First agreement between Mitacs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research will benefit 50 PhD students and postdocs Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) signed a five-year agreement that creates international mobility opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and France. This is the first partnership between the organizations. Participants will […]

Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada partner again to offer internships to improve mental health services Toronto, ON — Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) are partnering for a second time to support the development of the next generation of mental health researchers. The collaboration will provide funding for master’s and college students from […]

Saskatoon, SK – Two years ago Mitacs and International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) announced a partnership to fund student internships to advance research and development into innovations in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry. The two organizations agreed to support Saskatchewan’s major minerals companies by leveraging funding, connections, and academic research expertise. The partnership has helped to advance innovations […]

Toronto, ON — Mitacs and the Banting Research Foundation are proud to announce the winners of the 96th Annual Banting Research Foundation Discovery Awards. This year, 12 investigators — 50% of whom are women — have been awarded one-year grants of up to $25,000 for innovative health and biomedical research projects.  The goal of this prize is […]

Mitacs signs on as Seed Sponsor of Pow Wow Pitch to provide access to commercialization, R&D, and support for Indigenous entrepreneurs Today, Pow Wow Pitch, North America’s premier pitch competition for emerging Indigenous entrepreneurs, announced Mitacs as a Seed Sponsor to support Indigenous entrepreneurs access training, mentorship, funding, and a platform to showcase and celebrate […]

Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards laud start-ups poised to boost economy, improve lives of Canadians Vancouver, BC — Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs are being recognized at the sixth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards ceremony today for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately improve the lives of Canadians. Even the challenges of […]

Graduate and post-graduate student research interns will work on the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) collaborative research and development programs Ottawa, ON — Today, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Mitacs announced they are investing $2.5 million over five years, to support 250 graduate and post-graduate student internships to support the NRC’s Challenge and Supercluster support programs. The funding will accelerate research and innovation by reducing the costs of collaborations between the public and private sectors and academia. It […]

Mitacs is extending its support to Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through significant cost reductions Vancouver, BC – Mitacs is announcing today that it is extending its support to Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the second year in a row through significant cost reductions to building innovation partnerships. Qualifying businesses will pay […]

Interdisciplinary training program avails up to $2 million to produce skilled Canadian workers Montréal, QC — Today, the Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP) announced a new national program to boost the skills and expertise of researchers working in the health innovation and digital technology sectors of Canada’s knowledge economy. Mitacs is pleased to be […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to launch a formal partnership with South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF), which will support South African and Canadian doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows at host-country research and industry institutions. This initiative effectively launches the NRF’s Industry Partnership Strategy which aims to develop highly qualified personnel by fostering collaborative training […]

Through the Globalink Research Award, the organizations will create opportunities for 20 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows per year Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce a three-year agreement with Germany’s Max Planck Society (MPG) to create research exchange opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. The partnership will support 20 researchers each year […]

Ottawa, ON – Dr. Sheila Wang has been named a recipient of the sixth annual Governor General’s Innovation Awards for her work in the creation of an artificial intelligence-driven (AI-driven) technology for monitoring wound care patients remotely. Dr. Wang was nominated for the award by Mitacs.  The Governor General’s Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate exceptional Canadian individuals, teams and organizations […]