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Salon S.O.S

The chosen candidate will have 2 main mandates:
1) create an innovative business development strategy to reach the food and beverage industry. We have a unique app that can help those industries reinvent themselves and improve customer engagement and retention. We need a creative way to penetrate this market to gain awareness and deliver real value to the small business owners;
2) create and execute a strategy to revolutionize the Salon S.O.S. communication strategy. How do we use emerging technology and digital platforms to differentiate ourselves and attract our target customer? An innovative communication strategy is critical to capture people’s attention
The innovation to be developed will be both on the strategy level (conception) and execution level (delivery of communication). These mandates will not only help Salon S.O.S. reach a larger audience and serve more small businesses, but it will help the intern develop important skills around digital marketing, innovation and development, strategic thinking and creative problem solving.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John-Paul Ferguson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Salon S.O.S.

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Guided Catheter System Based on Smart Polymeric Brush Coating for Vascular Surgery

The main cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is narrowing of blood vessels due to atherosclerosis. In such cases stents are chronically implanted in -arteries to physically expand and scaffold the vessels. Each year, ~90,OOO stents are implanted in Canadians. All these minimally invasive procedures involve the use of a catheter. Currently available catheter tubes advance straight in blood vessels; it remain a challenge to the cardiac catheterization in bifurcated cardiac arteries which are blocked. To address this we will develop a guided catheter system to guide the tortuous bifurcated arterial paths in vascular surgely. Since the Intellectual Ventures (IV)~ Canada supports the development of novel application for guided catheters and serving the CVD market, it will directly benefit from this research. We anticipate generating new intellectual properties based on the work described. N previously licensed a technology from the research performed in Kizhakkedathu and Phani’s laboratories on catheters and the current project will expand that technology further.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Intellectual Ventures

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Elevate

Developing a Sustainable Implementation Strategy for the A-EAAA Sexual Assault Resistance Program for Teen Girls

In this application, we are requesting funds to assist the non-profit organization, SARE Centre, in developing a strategy for scaling up the implementation of a new sexual assault resistance program for teen girls. A-EAAA (Adolescent EAAA) is based on Dr. Charlene Senn’s Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) sexual assault resistance program, the only program available proven effective in reducing sexual assault victimization. In a clinical trial, undergraduate women who took EAAA were 50% less likely to experience rape or attempted rape in the following year than women in the control group. Dr. Senn founded the SARE Centre to help universities and other institutions make EAAA available on their campuses. Since first publishing results of EAAA’s effectiveness in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Senn and SARE Centre staff have received many requests from teachers and parents of adolescent girls asking that EAAA be made available in high schools. To answer this need, Dr. Senn collaborated with Dr. Sara Crann, to create A-EAAA. With funding from MITACS, an intern will assist the SARE Centre to identify strategies for communicating information about A-EAAA to parents, teachers, school boards, and related community organizations. The intern will also identify best practices and successful models for the implementation of evidence-based programming to adolescents. This will enable the Centre to adapt its current business practices to maximize the likelihood that schools and other organizations who want to offer A-EAAA will have the opportunity to do so with the greatest likelihood of success.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Sara Crann;Catherine Vanner

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SARE Centre

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Windsor

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Evaluation of the retention of antioxidants in grape tomatoes using microwave vacuum drying

Microwave energy combined with a vacuum environment can be used for rapid low temperature dehydration and produce high quality food products. Industrial processing of tomatoes involves various treatment steps that affect the final profile of antioxidants in commercial food products. The goal of this project is to evaluate the retention of antioxidants in grape tomatoes using microwave vacuum drying. The influence of retention of antioxidants in grape tomatoes by microwave vacuum drying will be compared with air drying and freeze drying. A portable Raman spectrometer will also be manufactured and used to characterize the chemical compositions of grape tomatoes after dehydration. Raman spectroscopy can be applied for on-site prediction of antioxidant profiles of grape tomatoes using microwave vacuum drying.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Xiaonan Lu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

EnWave Corporation

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Understanding Chinas Role in Canada’s Economic Independence from the United States

With the recent geopolitical frictions between Canada and China impacting businesses, there have been discussions about reducing the trade an investment between the two markets. However, China-related interactions generated more than $55 billion of cumulative GDP in 2018, and as of 2020, Statistics Canada demonstrated that there was $31.7 billion in trade (2) between the two countries. This provides an opportunity to lessen Canada’s vulnerability to American economic mishaps and protectionist trade policy. This innovation project will explore the economic effects of Canada’s divergence from trade with China and the long-term implications of its continuation. The project will provide quantitative evidence to increase awareness and build a macroeconomic knowledge foundation for those looking to help Canada achieve independence from the U.S. The Cansbridge Fellowship seeks to gain an understanding of this situation with hopes of contributing to the expansion of Canada’s innovation sector.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Barbara Crow

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cansbridge Fellowship

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Public Service, Policy, and Governance

Université :

Queen's University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Social media rebrand and development of innovative shareable infographics

eMotors Direct requires innovative infographics to educate potential customers of our blog posts and our products. The intern will research our products and blog posts to gain an understanding of those products and help clients become better informed. Creating innovative infographics will help clients become more informed and will position the company as an expert-in-our-field.
Objective 1 – Educate customers on who we are, how we can help them cut costs, and their industry in general.
Objective 2 – Grow social media follower count and engagement.
Objective 3 – Increase website traffic from social channels.
The intern will use Monday.com to keep track of projects and tasks and Canva and the Adobe suite to create designs.
Deliverables
Create new and updated social media templates – helps us create social media graphics quickly and on-brand for when we don’t have a graphic designer on staff.
Research shareable infographics and create a report on findings.
Brainstorm and create a Style Guide for approval and for future reference.
Create shareable infographics from blog content to share on social channels and post to blog.
If there is time, the intern might help with redoing some sales material (brochures and other assets) to better match our brand.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Steve Chattargoon;Robert Stumbur

