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Open data opens the door to new business ideas
20 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Ontario Open Government Initiative is on a road show to talk with residents and learn how the government can make its data available to citizens and private companies. Ministry representatives visited… Read more
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Mitacs & Communitech extend partnership to support technology companies in southern Ontario
07 January 2014 | By Chris Plunkett in: Uncategorized
Communitech has partnered with Mitacs, a national research and training network, to foster innovation and commercialization in southern Ontario. They will work together to connect Communitech member companies… Read more
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DATA.BASE partner sets course to improve accuracy of shipping routes
06 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University are working with Communitech DATA.BASE alongside exactEarth and Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. to develop a data set of ship trajectories to identify… Read more
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All hands on deck: Laurier researcher and DATA.BASE take a close look at port traffic
13 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Michael Haughton is a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who has recently teamed up with Communitech's DATA.BASE program to track the data behind ship movements and make harbours more efficient. Read more
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25 years of calculated risk pays off for Campana Systems
11 December 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
In 1988 Campana Systems Inc., an enterprise software provider focused on the healthcare and auto club industries was founded in Waterloo Region. Campana was a precursor to what is now a vibrant tech community… Read more
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Attack of the green monster: DATA.BASE partner takes on algae threat
05 December 2013 | By Christian Aagaard in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
A local company now partnered with Communitech’s DATA.BASE program has joined the fight against algae blooms that sap waterways of oxygen and threaten other forms of aquatic life.The Centre for Community… Read more
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Mapping methane, the mystery greenhouse gas
03 December 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Whiteway was testing the level of methane gas in the air in Fort McMurray, using a spectrometer he had created in the lab at his Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science at York, in collaboration… Read more
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Four ways to start your day with bacon (and workshop seminars)
29 November 2013 | By Sam Trieu in: Small to Mid Size, Startups
Communitech is offering four breakfast workshops to help you kick your startup and small business. Find out more. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: A hub for grownups and startups alike
28 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Small to Mid Size, View from the ‘Loo
Communitech Hub has about 120 startups residents, is the centre of a network. There is some large companies, like Intuit, a $25-billion player in financial software headquartered in California, and non-tech… Read more
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Canadian Digital Media Network receives $8.75M in funding
13 November 2013 | By Chris Plunkett in: Featured
Greg Rickford, Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced today that the Canadian Digital Media Network will receive a funding extension of $8.75 million over 5 years. The Government of Canada… Read more