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By John Hepburn When innovation stops or stalls and graduates from advanced degrees lack opportunities to join industry and drive economic growth, prospects for those businesses and Canadians’ quality of life are at risk. Read more…  

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 34-year-old Azadeh Dastmalchi found a new function for her existing work on a medical-grade smartwatch to detect and monitor for early virus symptoms. Dastmalchi’s start-up, Montreal-based VitalTracer, and its product the VTLAB smartwatch combines biosensors and artificial intelligence to measure human vital signs, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory […]

Azadeh Dastmalchi’s search for a user-friendly blood pressure test triggered a decade-long research effort that ultimately spawned a groundbreaking wearable device and led the University of Ottawa PhD candidate to launch her own company. On Wednesday, the biomedical engineering student and budding entrepreneur earned some well-deserved time in the spotlight. Dastmalchi received the Mitacs Social […]

Not so long ago people would say Sheamus MacDonald has fishing in his blood. These days, however, MacDonald, 30, would more than likely be described as tech entrepreneur, albeit focused on the fishery sector. He’s the CEO of a Dartmouth-based startup, Sedna Technologies, which is developing systems that help optimize the supply chain in the […]

By Food in Canada Staff Vancouver entrepreneur Miayan Yeremi has launched new technology that gives winemakers the unprecedented opportunity to know exactly what’s going on behind the wooden slats of each oak barrel in a wine cellar. Read here…

UOttawa PhD candidate has made a groundbreaking medical-grade smartwatch. The first of it’s kind to continuously measure all five vital signs and provide cardiac monitoring on one device. Now the invention has earned her a prestigious award from a national non-profit. Watch here…

COVID-19 economic recovery depends upon innovation and small businesses Vancouver, BC — Mitacs recognizes five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs for their groundbreaking innovations that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately, improve the lives of Canadians — amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards celebrate start-up companies founded by outstanding former Mitacs interns, […]

Funding helps Canadian small businesses provide solutions for this population Toronto, ON — AGE-WELL and Mitacs are pleased to announce the recipients of their COVID-19 co-funded awards. The partnership supports technology-based approaches that mitigate challenges faced by older adults and/or their caregivers in the context of COVID-19. The funding will help Canadian small- and medium-sized […]

You recycle your beverage containers and cardboard, and even your electronics. But what about your drugs? A St. John’s company is well on its way to making them recyclable, too. Unbound Chemicals was incorporated last year, although it took about three years to get the research and planning underway. “You need a bit of a […]

Awards recognize importance of research and development in driving Canadian innovation Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs opens the call for nominations for the 10th annual Mitacs Awards. These prestigious awards honour and recognize outstanding students, fellows, and professors who have participated in Mitacs programs. Previous winners have been recognized for outstanding contributions that solve important challenges […]

When the pandemic prevented Mia Bell from leading in-person art sessions for people with disabilities, she decided a podcast would be the perfect platform to showcase local artwork and open up the conversation around the intersection of art and disability. Bell is a masters student in the University of Regina’s Media, Arts and Performance faculty […]

Montréal, QC — A new award program will give CEGEP and college students the opportunity to undertake paid research internships with post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) with the support of Mitacs, the College-level Research Internship Award will offer $5,000 to students participating in […]