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    Entrepreneurship

    Fueling Cars, Lighting Up Towns – On A Battery

    September 2019
    For Professor Martin Ordonez’s team at the UBC Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering who work in power electronics and conversion, one of the ways of being ahead is developing clean energy through research in renewable electric vehicles (EV) and power storage.
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    Entrepreneurship

    Harnessing the power of the ocean

    April 2016
    “Mitacs was critical to me connecting with Triton, and the skills that I picked up during my internship led to my job at the company, giving me the ability to secure the contracts on my own... And from there, I founded my company.”
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    Job creation

    Starting a research career through Mitacs Elevate PDF

    March 2013
    Aydin developed a novel methodology to predict thermal transport in AMD’s high-end electronic devices – giving the company a competitive edge in product development and time to market – by studying how heat transfers in various electronic systems. Upon completion of his fellowship, he was hired on as a full-time employee at AMD Markham.
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    Business ROI

    Growing a brighter future with Mitacs-Accelerate

    March 2013
    It has ultimately helped us design better LED lighting products which will help Canadian greenhouse growers become more profitable and competitive in the global marketplace.
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    Job creation

    Mitacs Accelerate intern models success for her future

    June 2012
    Through a Mitacs Accelerate internship at the end of her Masters at Simon Fraser University, Vivien Lo was asked to develop a cost-benefit model for their technology— a challenge which landed her a job with the company full-time.
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    Sustainability

    Mitacs Accelerate research project pushing boundaries in Canada’s “green” commitment

    June 2011
    Through the support of Mitacs Accelerate, John Ashley Scott, a professor of biochemical engineering at Laurentian University, and Greg Ross, associate dean of research at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine were able to assemble a multi-disciplinary, multi-company research venture undertaken by seven Mitacs Accelerate interns.