Vancouver, BC – The Mitacs Board of Directors announce the appointment of Ridha Ben-Mrad as the new Associate Academic Director. Currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto and the Director of the Mechatronics and Microsystems group, Ridha Ben-Mrad will assume his new role on January 1, 2016. Professor Ben-Mrad […]

Sherbrooke, QC – Last night, at the Université de Sherbrooke’s 20th Graduate Gala (Gala du rayonnement), Mitacs was named the university’s 2015 “Ambassador Partner.” This distinction highlights a partner organization’s contributions to the development of the Université de Sherbrooke’s research and non-co-op student training. Thanks to the partnerships developed by Mitacs, university research is meeting industry needs. […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, is pleased to welcome Professor Meric Gertler and Dr. John Milloy and as new members to the organization’s Board of Directors. Mitacs’ Board oversees the activities of the organization in its vision for a more innovative Canada. Professor Gertler is currently serving his term as […]

Vancouver, BC – The University of British Columbia, a Full Partner of Mitacs’, celebrates its centennial birthday this year – marking the opening of its doors 100 years ago in 1915. Over the past seven years, UBC and Mitacs have partnered to provide innovative research opportunities to students and postdocs through the Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, Globalink, […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, has been named a nominating partner of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards. The goal of the Innovation Awards is to inspire Canadians to embrace innovation and recognize entrepreneurs who have developed new or better ways of creating value for Canadians. The Innovation Awards will […]

London, ON – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, announces its largest Accelerate research project which will see London-based Trojan Technologies, a world leader in water treatment technologies including ultraviolet (UV) and filtration, partner with seven universities across Canada. Mitacs Accelerate connects companies, like Trojan, with research-based universities through graduate students and postdoctoral […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs Full Partner Simon Fraser University marks its 50th birthday this year. Since 2008, Simon Fraser University and Mitacs have partnered to provide experiential learning opportunities to students and postdocs through the Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, Globalink, and Step programs. Mitacs and SFU have collaborated on hundreds of projects: 566 Mitacs Accelerate research […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, announced its year-end highlights today for the year ending March 31, 2015. Last year, Mitacs invested $61.4 million by supporting almost 3,200 research internships, trained over 6,000 students and postdocs, and facilitated 700 international research collaborations. Major achievements The Government of Canada’s Budget 2015 […]

Regina, SK – Advanced Education Minister Scott Moe joined Mitacs CEO, Alejandro Adem along with students, university representatives, and business leaders for a roundtable in Regina today. The discussion, hosted by Mitacs, examined the importance of connecting Saskatchewan companies with universities for research internships and skills training in order to stimulate the economy and job growth. […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce Université de Sherbrooke, University of Windsor, and University of Regina as new Full academic partners; and Lakehead University, Université Laval, and Université de Moncton as Associate academic partners.  Through a formal role in governance, Full and Associate universities partners inform Mitacs’ priorities and program development, while promoting alignment […]

Toronto, ON – Mitacs CEO and Scientific Director Alejandro Adem was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians, last night by the Hispanic Business Alliance. The ninth annual awards recognized influential Hispanic Canadians based major achievements, awards, education, entrepreneurship, and community support.  Other winners were from Alberta and Ontario and represented a […]

Vancouver, BC — AGE-WELL, Canada’s technology and aging Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), and Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, will jointly support research and development  of assistive technologies for Canadian seniors and their caregivers. This partnership will provide Canadian companies access to AGE-WELL researchers and their expertise to support the development […]