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Hikvision to establish R&D and research centres in North America

Video surveillance specialist Hikvision is to establish an R&D Centre in Montreal, Canada and a Research Institute in California’s Silicon Valley, California. Expected to open in 2017, the Montreal Hikvision R&D Centre will focus on engineering development. The Silicon Valley Hikvision Research Institute will focus on broad technology research.
February 16, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Video surveillance specialist 8011 Hikvision is to establish an R&D Centre in Montreal, Canada and a Research Institute in California’s Silicon Valley, California.

Expected to open in 2017, the Montreal Hikvision R&D Centre will focus on engineering development. The Silicon Valley Hikvision Research Institute will focus on broad technology research.

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