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Quantum Valley Ideas Lab

Is Mike Lazaridis building the next Silicon Valley in Canada?

"Greek-Canadian entrepreneur and computer scientist Mike Lazaridis is a restless spirit. In 2013, the Canadian magazine Maclean’s ranked him tenth on the list of the most powerful people in Canada."
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U.S. Government approves National Quantum Initiative Act

"The new National Quantum Initiative Act will give America a national master plan for advancing quantum technologies. "
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Want to build the next Silicon Valley? Canada can help

"The national and provincial government of Ontario joined forces with Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of Blackberry, to launch Quantum Valley, the Waterloo-based research constellation that’s turning Canada into a global quantum leader."
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“Quantum Valley the perfect setting for a second revolution,” Lazaridis says

"This region has witnessed the creation of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Institute for Quantum Computing, the Quantum-Nano Centre, and Quantum Valley Investments, with a focus on research and commercialization."