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Covid-19

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    Social innovation

    The COVID-19 pandemic: It’s also a mental health issue

    May 2022
    A partnership between Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada is addressing the mental health challenges of Canadians, almost a quarter of whom report feeling anxious or depressed as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    International collaboration

    Consortium removes barriers to drug discovery, raises hope for rare disease cures

    April 2022
    When it comes to finding cures for rare diseases and addressing emerging viral infections — like COVID-19 — the traditional pharmaceutical business model just doesn’t cut it. Solutions require global collaboration and open-access research, and that means a new research innovation ecosystem — exactly what the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is building.
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    Commercialization

    Researcher shifts work, finds “silver bullet” for COVID-19 protection

    March 2022
    Dr. Seyyedarash Haddadi developed a novel, low-cost compound — made from a graphene oxide-silver combination — that can be used as part of a coating material for masks; this material makes them 99.99 percent effective against transmission of COVID-19.
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    Professional development

    Pivoting from bones to bread during COVID-19

    February 2021
    As businesses, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations face unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitacs’s new offering of Business Strategy Internships serves to support local operations.
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    Entrepreneurship

    Time for COVID-19 early detection and monitoring

    October 2020
    Montréal-based small business launches a smartwatch that measures the blood oxygen level, body temperature, and heart rate, enabling early detection of COVID-19 symptoms and support for seniors in residences.
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    Business ROI

    Using 3D printing to accelerate production of protective gear during COVID-19

    October 2020
    A collaborative project supported by Mitacs utilizes research and industry expertise to produce faster and higher volume of manufacturing solutions for PPE and other products that address transmission of COVID-19.
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    International collaboration

    Special bracelet provides key to COVID-19 monitoring and contact tracing

    August 2020
    Mitacs interns have teamed up with iMD Research to create a Bluetooth bracelet that uses artificial intelligence to predict the likelihood that a COVID-19 patient will need to be hospitalized based on their vital signs.
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    International collaboration

    What do researchers do when stuck abroad? Work on a COVID-19 vaccine

    June 2020
    Working towards a COVID-19 vaccine, Selvaraj and Kaliamurthi use artificial intelligence and reverse vaccinology.
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    Social innovation

    Research intern key to company’s COVID-19 pivot

    April 2020
    When the COVID-19 pandemic was announced and the Government of Canada called upon researchers and businesses to develop solutions, Ramtin Rasoulinezhad answered.
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    Social innovation

    Intern works to advance global health and COVID-19 solutions

    April 2020
    Research abroad results in development of special virus-killing coating for masks

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