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About the CENGN Living Labs Initiative
The Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) has joined forces with the University of Waterloo (UW) and Rogers Communications (Rogers) to advance Canadian innovation through its Living Lab Initiative via the creation of the Connected Robotics Living Lab.
This partnership between CENGN, UW, and Rogers provides a home for Canadian startups and scale-ups to test and validate their cutting-edge products and services in critical sectors like defence, robotics, and applied artificial intelligence, accelerating their path to market readiness.
Supported by a $45 million investment from the Canadian Government’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), CENGN’s Living Lab Initiative aims to help over 100 Canadian startups and scale-ups looking to prepare their innovative products and solutions for commercialization and industry adoption.
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED)’s $45 million investment in CENGN aims to expedite the technology transformation of Canadian industry while directly supporting Canadian innovators through Innovation and Adoption Projects. Each Innovation Project includes up to $250,000 in co-investment funding to the startup or scale-up, a number which increases up to $500,000 for Adoption Projects.
By partnering with CENGN, our University will be taking a leading role in supporting the Canadian innovation ecosystem.
We are proud to provide access to our facilities and our deep expertise in research and development to drive the commercial success of Canadian startups and introduce new transformative technology across Canada’s key economic sectors.