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Five Waterloo companies on list of high-potential Canadian tech firms

University of Toronto’s Impact Centre identifies five Waterloo companies that hold the potential to explode onto the world stage, including the possibility of becoming Canada’s newest “unicorn.”

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Waterloo tech firm making big investment in nanotechnology

The team at VueReal is embarking on a $24-million project to create an advanced nanotechnology centre at its facility on Phillip Street.

Google helps Waterloo’s Velocity incubator to expand

The University of Waterloo’s startup incubator Velocity, which has produced companies including Kik and Thalmic Labs, is getting even bigger, with the help of Google.

Laurier students participate in final Communitech competition

Local non-profit, Communitech, offers two competitions which are open to all Canadian, post-secondary students. The Code to Win Challenge and the Design to Win Challenge.

Twelve of the 20 top Canadian companies in tech are from Ontario's Toronto-Waterloo corridor

According to the 2015 Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) Top 20-selection committee, 12 out of 20 of the hottest, most innovative Canadian technology companies are from Ontario.

Waterloo professor wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Donna Strickland wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics. She is the first woman to win the physics prize since 1963

Perimeter Institute researcher among global team that unveils first image of a black hole

An international team of researchers that includes a scientist from the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo has unveiled the first captured image of a black hole.