Awards & Winners

Mike Lazaridis

Date of Birth 14-March-1961
Place of Birth Istanbul
(Marmara Region, Turkey, Greater Istanbul, Istanbul Province)
Nationality Canada, Greece
Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, O.Ont is a Greek - Canadian businessman, investor in quantum computing technologies, and founder and Vice Chairman of BlackBerry, which created and manufactures the BlackBerry wireless handheld device. As a passionate advocate for the power of basic science to improve and transform the world, he co-founded Quantum Valley Investments in March 2013 with childhood friend and BlackBerry co-founder Douglas Fregin to provide financial and intellectual capital for the further development and commercialization of breakthroughs in quantum information science. In 1999 he founded Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he also serves as Board Chair. He is also a former chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and an Officer of the Order of Canada. With an estimated net worth of $US 800 Million, Lazaridis was ranked by Forbes as the 17th wealthiest Canadian and 651st in the world.

Awards by Mike Lazaridis

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1998


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For the design and development of the DigiSync Film KeyKode Reader. The DigiSync Film KeyKode Reader provides a fast, accurate and user-friendly means of utilizing the KeyKode information on film, expediting the editorial and post-production processes.)