- 0December 2018Research is essential in the natural products space, where consumers need evidence that products are effective and safe. But for a small company, doing research isn’t simple.
- 0May 2017Canada has the highest rate of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the world. Currently, about 10 to 20 percent of sufferers, including pediatric IBD patients, don’t respond to existing treatments, and that number is expected to increase in the years ahead.
- 0March 2017Imagine you could no longer enjoy the symphony – some instruments are now jarring while the melody has lost its nuance. For persons with moderate to severe hearing impairment, music can often lose its ring.
- 0March 2017For centuries, women have battled the fight against unwanted body hair. Hot waxes and lotions, razors and threads — you name it, most women have tried it.
- 0February 2017Laurie engaged in a deep dive for Treefrog’s clients: Who are the people behind social media? What are their individual pinch points? How are end users reflected in social media posts? How could an in-depth examination of the people behind a company drive that company’s social media strategy?
- 0February 2017Employee engagement is a buzzword in organizational development circles today, with a variety of approaches touted by the experts. But what if one solution lies in video games?
- 0May 2016When Rowan Cockett was completing a Bachelor of Science in applied and environmental geology at the University of Calgary in 2010, he noticed that his fellow students were struggling to deal with the immense amounts of geological data they were asked to interpret.
- 0April 2016Innovation, whether researcher, technology, or social, is widely viewed as being “gender blind” or “gender neutral,” places where male and female do not matter. But according to Sarah, this is the first misconception we need to confront.
- 1January 2016Hugo Vihvelin, a master’s student in the School of Biomedical Engineering at Dalhousie University is one of two recipients of the 2015 Mitacs Master's Award for Outstanding Innovation.
- 1May 2015Mitacs Accelerate alumnus Clayton Hiles was the recipient of an Honourable Mention at the inaugural Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards.
- 1January 2015Trojan Technologies, a London, Ontario-based water treatment technology company, was recognized as the recipient of the 2014 Mitacs Industry Award for Outstanding Leadership.
- 0December 2014“By tapping into the expertise of the researchers, we gain valuable in-house skills and knowledge that we wouldn’t have otherwise,” says Ted Mao, Vice-President, Research at Trojan.