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By Leigha Farnell and Jennifer Basa HALIFAX — An innovative screening tool, created by a New Brunswick team, could soon simplify the process of detecting lung cancer. A partnership between the University of New Brunswick and Picomole Inc. – a Moncton-based company – has resulted in a “first-of-its-kind” technology that could make screening for lung cancer as simple […]

First Mitacs–The Hong Kong Polytechnic University collaboration creates 60 research internships in Canada Vancouver, BC — Mitacs and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have signed an agreement that creates research exchange opportunities in Canadian universities for 60 senior undergraduate students. The partnership supports Mitacs’s commitment to foster international connections, which enhance research quality, create training opportunities, and build knowledge networks. Starting in the summer of 2022 through 2024, up to 20 PolyU students will have the opportunity to join the annual cohort […]

By Athena Bonneau Candice Loring is being recognized by Canadian SME Business Magazine for her efforts to ensure Indigenous companies and academics in Canada are supported. Read more…  

Research innovations can advance more quickly thanks to support for highly qualified personnel at Canada’s universities Ottawa, ON — NSERC and Mitacs are pleased to build on the success of their existing partnership with a new joint initiative that will support the R&D efforts of Canadian university researchers and their partners, while supporting highly qualified personnel […]

College-level Research Internship Award aims to fund 90 projects in natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering; applications due on May 3, 2021 Montréal, April 1, 2021 — For the second year, CEGEP and college students will have the opportunity to undertake paid internships with post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – […]

By Shelley Steeves A Moncton-based company is working with the University of New Brunswick on a new way to detect lung cancer and your breath may be all that’s needed. Read more…

For the first time, Mitacs and the Council for Higher Education of Israel collaborate to create research opportunities for PhD students and postdocs Vancouver, BC — Mitacs and the Council for Higher Education of Israel (CHE) signed an agreement that creates international mobility opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and Israel. This is […]

By John Hepburn As we enter what is expected to be a prolonged period of economic recovery, Canada can ill afford to watch top talent walk out the door. Yet without meaningful, competitive career opportunities, this is exactly what is at stake. Read more…

By Melanie Borreli The University of Windsor’s COVID-19 sewage surveillance project is receiving some funding help from the Ontario government. Read more…

Initial research project awarded to CMC Microsystems, ETH Zürich, and Polytechnique Montréal will be presented on March 18 via OpenHW TV webinar. Register at https://bit.ly/3dMIay3 Ottawa, ON — Mitacs and OpenHW Group are pleased to announce OpenHW Accelerate, a $22.5M multi-year, co-funded research program, the world’s first open-source hardware research program of its kind. OpenHW […]

Candice Loring is a proud member of the Gitwangak Band from the Gitxsan Nation. She is passionate about economic development in Indigenous communities, which led her to pursue a degree in Business Management with a minor in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. She has extensive experience working in the financial industry as an Account […]

Thousands of paid internships will help build highly skilled workforce and prepare people for in-demand jobs Toronto, ON — The Ontario government is providing $39.5 million to help Mitacs — an organization that builds partnerships between post-secondary talent and industry — create up to 8,000 paid innovative internships and upskilling opportunities for post-secondary students, post-doctoral […]