Communitech Hub puts another spoke in its wheel, signs lease
by Trevor Stafford on March 4th, 2010A building that was once largest tannery in the British Commonwealth is one step closer to accommodating the largest cluster of digital media expertise in the country.
The Communitech Hub: Digital Media and Mobile Accelerator has signed a lease and construction is well underway, with occupancy expected summer 2010.
“We’re looking forward to helping Canada create more multi-national companies that are banner success stories, which is what this is all about,” said Iain Klugman, President and CEO of Communitech. “
In addition to support from the City of Kitchener, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada, Kevin Tuer, VP Digital Media and CDMN’s Managing Director, noted that private sector support from regional heavyweights like RIM, Open Text Corporation, Christie, Desire2Learn and Agfa HealthCare has been instrumental.
With their expertise and equipment, young companies will have a chance to flourish.
What You Can Expect at The Hub
- 30,000 square foot open innovation hub bringing together knowledge, activities, tools and expertise;
- 5,700 square feet dedicated to enabling entrepreneurs to ‘incubate’ ideas in close proximity to tools and services they need to succeed;
- 3,000 square feet allocated to partner lab space with platforms and tools provided by established partner companies including RIM, Open Text, Agfa HealthCare, and Christie Digital Systems;
- A versatile immersive environment with reconfigurable projection and display systems;
- Executive Briefing Centre and full video-conferencing capability;
- A suite of expert resources including entrepreneurs-in-residence, project manager support, marketing and branding expertise.
- Updates on our construction progress
- Sneak peek access to site images and other goodies
- News about new tenants, sponsors and other developments
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