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Mitacs and Kenjgewin Teg Demonstrate Commitment to Inclusive Innovation Supporting New Indigenous Research

M’Chigeeng, ON— Mitacs, a leading Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to fostering innovation and research, proudly announces a key partnership with Kenjgewin Teg, an accredited Indigenous-led and governed post-secondary institution in Ontario. This new alliance marks a significant stride in Mitacs’s promise to support inclusive innovation by design and collaborate with Indigenous institutions that are closely […]

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UK–Canada Partnership Creates Artificial Intelligence Safety Exchange Program

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs and the UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) are partnering to launch an international collaboration opportunity for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning researchers with an interest in safety. Through the Globalink Research Award program, 35 PhD students or postdoctoral fellows from Canada and the United Kingdom will have an opportunity […]

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Mitacs and PTRC Announce Four-Year Agreement to Fund Sustainable Energy

Regina, SK — Mitacs and PTRC, a sustainable Energy NFP, announced a new four-year collaborative funding program to develop and retain highly qualified personnel (HQPs) in “cleantech” research and development (R&D) at the University of Regina and other universities. PTRC will contribute $2.72 million to universities between 2024 and 2028, which will be matched with […]

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Connecting the Brightest Minds to the Right Opportunities for a Healthier British Columbia

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce our partnership with Health Research BC. Mitacs will support new programming from the organization through support for much-needed paid internships for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Participants will receive guidance from expert mentors at BC-based life sciences companies and gain hands-on business skills. By hosting and mentoring […]

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ISED renews support to Mitacs through Strategic Science Fund

Ottawa, ON — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released an update on its Strategic Science Fund (SSF) this week, acknowledging Mitacs as one of the successful applicants that will receive funding through the program. The SSF award from the Government of Canada is an important acknowledgment of Mitacs and the organization’s role in […]

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Mitacs Reveals Brand Transformation

With a fresh look and clearer value proposition, the organization affirms its commitment to bringing innovation into reach. November 23, 2023 Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is thrilled to announce the result of an 18-month-long brand transformation journey. The Canadian not-for-profit organization is launching a new visual identity, positioning, and value proposition that makes clearer who […]

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Prestigious Mitacs Awards Celebrate Canada’s Top Innovators

Nine winners were recognized for breakthroughs in health, industry, inclusivity, Indigenous programs, and more during ceremony broadcast live from Ottawa, ON Ottawa, ON — Mitacs is delighted to announce the winners of the 13th Mitacs Awards. From a smart garment that makes blood-glucose monitoring as easy as putting on a shirt and a first-of-its-kind non-opioid, […]

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New agreement fosters Canada-Taiwan research collaboration

Taipei, Taiwan — For the first time, Mitacs and the National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan (NARLabs) are announcing a three-year agreement that aims to cultivate talent by creating opportunities for international research collaborations for Canadian and Taiwanese students and postdoctoral fellows. Through Mitacs’s competitive program Globalink Research Internship, up to 30 senior undergraduate students […]

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Enhanced support for Indigenous students in BC’s tech sector

Vancouver, BC— Mitacs is thrilled to announce enhanced support for Indigenous students in B.C.’s tech sector through the Innovator Skills Initiative, including those who live outside of urban centres. The Innovator Skills Initiative, part of the Province of B.C.’s StrongerBC Plan, helps underrepresented people secure their first job in B.C.’s innovation sector, while helping businesses […]

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Industrial engineering interns to solve health system challenges

Health Innovation Hub drives largest-ever Mitacs health authority grant Halifax, NS — Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub and Mitacs are partnering on a $1.4 million grant to embed 42 of Dalhousie University’s top industrial engineering interns and two post-doctoral fellows within the provincial health care system to solve some of our biggest health care problems. The grant includes […]

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