Vancouver, BC — There’s a new resident at Richmond-based Camsell House, one of 19 group homes operated by the Developmental Disabilities Association (DDA) throughout Vancouver and Richmond. Though he’s not there every day, he’s already causing quite a stir. Meet Aether, a first-of-its-kind ‘collaborative service’ robot, designed and developed by Vancouver-based JDQ Systems Inc. in partnership […]

Vancouver, BC – Through a unique internship program called Mitacs Globalink, 500 international students from such countries as Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia are conducting research at 45 Canadian universities this summer. Under the direction of Canadian professors and working alongside local researchers, they are helping to solve complex […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs welcomes nominations for the 7th annual Mitacs Awards, a series of honours that recognize outstanding students, fellows, and professors who have participated in Mitacs programs. Past winners were recognized for their outstanding research contributions in fields such as colon cancer screening, social media fraud, and childhood literacy. Nominations for the 2017 […]

Edmonton, AB — Project teams at Ledcor Group — one of Canada’s largest multi-discipline construction companies — are taking a reality check. Thanks to the ingenuity of Mitacs researchers at the University of Alberta, they are successfully blending the virtual world of 3D models with real world imagery, giving them a hands-on way to manage large […]

Vancouver, BC — Canadian companies will have the opportunity to recruit new talent by connecting with post-secondary students looking to start their careers through a pilot initiative called Mitacs Career Connect. The initiative helps companies gain highly qualified talent to grow their business while providing work experience for recent graduates. Interns must be under 30 years […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, announced its year-end highlights today for the period ending March 31, 2017. Last year, Mitacs delivered 4,261 research internships with universities and industry, trained close to 4,100 students and postdocs, and facilitated 738 international research collaborations — all representing $71.9 million in funding towards […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs’ Accelerate and Elevate programs are advancing research in Canada and providing grad students and postdocs with the professional skills they need to transition to the job market determined a longitudinal survey released this week. Of the university professors surveyed, an overwhelming 92 percent reported they would recommend the programs. Mitacs’ Accelerate program pairs […]

Toronto, ON — The Ukrainian-Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (Shevchenko Foundation) and Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, announced a new partnership that will allow Ukrainian undergraduate students to participate in research internships at Canadian universities for the first time. The agreement was signed at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology at the […]

Toronto, ON — At Mitacs’s 2017 Entrepreneur Awards ceremony a panel discussion titled Coopetition: A global advantage for Canadian business united experts from entrepreneurship and academia to discuss how cooperation among competitors can strengthen Canadian start-ups and business. The panel discussion preceded the presentation of the Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards, and was moderated by Dianne Buckner, […]

Toronto, ON — Six up-and-coming Canadian entrepreneurs received recognition, and a total of $25,000, for their groundbreaking industry contributions that are helping to improve the lives of Canadians. They were awarded at the 2017 Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards tonight at MaRs Discovery District in Toronto. Mitacs launched the awards in 2015 as a way to celebrate […]

Toronto, ON – This week, leading Canadian academics convened at Congress 2017 to discuss why social sciences and humanities (SSH) perspectives are essential to Canadian policy-making. As part of the conference, a panel discussion featuring Mitacs’ Canadian Science Policy fellows and a representative from Natural Resources Canada discussed the need for diverse perspectives, including those […]

Montreal, QC – Robotics whiz and Polytechnique Montréal postdoctoral fellow David St‑Onge is the recipient of the 5,000th Mitacs internship in Quebec, thanks to an innovative research project involving software for piloting a fleet of drones designed to aid in humanitarian relief efforts. Throughout his career, the robotics and structural engineer has developed various technologies as […]