Thomson Reuters Opens Innovation Lab in Cape Town

Thomson Reuters has opened an innovation lab in Cape Town, South Africa, to drive creative conversations with its customers and partners, while collaborating and co-creating with startups.

Thomson Reuters Labs, which already has sites in Boston, Waterloo (Canada), London and Zürich, works across data science and delivery tools, analyses, dashboards and visualizations, and proof-of-concept applications. The latest lab will be based in Cape Town's Bandwidth Barn technology-centered community.

Mona Vernon, VP of Thomson Reuters Labs, says the division is 'an engine of innovation for the company, leveraging creative partnerships to deliver real solutions for customers'. She adds: 'Through our growing Labs network, we continue to connect Thomson Reuters best-in-class data sets and professional expertise with innovation communities around the globe'.

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