Waterloo tech firms win Innovation awards

WATERLOO REGION — Three Waterloo Region tech leaders took top honours recently at the Premier’s Catalyst, Discovery and Summit Awards held in Toronto at MaRS Discovery District.

Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation, Dalton McGuinty, recognized the leadership of Slipstream Data Inc., DALSA Corporation, and Research In Motion for revolutionizing business and industry in Ontario.

Dr. En-Hui Yang, co-founder of SlipStream Data Inc., was named Innovator of the Year. Dr. Savvas Chamberlain, founder of DALSA Corporation, received the nod for Lifetime Achievement in Innovation, and Research In Motion was named Company with the Best Innovation.