Thomson Reuters Labs

Innovation is at the core of everything we do. Thomson Reuters Labs™ are constantly looking across disciplines, technology & industry trends to unlock potential value of data, and apply cutting edge technologies to emerging challenges faced by professionals. We are a global team of data scientists, research scientists, full stack developers, and designers; specializing in data science & analytics, data visualization, artificial intelligence and blockchain. 

Thomson Reuters Labs™ was launched in Cape Town in 2016. The Lab enables Thomson Reuters to engage with the region’s vibrant innovation ecosystem and dynamic startup community to fuel growth and empower success for Thomson Reuters customers worldwide. The Lab is located at Bandwidth Barn, a technology-centered community in the heart of the region’s startup ecosystem. Thomson Reuters Labs – Cape Town is the latest location to open as part of Thomson Reuters Labs’ growing global network that also includes Boston, Waterloo (Canada), London and Zürich.

The Labs have two primary objectives: innovation and partnership. Innovation will come through driving creative conversations with our customers and partners through open events and rapid prototyping. Partnership involves collaboration and co-creation with startups and other partners to put new technology and business models into practice. The Labs provide capabilities across the many disciplines that constitute data science and deliver tools, analyses, dashboards, visualizations and proof-of-concept applications.

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Thomson Reuters provides professionals with the intelligence, technology and human expertise they need to find trusted answers. We enable professionals in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets to make the decisions that matter most, all powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (symbol: TRI).