Waterloo Engineering Facts 2016/ 2017

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Engineer of the Future Fund » Created to financially assist Waterloo Engineering innovators and entrepreneurs during the critical startup phase. Used to fund student initiatives such as Capstone Design projects and student teams.

Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre » Part of Waterloo Engineering, the Conrad Centre advances the state of entrepreneurship education, research and executive development in Canada.

Velocity » A University-wide program, Velocity has partnered with tech giant Google and the industry-led innovation centre Communitech to become North America’s largest free business incubator. $250 million has been raised by Velocity-supported companies — including $150 million by engineering startups since 2014.

» Offers commercialization services and expertise to turn research findings into commercially viable products and services.

WATERLOO ENGINEERING FACTS

Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo)

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