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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Problem Pitch winner Scope Photonics competes for the James Dyson Award

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Scope Photonics has been recognized as one of the top 20 James Dyson Award entries in the world, competing for the top prize selected by James Dyson himself.

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Catching Up with a Co-op Problem Award winner David Wheatle

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You submitted your Co-op Problem Award application because of an important problem you identified in your employer's industry. Can you tell us what that problem is and how you discovered it?

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch applications open

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The Fall 2020 Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch applications are now open and up to $30,000 in funding is available to be won!

We are taking the Problem Pitch 100% virtual to better serve UWaterloo student teams during the competition process. More information, including important dates and links to the application can be found on the competition website.

Friday, July 17, 2020

The Winners of the Spring 2020 Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch competition

Once more the Problem Lab is pleased to announce the winners of the Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch!

Monday, July 13, 2020

Spring Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch Finalists Announced

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To be a successful entrepreneur, it is essential that you find an important problem to solve, and thoroughly understand its scope, scale, and history. That’s why the Problem Lab hosts the Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch Competition, where teams of students are tasked with the challenge of identifying important industry problems and conducting research, before pitching their findings for the chance to win a share of up to $30,000 in funding.

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