Thirty-seven teams tackled the challenge of coming up with innovative solutions to real-world industry challenges for the first annual NexStream Tech Competition. Five of those teams have made it through to the finals. Winners will be announced online at techatchery.ca at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2020.

Launched in 2019, the NexStream Tech Competition is an international technology competition that’s based in Campbell River, B.C. Each year, the competition features a new set of challenges. The challenges are inspired by Campbell River and area, and apply to needs of industries around the world.

This year’s challenge categories—Energy, Wildlife Monitoring, Food Security and Wildcard—generated an array of inventive products and ideas. The projects developed by NexStream teams include converting waste from seafood processing into consumer products, harnessing tidal energy and developing portable renewable-energy pods. Read more...