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We are the linchpin between the corporate organization that turns very slowly and the startup that turns too quickly. The Collision Lab is an intermediary that connects the two parties that are at different stages.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOur role in the ecosystem is little known but nonetheless essential. We are a success factor in the relationship between large companies and startups. There is a need for more groups like us in the ecosystem to avoid the horror stories of poorly planned projects and companies that are no longer interested in working with startups because of past failures. 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We are a bit of a breed apart at Centech<\/strong>. We serve startups in the broad sense, but corporate partners as well.\r\n
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Can you tell us about the collaboration between a Centech startup and a large Collision Lab company\/corporation that stood out the most for you?<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\n'' The Port of Montreal<\/strong> approached us with a marketing project related to the interpretation centre located on the new Grand<\/strong> Quay<\/strong>. They wanted to showcase the Port facilities for visitors. It's important to know that the Port has a scale model of all their port facilities. The model is 10 metres long and 2 metres wide, so it's a huge model that represents part of the island of Montreal. It even shows where the water is. The first thought they came up with was, \u201cWhy not film this model in 3D to present our facilities from a different angle?\".\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIt was at that point that we approached Pr\u00e9vu3D<\/strong>, a company that was being incubated at Centech<\/strong> at the time. To our surprise, the startup replied that it was not the model they wanted to scan, but the entire facility. They then joined with another Centech<\/strong> startup, Ara<\/strong> Robotique<\/strong>, which has drones. So Pr\u00e9vu3D<\/strong> set up their cameras on Ara Robotique's<\/strong> drones and were able to scan the full 21-kilometre length of the Port of Montreal\u2019s wharf. It took quite a while to get the flight permits, but the results were worth it. Now there is a 3D model of the Port facilities that offers visitors a digital version of the model to look at.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTeams at the Port greatly appreciated having a digital copy, and further initiatives followed. For example, the group responsible for fire safety and security adopted this digital version to do training and industrial risk simulations at the Port to see how the teams would apply the emergency measures. This provides an opportunity to test how the group would respond in a specific scenario\u2014a problem with a hazardous material, a fire or an explosion in a container, for example\u2014in various locations. It clearly shows how the response plan is applied and how people react, while offering a 3D view of the Port and indicating where the fire hydrants and other equipment is located.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThis shows how a marketing project can lead to something else when the different teams take ownership and see the innovation. Together, we can always go further. ''\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n