SINGAPORE, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters
today announced the official opening of Thomson Reuters Labs – Singapore. The Lab will
collaborate with the government, customers, tech startups and universities to build partnerships and create innovative products
and solutions for professional markets throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Singapore Lab is
the first branch in Asia to open as part of Thomson Reuters Labs growing global network, joining
locations in Boston, Cape Town, London, Waterloo (Canada) and Zürich.
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Located in Singapore's central business district at One Raffles Quay, the Lab opening will be
officiated by Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority Singapore (MAS) and will support Thomson Reuters
financial & risk, tax & accounting and legal businesses across Asia Pacific.
Thomson Reuters Labs enable lean experimentation with advanced data analytics and machine intelligence to solve global
challenges for customers. Specifically, the Labs provide capabilities across the many disciplines that constitute data science,
delivering data exploration tools, dashboards, visualizations and proof-of-concept applications.
Mona Vernon, Vice President, Thomson Reuters Labs, commented, "Located in global innovation ecosystems, we engage
with our clients, entrepreneurs and academics to invent and test emerging technologies that will define the future of knowledge
work. Building a Lab in Singapore was a critical next step due to the government's commitment to
the innovation economy."
Sanjeev Chatrath, Managing Director, Financial & Risk, Asia
Pacific at Thomson Reuters, added, "Singapore is one of the world's most innovative
cities thanks to its focus on collaboration between corporations, government, financial institutions, regulators, and academia.
With our established footprint across Asia and a strong presence in Singapore, the new Lab will serve as a hub for growing our innovation efforts and fostering co-innovation
with our customers and partners within the region. Thomson Reuters remains focused on helping our customers in Asia navigate current global uncertainties and an increasingly complex business world through agile
prototyping, leveraging our market leading assets, and deep, proven content."
Kiren Kumar, Assistant Managing Director, Infocomms and Media, Singapore Economic Development
Board, said, "We welcome Thomson Reuters into our fast-growing digital innovation ecosystem, and are glad that the Singapore Data
and Innovation Lab is collaborating with various partners to create new products for the region and beyond. We are also pleased
that the Lab presents exciting career opportunities in data science, software development and user experience design."
To learn more about Thomson Reuters Labs, and data innovation at the company, visit labs.thomsonreuters.com.
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