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Dalhousie Master’s student Hugo Vihvelin was the recipient of the Mitacs Master’s Award for Outstanding Innovation.  

York University PhD student George Conidis is the recipient of the 2015 Mitacs PhD Award for Outstanding Innovation.

Ottawa, ON – Six researchers from across Canada were recognized last night for their efforts to advance innovation and transform the lives of Canadians. Their contributions range from enhancing children’s literacy and discovering new galaxies to uncovering cancer-fighting natural remedies. The innovators were recognized at the 5th annual Mitacs Awards, which honours the work of outstanding […]

A 27-year-old Halifax researcher is working on the next wave of therapeutic ultrasound technology, and winning awards for it. Hugo Vihvelin has developed new electronics for ultrasound machines that can be used to treat cancerous tumours or break up gallstones, for instance. The technology is more energy efficient, allowing for the creation of smaller devices. […]

A post-doctoral fellow at the University of Windsor is being recognized for the work she has done investigating the anti-cancer properties of several natural extracts, including those of dandelions. Pamela Ovadje will receive the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation-Postdoctoral at a ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday. Mitacs is a non-profit organization that works with universities, […]

As a child, George Conidis dreamily watched the heavens from his North York home. Binoculars in hand, he asked himself questions like, “What is existence?” Today, he is finding answers in astrophysics. On Tuesday, Conidis will be presented with an award for outstanding innovation by Mitacs, a research not-for-profit. We spoke to the 32-year-old York […]

A Dalhousie graduate student will be recognized Tuesday night in Ottawa for discovering a more efficient way to build therapeutic ultrasound equipment. For his university masters thesis research, 27-year-old Hugo Vihvelin was focused on miniaturizing the electronics in implanted devices like hearing aids. “There are advantages for cosmetic purposes and then there are also advantages on the […]

University of Windsor postdoctoral fellow Pamela Ovadje was the recipient of the Mitacs Postdoctoral Award for Outstanding Innovation.

A University of Windsor postdoctoral student received a prestigious award in Ottawa Tuesday night for her work in studying the efficacy of using dandelion extract to battle cancer. “It feels amazing,” said Pamela Ovadje, 29. “It was unexpected but I’m very excited.” Ovadje, who is in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University […]

A York University PhD student is being recognized for his breakthrough discovery that is helping us to better understand our own place in the universe — and that our Milky Way isn’t alone in being a “bully.” George Conidis, a Toronto astrophysics student at the university, is being awarded the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation–PhD in Ottawa […]

University of Windsor Postdoctoral fellow Pamela Ovadje was the recipient of the 2015 Mitacs Postdoctoral Award for Outstanding Innovation.  

Montreal, QC –Today, Jacques Daoust, Quebec Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Exports announced a new collaboration to support the province’s innovation agenda, with a $15 million investment. The Ministry is launching several initiatives that will stimulate the creation of partnerships between researchers, small-to-medium enterprises, and not-for-profit organizations — in order to achieve innovation and R&D […]