Accelerator Centre

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The Accelerator Centre is a key feature of the University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park. The Accelerator Centre will encourage the growth of high-tech firms and act as a catalyst for the creation of new products and services. It will provide a fertile environment to commercialize the innovative work done in universities and colleges, hospitals and laboratories, and in private sector research facilities. It is intended that the Accelerator Centre will provide a broad range of services, including IP management consultation, mentoring, access to professional service providers, community networking events and investor matchmaking with innovators. Common services, including office and meeting space, administrative services, etc. will be available to clients, who will be encouraged to commercialize their ideas and ultimately lease space in other areas of the Research Park. In 1999, the Economist magazine noted that "America gets more than half of its economic growth from industries that barely existed a decade ago". Knowledge and innovation rather than natural resources are the driving force for economic growth. Therefore, for Canada to excel in this knowledge economy, we must do more to nurture the growth of technology start ups into global enterprises. We must help link Canada's start-ups with business coaching, venture capital and the competitive intelligence they need to become successful...

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