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Love affair renewed: Paul Salvini on Waterloo Region’s bright tech future
07 July 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured
Salvini was named CEO of the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo. He will also serve as the new Associate Vice-President, Research Commercialization at the University of Waterloo. Sharing his experience, his… Read more
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Paul Salvini joins Accelerator Centre as CEO; takes up new uWaterloo post
03 July 2014 | By Communitech in: Ecosystem, Featured
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre has Dr. Paul Salvini, as its new CEO. In addition to overseeing the growth of early-stage technology companies at the AC, Salvini will serve as Associate Vice-President, Research… Read more
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How watching TV turned into a fashionable career change
26 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
Sarah Juma turned watching TV into a business: StyleID: a mobile app that helps fans find items that they see on TV. It allows you to look up an episode from among 21 different TV shows and find exact… Read more
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Unitron's 50-year head start in wearable tech
24 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
Unitron celebrates its 50-year anniversary. The company was founded in Newfoundland in 1964 before moving to Waterloo Region, and released their first hearing aid in 1965. Read more
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India’s Tata Consulting launches collaborative innovation network in Canada
20 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
K Ananth Krishnan, chief technology officer at Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai, India discusses Waterloo Region, and the Co-Innovation Network. Read more
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Waterloo Region accelerators in line for federal boost, PM announces
20 June 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, Startups
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Communitech is among four Waterloo Region technology accelerators in line for a multimillion-dollar boost from the federal government as part of the Canada… Read more
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On learning and the long game
20 June 2014 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Asking bigger questions and learning about philosophy and all the possibilities of the universe is essential to our learning even though it may not seem practical in our day-to-day lives. It helps us to… Read more
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Tech About Town 06.18.14
18 June 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Featured events in Waterloo Region for the week of June 18, 2014 including CAFKA.14 Biennial, Ontario Craft Beer Week, Women who Code Waterloo, and the Summer Lights Festival. Read more
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From Rogers to Ryerson: Nadir Mohamed on how Toronto and Waterloo are taking on the world
14 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Former CEO of Rogers Communications, Nadir Mohamed discusses entrepreneurship and the growing relationship between Waterloo Region and Toronto's tech communities. Read more
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Eindhoven 2.0: Lessons for Waterloo Region in Dutch centre’s tech makeover
12 June 2014 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured
Mayor of Eindhoven Netherlands Rob van Gijzel toured the Communitech Hub recently and is inspired to try and create the same type of ecosystem in his home city. Read more