (RKV.V) company focused on the development of new cancer treatments based on novel DNA-damage response technologies.
Pharmagreen Biotech
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Pharmagreen s a company focused on biotech sciences utilizing proprietary technologies and formulations in its state of the art cannabis.
MSI Methylation Sciences
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MSI Methylation Sciences is a biotechnology company that develops and markets S-Adenosyl Methionine.
Acuitas Therapeutics
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Acuitas provides delivery solutions for molecular therapeutics using lipid nanoparticles (LNP).
Sitka Biopharma
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Transforming chemotherapies to further benefit patients by enhancing efficacy and improving tolerability.
WPD Pharmaceuticals
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WPD Pharmaceuticals focuses on oncology, research, and development of medicinal products involving biological compounds and small molecules.
Neurodyn
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Neurodyn identifies, validates, and develops bioactive for neuroprotection and the early treatment of neurological diseases.
Mazza Innovation
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Mazza Innovation produces clean ingredients and specialize in extracting bioactive compounds including polyphenols.
Biotii Technologies
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Biotii Technologies is a leading private biotechnology company.
Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.
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A multifaceted biotech company spanning many industries surrounding hemp. People, Planet, & Profit!
viDA Therapeutics
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viDA Therapeutics is a Canada-based biotech company that develops treatments for chronic inflammatory and age-related diseases.
SynerGenetics Bioscience
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SynerGenetics Bioscience is a plant genetics research and development company focused on developing high-yield CBD hemp strains/seeds.
MetaMixis
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Their founding team possesses a unique combination of expertise in synthetic biology, environmental genomics, and bioinformatics.
Industrial Plankton
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Industrial Plankton manufactures algal bioreactors with application in research and aquaculture.
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
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Arthritis Research Centre of Canada is to improve the lives of people with arthritis through research.
4D Labs
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4D Labs is Simon Fraser University’s core facility
HyperStealth Biotechnology
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HyperStealth Biotechnology develops military camouflage technology used in uniforms, vehicles, hunting tools, and stealth activities.
MedGenesis Therapeutix
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MedGenesis Therapeutix is a biopharmaceutical company developing life-enhancing therapeutics for patients with serious neurologic diseases.
Abattis Bioceuticals
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Abattis Bioceuticals is a biotechnology life sciences company developing health solutions for chronic illnesses in humans and animals.
EGF Theramed Health
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EGF Theramed Health is a consumer technology company engaged in the provision of biomedical online services.
Ondine Biomedical
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Ondine Biomedical develops non-antibiotic, anti-infective therapies for a broad spectrum of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.
Appleton Meats
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Appleton Meats is a Vancouver based, Canadian biotechnology meat company.
Cedar Biotech
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The patented Cedar Biotech Deodorizer is engineered to retrofit to Commercial Buildings of Any Size, via the buildings HVAC or Air Handler.
VCENNA
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An Advanced Drug Discovery Biotech Company Using Natural Psychedelics for Mental Wellness Treatment
Levitee Labs
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Levitee Labs is a biotechnology company with a diversified portfolio of healthcare and wellness assets.
Vanrx Pharmasystems
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Vanrx Pharmasystems manufactures aseptic filling machines that improve the production of sterile injectables.
BioBreath
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BioBreath is developing the breath sensor diagnostic device.
ASEP Medical
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ASEP Medical develops a diagnostic assay for the early and rapid diagnosis of sepsis.
Canexia Health
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Canexia Health offers cancer genomic information through clinically-validated research, informatics and oncology solutions.
Entheon Biomedical
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Entheon is a addiction recovery solution that harnesses and optimizes the therapeutic potential of the DMT molecule.
The Brainfood Mushroom Company
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Combines new science and innovation with the ancient medicines of nature to create unique and effective solutions for optimal health.
Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures
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CBDV is a licensed cannabis research laboratory focused on chemical process development, analytical testing, and extraction optimization.
Symvivo Corporation
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Symvivo Corporation is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops DNA vaccines for genetic and life-threatening diseases.
Stem Shock
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Stem Shock is a company that helps developing natural RNA based precision herbicides that target damaging weed species.
Calyx Bio-Ventures
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Calyx Bio-Ventures is an agricultural technology company developing renewable fuels such as biojet and biodiesel.
Stressmarq Biosciences
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Stressmarq Biosciences is a health care biotechnology company located in Victoria.
Phyton Biotech
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Phyton Biotech is the world’s leader in pharmaceutical plant cell fermentation technology.
Applied Biological Materials
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Applied Biological Materials provides research reagents and custom services at low prices.