Showing all articles in the News category
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Cultural revolution: Patty McCord on workplace innovation
31 August 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix, and keynote speaker at the 2016 Waterloo Innovation Summit shares her thoughts on the role that employees play in innovation, disruption and growth. Read more
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Borealis Wind snags $40K at Fierce Founders Pitch Competition
26 August 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News
Borealis Wind's technology focuses on retrofitting existing wind turbines with hot air technology, solving a major ice problem that many turbines face. Read more
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Canon Innovation Lab at Communitech unveils Jumpshot photo app
04 August 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
The Canon Innovation Lab releases its first consumer app developed at Communitech. The app allows user to quickly decide which pictures are meaningful to them with a single swipe. Read more
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Tech Roundup for July 2016
31 July 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
It was a busy month for tech in the Waterloo Region! Find out what happened in the tech roundup for July 2016. Read more
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Trustwave opens Waterloo office, plans to hire 30
26 July 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Headquartered in Chicago, the new Canadian office adds 30 employees to the existing 65 who work for Trustwave in Canada. Read more
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Ontario invests $1.2 million in Communitech Hub expansion
21 July 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The funding will allow Communitech to expand offerings for startups, create more office space for startups and mid-sized companies, create innovation zones for companies of all sizes, and more. Read more
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Second time lucky: Waterloo company’s spectrometer makes it to space
19 July 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Waterloo Region's P&P Optica provides the spectrometer for the SpaceX ship that launched in July 2017. Read more
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Communitech Data Hub approved for uptown Waterloo
19 July 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Communitech's expansion adds room for 14 data-focused companies, totalling 125 people. Read more
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Expats in California: Missing the True North
08 July 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News
Communitech News travelled to California for Canada Day to hear stories from Canadians in the US about what they miss most from home. Read more
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Tech Roundup for June 2016
02 July 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
It was a busy month in tech for the Waterloo Region! Read the highlights from Communitech, Miovision, and more. Read more