Mitacs Accelerate alumnus Clayton Hiles was the recipient of an Honourable Mention at the inaugural Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards.

“This project was really valuable. It yielded enough interesting information that Actavis set up a second internship for me."

Trojan Technologies, a London, Ontario-based water treatment technology company, was recognized as the recipient of the 2014 Mitacs Industry Award for Outstanding Leadership.

“Mitacs gives us access to really good people, as well as to equipment and infrastructure at universities that we — as a small company — could never think of getting otherwise.”

“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.

Ricardo Jota, a postdoctoral fellow from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, was the recipient of the 2014 Mitacs Postdoctoral Award for Outstanding Innovation.

Teledyne was connected to Mitacs... to prepare an application for funding of a large-scale research project valued at nearly $1.7M. The company matched the funds for 15 interns from the two universities to develop infrared technologies for the company’s latest products.

It represents a big financial savings for the healthcare system. Taxpayers will then benefit even more, because the savings from osteoporosis treatments can be used in other areas of healthcare.

“Working closely with a team putting theory intro practice has offered me a brand new perspective on my research. I’m able to verify and validate my work using new and practical measures.”

Held on November 18, 2014, the 4th Annual Mitacs Awards Reception celebrated the contributions of five emerging researchers and two exceptional leaders in the academic and business communities who are participating in Mitacs programs aimed at fostering research and innovation in Canada.

PhD student Megan MacGillivray from UBC's Department of Rehabilitation Sciences partnered with SideStix Ventures Inc. to evaluate the biomechanics of their high-performance forearm crutch.

To meet its clients’ needs and an increasing demand for high-performance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) solutions, Nuance established a long-term research project that focuses on refining these products for mobile applications.