The recipe for AI leadership? Waterloo Region has the right ingredients

Starting an AI business? Waterloo Region has it all with a combination of top-tier research, AI talent, civic support and startup programming from organizations like the Accelerator Centre.

Catalyst Commons proves, in Canada’s tech ecosystem, we rise by helping others

What happens when an Accelerator Centre grad returns to help others? It's all about community, says Catalyst Commons' Kurtis McBride and AC CEO Paul Salvini.

What happens when an audiology startup tackles COVID-19? AHead Simulations has the answer

New doctors and nurses practice on full-body simulators. Audiologists and COVID testers have no equivalent. AHead Simulations founder Rob Koch is changing that with two "perfect patients:" CARL and NED.

Has COVID-19 made us kinder? AC mentor Jackie Lauer says yes

It all comes down to human relationships, says Accelerator Centre mentor Jackie Lauer - something she's been teaching as an HR and culture coach for years.

How Brisk Synergies meets traffic fatalities – and builds safer cities – head on

Most traffic safety analysis happens after collisions have happened. Charles Chung and his long-time friend Dr. Luis Miranda-Moren, co-founders of Brisk Synergies, wanted to get ahead of the problem.

Cooling down is warming us up – and Evercloak wants to break the air conditioning cycle

Comfort can be sustainable, says Evercloak co-founder Evelyn Allen - and she's seeing to it with a graphene oxide membrane that makes air conditioning greener.

COVID-19, meet your match: the Accelerator Centre’s newest startups battling coronavirus

From air purifiers and courier systems to protective fashion and support services for women in abusive homes, the Accelerator Centre is supporting startups that make COVID-19 life easier through its newest JumpStart cohort.

“The simplest things matter” when you’re receiving care, says Emmetros

There are a lot of people involved in caregiving, says Emmetros CEO and founder Mary Pat Hinton - which is why it's important to keep them all connected on one platform.

“Sales” isn’t a dirty word… and AC’s Kevin Hood wants to show you why

Accelerator Centre mentor Kevin Hood likes to get things done. After a career in government and business, he figured out how to do it best: though sales. Now he teaches others how to embrace it, too.