@absolutecorp #WELLStar #DeltaQTech @kobaltio #Industrio @variationalai @wkfcwellness #Atreides @appminga @novarctech #tractioncomplete @VRIFYTechnology #Hyperlocal #Intellimass #Lite1bio #Oversushi #Pointvalue #simplysweetgames @tersa_critical #viridisresearch #ph7 @kardiuminc

Congrats to the Company of the Year - Growth finalists! 📣: #SenseNetInc., @kobaltio, #Industrio, @variationalai, @wkfcwellness Thank you to award sponsor: @Osler_Law

Congrats to our Gamechanger – AI finalists! 🤖🚀 📣: @clariusmhealth, #Inetco, @SimplyAskAI, @get_unblocked, @VariationalAI You aren't just using AI, you’re leveraging it to keep our province at the cutting edge of global innovation. Big thanks to our award sponsor: @KPMG

Tomorrow, our CEO Handol Kim closes the #BCTech Annual Member Summit with "Where Health meets AI," on how #VariationalAI applies #GenerativeAI to design novel drug candidates and shorten early discovery. 📍 Terminal City Club, Vancouver, 4:25 PM! bd@variational.ai to connect.

That’s a wrap on an incredible week at Web Summit Vancouver! 🍁 Grateful for the sharp learnings, the inspiring people I met and massive opportunities across deep tech. Huge shoutout to the teams pushing the boundaries of innovation right now: @molecularyou, @VoxcellBio, @VariationalAI & @TeamPhotonic Loved the conversations and your vision. Keep pushing boundaries! Bringing all this energy straight back to the team at @AnimocaVentures. The future is moving fast. 🚀 #WebSummitVancouver #DeepTech

“Enki™ is like a student with perfect recall.” 🎥 @VariationalAI CEO @handolkim on why generative AI can balance potency, selectivity & BBB in drug design. comment REPLAY for full webinar.

How do you drug the "undruggable"? 🤝🧬 Join us & @VariationalAI Dec 17, 10am PT. The story behind our #AI-driven CNS cancer breakthrough. No slides, just science. RSVP⤵️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… $RKV #Biotech #VariationalAI

The world needs more Canada and Canadian #AIinHealthcare. #NewMedsMatter @VariationalAI britishcolumbia.ca/news-stor…

Great news and another Canadian #AIinHealthcare success story. Congrats to ⁦@VariationalAI⁩! lifesciencesbc.ca/members/va…

‘Biobucks’ structure: @VariationalAI says the @Merck deal includes an undisclosed up-front payment, plus full compensation if it hits certain milestones. Merck gets exclusive rights to develop and commercialize any compounds that are discovered. betakit.com/variational-ai-l…

Big news for B.C. and congrats to @handolkim and @VariationalAI 🙌🏾 @BCLifeSciences and AI companies are the fastest growing in the country.

Congratulations to Ali Ardakani (Founder & Managing Director @NovateurBio and Co-Founder & CEO @OptigoBio), this year’s recipient of the @LifeSciences_BC’s Milton Wong Community Leadership Award! We would also like to express genuine appreciation to @LifeSciences_BC's award committee for recognizing @OptigoBio as one of the Companies to Watch in the Recognition Honour Roll. It is a privilege to be acknowledged alongside such distinguished peers. Congratulations to all 2025 #LSBCawards recipients! 🏆 · Company of the Year: @ZymeworksInc · Emerging Company of the Year - #Biotech: @VariationalAI · Emerging Company of the Year - #MedTech: Arbutus Medical Inc. · #Strategic Partner of the Year: Providence Health Care Ventures · Deal of the Year: NanoVation Therapeutics™ · Dr. Don Rix Lifetime #Achievement Award: Dr. Michael Hayden MBChB, PhD · Milton Wong #Community #Leadership Award: Ali Ardakani · #Scientific #Entrepreneurship Award: Dr. Poul Sorensen · @GenomeBC Award for #ScientificExcellence: Dr. Fiona Brinkman Companies to Watch - #Recognition #Honour Roll: · AVEE HEALTH · CereCura Nanotherapeutics · GuideStar Medical Devices · @OptigoBio · @PhytonBiotech We are delighted to honour the remarkable individuals and organizations driving #innovation and #technology that are transforming the landscape of #BritishColumbia's #lifesciences.

Breaking from #BIO2025: BC-based @VariationalAI & ONCOCROSS announce an #AI-first partnership to discover new treatments for chronic inflammatory skin diseases. A Made-in-B.C. solution that could deliver treatments for patients here at home & around the world. @lifesciences_bc

Variational AI Secures $5.5M to Revolutionize Small Molecule Design 🚀 A huge milestone for @VariationalAI AI—they’ve secured an oversubscribed $5.5M seed extension round to expand Enki™, their foundation model for AI-driven small molecule drug discovery. With backing from @nimbussynergies, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, and more, this funding underscores growing confidence in generative AI’s role in accelerating drug design. 💡 Why does this matter? - Traditional methods rely on screening molecular libraries—Enki™ creates novel leads from scratch. - AI-powered design cuts down Design-Make-Test-Analyze (DMTA) cycles, speeding up discovery. - With a 50% sub-micromolar hit rate and 90% synthetic success, Variational AI is setting new industry benchmarks. 👏 Congratulations to @handolkim and the entire Variational AI team for driving a paradigm shift in AI-powered drug development! #AIDD #VariationalAI #DrugDiscovery #AI #Biotech #MachineLearning #HealthcareInnovation

Huge congrats to our own @handolkim CEO of @VariationalAI a startup to watch out for in the revolutionizing drug discovery through AI, who raised $5.5 Mil. lnkd.in/gAbJy5mV

Wondering where AI can take the life sciences sector? ⚙️💻 Join us at our upcoming @McCarthy_ca Spotlight Speaking Series event "AI Advancing Life Science Innovation" on Feb 6! Hear from industry leaders like @handolkim of @VariationalAI. Learn more: lifesciencesbc.ca/event/mcca…

Our next investor meeting on #lifesciences and #healthtech is on Wed, June 7. You still have time to register. Learn industry trends from @SFUVentureLabs @nimbussynergies @VariationalAI @clariusmhealth @MetaOptima, and hear from 11 local entrepreneurs. vantec.ca/events/vantec-meet…

Wendy Hurlburt is pleased to be a speaker at the upcoming Data Effect Vancouver: Our Health Data Opportunity summit alongside esteemed sector leaders, including those from member organizations @VariationalAI, @VCHhealthcare, @GenomeBC, & @UBC. Learn more: cityage.com/tde-vancouver-20…

⚕️ Sign up for our June 7 investor meeting on #lifesciences and #healthtech. Learn the latest trends from @SFUVentureLabs @nimbussynergies @VariationalAI @clariusmhealth @MetaOptima, as well as hear from entrepreneurs in this space. Event info: vantec.ca/events/vantec-meet…

🤖 Explore our report covering 15000 #startups to discover top #AI trends & get insights into #tech solutions 👉 startus-insights.com/innovat… @gridai_ @WriteWiseApp @autolabsio @rippeybot @butlr_io @quantica_comput @menten_ai @EdgeQ_inc @AikaanL @KemtaiFTNS @VariationalAI #AItrends