Montreal, June 19, 2025 — Mila is pleased to announce a new partnership with CertX, a Swiss test, inspection and certification company in the fields of functional safety, cybersecurity and AI. In the scope of this partnership, CertX will be opening a new office in Montréal. This strategic expansion aims to strengthen the company’s commitment to delivering innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and digital trust solutions across North America and enhance its capability in meeting the growing demand for reliable, trustworthy and robust digital services.
The new office, located at Mila, will enable CertX to better serve its clients while fostering collaboration, innovation, and community engagement. With a talented team of experts in AI technologies and digital trust, the office will focus on providing cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses to navigate the complexities of the digital landscape securely.
The decision to expand into Montreal was driven by the city’s growing reputation as a hub for technological innovation on AI/ML and its diverse business ecosystem, which Mila perfectly represents.
“The partnership with Mila marks a significant milestone for us to build a global AI competence Center for our Services,” said Vincent Sabot, CEO of CertX. “AI and digital trust are rapidly transforming the way businesses operate, and we are excited to be at the forefront of this revolution. We believe that strong links and collaboration with lead research institute like Mila are decisive to build the value proposition for our customers and markets, we are very honoured to join the Mila community and thrilled to engage the next steps”
“Safety and cybersecurity are crucial to the responsible creation and adoption of AI systems in organisations worldwide. We are very pleased to welcome CertX to Mila’s partner community and combine our complementary fields of expertise,” added Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice-President of Mila.
About CertX
CertX Canada is the affiliate in North America of CertX, a Swiss Test, Inspection and Certification company with expertise in the field of Functional Safety, Cyber Security and AI.
CertX operates globally with a unique skill and expertise from all industries and delivers top-notch compliance services for technological use cases such as autonomous mobility, advancements in public transportation, next-generation robotics and advanced AI based software.
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Mila is the world’s largest academic research center for deep learning, bringing together over 1,300 specialized researchers in machine learning. Based in Montreal and funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, Mila's mission is to be a global center for scientific advancements that inspire innovation and the growth of AI for the benefit of all. Mila is a globally recognized non-profit organization for its significant contributions to deep learning, especially in the fields of language modeling, automatic translation, object recognition, and generative models. For more information, visit mila.quebec.
