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Feature Story

Have you heard the news? The Accelerator Centre Appoints Dr. Paul Salvini as new CEO!

 

The Accelerator Centre� (AC), an award-winning centre for the cultivation of technology entrepreneurship located in Waterloo, Ontario, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Salvini to the role of Accelerator Centre CEO and Associate Vice-President, Research Commercialization at the University of Waterloo.

Paul SalviniDr. Salvini, a seasoned executive with proven experience in growing highly profitable, world-class technology companies, comes to the Accelerator Centre from Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc., where he served as Chief Technology Officer guiding the company's global research and innovation strategy.

 

Congratulations Paul!  The AC team is excited to have you on board.  

 

Read more about Paul's experience in our full press release.

 

Accelerator Buzz
Prime Minister Harper visits Communitech Hub and announces selections for Canada accelerator and incubator Program

  

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Communitech Hub in Waterloo on June 20th and announced the selections for the Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP). Communitech, Unviersity of Waterloo Velocity, Laurier LaunchPad, and the Waterloo Accelerator Centre were selected for the Program that will support successful start-up companies.

  

Read the full press release here

  

  

And we've launched! 

  

Check out the AC's new website
It's easy to navigate, and you'll find lots of great news about our Clients and Grads in Waterloo and Stratford.
 
Client Corner
We are always on the lookout for great stories to share with our readers!  Here's what our Accelerator Centre Clients have shared with us this month

 

 

   
Advanced CERT Canada pioneers new farming technology
Specializing in engineering, consulting and R&D services primarily in chemical engineering and biotechnology, AdCERT has begun exploring and developing a novel cost effective dry separation technology to produce protein-rich flour from pulses and grains without consuming solvents and chemicals.  

Read more about the patent-pending technology here


  
Deep Trekker aids in search and recovery of capsized South Korea ferry

Deep Trekker's DTG2 ROV Model has been assisting professionals in the search and recovery of the Sewol Ferry that sank in South Korea in April 2014. Websolus Co. Ltd, a Deep Trekker dealer in South Korea, offered the ROV model to aid the investigation and avoid putting more divers at risk.

To read more about the recovery efforts click here.

Alumni News

  BigRoad IncorporatedBigRoad integrates with Sylectus
BigRoad's #1 mobile trucking app has integrated with Sylectus transportation management system to create a mobile logging system that will help fleets and drivers track locations and shipments in real time.
 

To read more about BigRoad and this innovative integration click here.

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Clearpath Robotics celebrates its 5th Birthday

In celebration of this event, Clearpath Robotics allowed Twitter users to control one of their robots via tweets. Check it out here.

  

Clearpath has also moved into new headquarters, and in true tech fashion had a robotic  ribbon cutting ceremony.Check out the video featured on CTV here

  

Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

    
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Monstercat gears up for its first North American tour, AND captures the attention of Billboard magazine!
Online users can vote to include their favourite city in Monstercat's "Uncaged Tour."
 

Monstercat was also featured on Billboard.com. To read about their impressive, user-centered music label click here.

 
 

  

Perspecsys selected by Human Care Systems to secure sensitive patient medical data

Perspecsys, the leader in cloud data protection services, announced that Human Care Systems has selected the Perspecsys AppProtex Cloud Data Protection Gateway to secure patient medical data in the world's leading public cloud SaaS platform.  

 

Click here for their full press release.