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Founder of Thalmic Labs testing the Myo gesture control armband
Monday, September 19, 2016

Thalmic Labs receives a US $120-million boost

Thalmic Labs, a company founded by three Waterloo Engineering graduates, announced a series B raise of US $120 million today.

Leading the future of human-computer interaction with its Myo gesture control armband, the company has plans to further build out its workforce in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco, and accelerate development of new technologies and products. 

The investment was led by Intel Capital, the Amazon Alexa Fund and Fidelity Investments Canada.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CBB Workshop: UWaterloo Intellectual Property Part 2 Case Study

Presented by:
Eric Luvisotto, Technology Transfer Officer, University of Waterloo, Waterloo Commercialization Office 

The Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) offers commercialization services and expertise to package and convert research innovations into commercially viable products and services.

Friday, September 23, 2016 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Research Talks - New Vistas In Electrochemical Energy Storage

Canada Research Chair Linda Nazar examines the challenges, opportunities, and limits for electrochemical energy storage strategies and technologies that go beyond lithium-ion batteries, and could meet future, high-energy density storage needs.

Limited seating | Please RSVP

Feel free to bring your lunch, light refreshments will be provided.
Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

NUS Exchange Information Session

Student Exchange Information Session with 2 NUS visitors:

Please join Professors Victor P.W. Shim, and Lu Wen Feng, for an informative presentation, if you are considering or have applied to, an International Engineering Exchange experience at the National University of Singapore.

A great opportunity to get answers to all of your questions!

Refreshments will be served.

Need more information?

Contact: Annette Dietrich x31896, adietrich@uwaterloo.ca

Monday, September 26, 2016 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WISE Public Lecture Series: How Can We Help Electricity Access Scale-Up Faster?

Presented by Affordable Energy for Humanity

During his lecture, Dr. Claudio Vergara will present the work being carried out at MIT to support the expansion of access to electricity in the developing world.

In collaboration with Comillas University in Spain, researchers from MIT’s Tata Center for Technology and Design are partnering with Organizations such as the Enel Foundation, Iberdrola, the World Bank, and the German and Belgian International Cooperation Agencies to create impactful
solutions to energy access Issues.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

TD Walter Bean Lecture in Environment - Dr. Ben Schwegler

Dr. Ben Schwegler, PhD, MASCE, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist
of Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development

Creating Sustainable Cities from the Ground Up – Lessons from Disney Research

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CBB Workshop: UWaterloo Intellectual Property Part 2 Case Study

The Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo) offers commercialization services and expertise to package and convert research innovations into commercially viable products and services.

The workshop will start with a quick overview of the types of intellectual property protection covered in a previous presentation, and the majority of the workshop focused on a real-life case study. A Q&A and short networking session will follow.