Thomson Reuters to launch data and innovation lab in Waterloo, Ontario
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
NEW YORK, September 16, 2015 - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the
establishment of Thomson Reuters Labs - Waterloo Region, in Ontario, Canada. The
Lab will see Thomson Reuters engage with the region's vibrant innovation
ecosystem and its dynamic startup community, world-class university and culture
of industry collaboration.
Thomson Reuters Labs - Waterloo Region has two primary objectives: innovation
and partnership. Innovation will come through applied research and
experimentation on Thomson Reuters vast and unique data sets, helping to produce
solutions for Thomson Reuters customers. Partnership involves collaboration
with academics, students and startups to put new technologies into practice, and
meeting the business challenges faced by Thomson Reuters customers.
"Thomson Reuters Labs will be an engine of innovation for our company, bringing
together our unrivalled information assets and industry expertise with experts
who can help make those assets increasingly actionable for our customers," said
Jim Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Thomson Reuters. "We are delighted to
partner with the Waterloo community, leveraging our heritage as one of Canada's
leading companies in the preeminent hub of Canadian innovation."
The Lab will have a presence at Communitech, an industry-led innovation centre
of nearly 1,000 companies at the heart of the Waterloo innovation and technology
community. Thomson Reuters will also be partnering with the University of
Waterloo, which has been named the most innovative university in Canada and has
one the world's largest concentrations of mathematical and computer science
talent. This partnership will create opportunities for research, student
innovation and startup projects, entrepreneurial contests and mentoring.
"Thomson Reuters Labs will give Waterloo Region startups a chance to partner
with one of the leading sources of professional information in the world," said
Iain Klugman, President and CEO of Communitech. "It will also provide Thomson
Reuters new insights into how these data sets can be used in rapidly changing
markets."
"We are excited to be working with Thomson Reuters on real enterprise data
curation challenges. This partnership demonstrates Thomson Reuters understanding
of how university researchers can contribute to, and benefit from, research
collaboration," explained Vic DiCiccio, Director of the University of Waterloo's
Institute for Computer Research.
The Lab will officially launch at Techtoberfest, a Thomson Reuters-sponsored
event which brings together the startup and investment communities in the
Waterloo region. Techtoberfest runs from October 13-14, 2015.
To learn more about Thomson Reuters Labs, and data innovation at the company,
visit labs.thomsonreuters.com.
Thomson Reuters
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businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative
technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the
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and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
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