In an interview with Mitacs, Marciel Gaier, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Nova Scotia-based GIT Coatings, shares insights into his projects and how his company is shaping the Canadian marine industry.

#MitacsImpact: CAPSolar strives to improve the efficiency of EVs, like cars, trucks, and boats, to decrease the dependency on charging stations and leverage the clean and free energy of the sun.

#MitacsImpact: Hydra Energy is revolutionizing freight transport with a flagship facility in Prince George, BC, producing over 3000kg of hydrogen daily, and developing tech that can reduce emissions by up to 40%.

Understanding the immense power of the electric motor, UQTR mechanical engineering graduate Bastien Theron decided in 2016 to try his hand at designing the very first electric quad bike (his preferred mode of transport). The Theron EV was born.

Ecosystem partner content Diverse Nation: Unlocking the potential of inclusive innovation The Innovation Economy Council (IEC) is a coalition of tech-sector leaders dedicated to shaping Canada’s industrial innovation policy. The IEC works with active members of Canada’s innovation ecosystem to identify areas for in-depth analysis and offer timely insights to increase Canadian productivity and sustainable […]

The Mitacs Innovation Challenge project examines application and evaluation materials from the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) program to better understand what barriers are limiting the innovation performance of Canadian SMEs. In this report, we find that talent access is a key issue inhibiting SME innovation performance throughout Canada’s innovation ecosystem. We further explore how skilled talent […]

The Mitacs Skills for Innovation project will deliver a series of reports examining the skills needed for different innovation activities in the Canadian economy. The project leverages Mitacs’s unique ability to survey employer organizations and interns involved in a wide array of innovation projects and offers granular insights into the specific skills required by individuals and organizations […]

The Mitacs Innovation Intermediaries project provides an in-depth look at how Mitacs works in practice to support research and innovation through academic-industry collaboration. Innovation intermediaries are actors in innovation ecosystems that support collaboration between two or more parties, during various stages of the innovation process. The project provides a new opportunity to bring together the collective knowledge, […]