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    Commercialization

    New Brunswick company fights food invaders, naturally

    May 2018
    A New Brunswick biotech start-up is working to keep your food fresh using a revolutionary compound made from an ingredient you might find in your fridge.
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    International collaboration

    Disease diagnosis and prosthetic limbs to benefit from muscle research

    July 2017
    The human body contains over 600 muscles that connect to the brain via a network of trillions of nerves. So imagine how difficult it must be to understand how these muscles and networks communicate with one another.
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    Sustainability

    Milking RFID technology for all it’s worth

    March 2017
    By attaching an RFID tag to a milk carton, Rahma will make it easier for recycling services to detect the presence of milk cartons.
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    Commercialization

    UNB postdoc combines engineering and computer science to improve quality, performance, and safety in factories

    February 2017
    Fredericton-based technology company Eigen Innovations was in need of a researcher to help solve a data challenge to improve their software that uses thermal cameras to capture video and sensor data for industrial manufacturing.
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    Sustainability

    Researchers attack spruce budworm using chemistry

    August 2016
    A recent outbreak of spruce budworm infestation in Quebec contributed to millions of dollars in lost revenue potential for Canada’s lumber industry and threatened forests in northern New Brunswick. This prompted researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Carleton University to partner in the development of solutions to ward off the forest pest.
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    Business ROI

    A visual way to understand and analyze large quantities of scientific data

    November 2015
    The company was introduced to Mengru Wang, by her supervisor Dr. Eric Aubanel. They agreed to collaborate on a Mitacs Accelerate project, in which Mengru would develop a data visualization utility for EXN/Aero.
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    Commercialization

    Researching the cutting-edge of Canadian technology for the home

    June 2015
    Umang says the experience has been valuable for his eventual career in a biomedical start up. “Having research experience through Mitacs Globalink will be very useful to my career. I couldn’t have learned these same techniques and tools without doing a project like this.”
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    International collaboration

    Mitacs Globalink student contributes to cyber security research in Canada

    October 2014
    The opportunity that Mitacs gives us to come here is the perfect way to fall in love with Canada, just like I have!
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    Social innovation

    Improving childhood literacy

    March 2014
    Literacy rates in New Brunswick are among the lowest in Canada. Half of the population lives in rural areas and because the province is bilingual, minority language children can find it difficult to develop early language skills.
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    Social innovation

    Signaling a change in elderly care

    July 2013
    Under the guidance of Dr. Janet Light, Abhishek is researching how to use signal processing to detect when an individual is about to fall. The research has the potential to change the way we approach healthcare for the elderly and those living with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by reducing overall dependence on caregivers and keeping potentially harmful accidents at bay.
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    International collaboration

    Globalink Professor Profile: Dr. Yonghao Ni, University of New Brunswick

    May 2013
    Globalink Students under Dr. Ni’s guidance have the opportunity to work on many industry-focused projects in materials engineering and chemistry.
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    Business ROI

    Improving energy efficiency through innovative design

    November 2012
    Rohan saw AV Nackawic’s energy-efficiency problem as the perfect opportunity to develop the practical understanding of industrial processes he was missing in his academic studies.

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