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

eMotors Direct

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Smart Sheet: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Technology

Pressure ulcers are a major health concern around the world, affecting individuals living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in particular. Pressure ulcers occur when the blood supply to the skin and underlying tissue is compromised, leading to cell death and potentially fatal infections. In this project, we are developing a soft, flexible and stretchable pressure sensing sheet for pressure ulcer prevention. The device is designed for wheelchair use, where it covers the entire seating area over the cushion. It measures pressure continuously over long periods of time and collects the pressure data of the users. The data collected will be displayed on smart devices as a pressure heatmap for users to view. A prevention algorithm developed based on the relationship between externally applied pressure, tissue oxygenation and intrinsic factors, enables the device to predict high-risk pressure ulcer locations for each user, and alerting them prior to any ulceration. The success and envisioned use of this device will prevent one of the most burdensome, costly and fatal secondary medical conditions, improving the quality of life of individuals susceptible and reducing the healthcare cost.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John Madden;Babak Shadgan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Clarivent Bubble Helmet

Many methods for providing respiratory support to patients are currently in use, however more
commonly available techniques such as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) are not
appropriate for ventilation of patients with airborne infectious diseases due to the risk of
aerosolization endangering other patients and hospital staff. Clarivent is working with BCIT to further develop a sealed device to provide non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
to patients and allow for the provision of respiratory therapy with widely available methods
such as CPAP, while minimizing the risk of infection for other patients and staff.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Nigel Halsted

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Clarivent Medical

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Biotechnology

Université :

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

CommNeeds Pilot Launch

CommNeeds is a community resource-sharing platform that enables, local businesses, startups, small home-based entrepreneurs and community members to access skills and resources available in their vicinity. CommNeeds nurture micro-economy with the exchange of services locally and also establish a mechanism to equip the future workforce with the skills and experience they need. COVID and other economic factors have motivated people to explore their passions and seek opportunities to expand their income and social network.
CommNeeds was in a Beta phase when COVID started and lost the traction and resources required to go live and take its market share. Over the last two years this market segment has seen significant growth and saturation with the competing platforms. CommNeeds is looking to reevaluate its Go to Market Strategy and market positioning. We are seeking help from a business student with an innovation background to help innovate and transform in the response to the changing market conditions. The intern will work with our development team to assess new market domains that the current product can fill and also create/define potential niche and differentiators that will put our platform in a strong position to influence the market and drive adaptation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Sandy Staples

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ZanApp Inc.

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure; Information and cultural industries

Université :

Queen's University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Mortgage Brokers Ottawa Vision Project

A critical part of our success in building one of the largest Brokerages in Canada has been the ability to attract and retain excellent Mortgage Agents, and assist them in their individual success. A key element of that retention and acquisition and assistance has been the power of our proprietary software systems. Our current system functionality is best in class providing a fully integrated, easy to use Client Relationship Management (CRM) program within the system in order to generate more business. As we are continuously adding features to our existing system we are finding it does not integrate well with new features that we would like to add to it. The new internship will help us create an entirely new system based on current technologies. The new system will be fully integrated and easy to use CRM program.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michel Barbeau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mortgage Brokers City Inc.

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Development of an AI Virtual Fitting Room

Currently, one of the primary barriers to purchase through our website is the virtual fitting process, which requires a live virtual meeting with a stylist. Developing an artificial intelligence that would capture body measurements would allow us to streamline the fitting process for our customer, resulting in an increase in customer experience and sales.
The primary negative impact on clothing companies that sell online is caused by customer returns. This project would allow us to ensure fit and eliminate the need for returns. Other online fashion retailers would benefit from this technology as well.
The number one cause of a fashion company bankruptcy is due to inventory and the inability to correctly project how much product will be needed, often resulting in an overstock which is wasted. This project would better allow us to produce garments as they are ordered with no overstock resulting in no wasted product.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Andrew Webb

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lawrence Scott Atelier

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Optimization of Honey Bee Queen Production Practices for Greater Productivity, Performance and Profitability

Honey bees are known to be responsible for one in every three bites of food we take. The queen bee plays a basic role in the honey bee colony. She is the mother of all members of the colony that develop during her life. She also plays a critically important role within the honey bee colony. In much of Canada, beekeepers rely on importing mated honey bee queens to make increases and replace winter killed colonies. In 2021 over 260,000 queens were imported mainly from the USA to support maintaining the 810,000 colonies kept in Canada. Unlike the rest of Canada, Saskatchewan beekeepers have been very progressive in producing their own honey bee queens and replacement colonies. Central to the success of making new healthy colonies is a quality queen. This project is focused on defining, developing, an improved process for producing high quality bee queens in Saskatchewan. This project will not only promote collaboration among sectors, but also within the beekeeping industry members. It will also provide an opportunity to post-secondary students to integrate learning and professional and field skills to enhance their exposure and experience to be prepared for a real working environment with the beekeeping industry. High quality produced queens will enable beekeepers to keep healthy bees, decrease reliance on imports, reduce the cost of production, and enhance crop pollination and food security.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Susan Blum;David Halstead;Scott Lipsit

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Saskatchewan Beekeeper's Development Commission

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture and Food; Sustainability & the Environment; Life Sciences (not health)

Université :

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

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