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Saskatoon, SK – Two years ago Mitacs and International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) announced a partnership to fund student internships to advance research and development into innovations in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry. The two organizations agreed to support Saskatchewan’s major minerals companies by leveraging funding, connections, and academic research expertise. The partnership has helped to advance innovations […]

Toronto, ON — Mitacs and the Banting Research Foundation are proud to announce the winners of the 96th Annual Banting Research Foundation Discovery Awards. This year, 12 investigators — 50% of whom are women — have been awarded one-year grants of up to $25,000 for innovative health and biomedical research projects.  The goal of this prize is […]

By John Daly Interview with Hossein Kamali, a Mitacs postdoctoral researcher in Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University, and Co-founder and CTO of Vancouver-based Autonopia. Listen here…

By Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed Negin Ashouri immigrated to Canada from Iran only three years ago. She invented a made-to-measure, biodegradable and disposable intravaginal prosthetic for women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Watch here…

Mitacs signs on as Seed Sponsor of Pow Wow Pitch to provide access to commercialization, R&D, and support for Indigenous entrepreneurs Today, Pow Wow Pitch, North America’s premier pitch competition for emerging Indigenous entrepreneurs, announced Mitacs as a Seed Sponsor to support Indigenous entrepreneurs access training, mentorship, funding, and a platform to showcase and celebrate […]

Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards laud start-ups poised to boost economy, improve lives of Canadians Vancouver, BC — Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs are being recognized at the sixth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards ceremony today for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately improve the lives of Canadians. Even the challenges of […]

Innovations Poised to Boost Economy, Improve Lives of Canadians By SK Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs have been recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately improve the lives of Canadians. Even the challenges of a global pandemic haven’t stopped these innovators from advancing their first-of-a-kind technologies. Read more…

By Tyler Orton A local robotics firm is set to pilot AI-powered window-cleaning robots next year in a bid to address labour shortages within an industry that often finds it tough to recruit workers for what typically amounts to weather-dependent seasonal gigs. Read more…

By Kenneth Chan The business of washing windows on a tower with human labour is a dangerous, inefficient, and costly practice, but a Vancouver innovator’s robotic solution could potentially disrupt this service globally. Read more…

Lia Fabre-Dimsdale obtained an internship with the animated TV show, “Molly of Denali”. The production tells the stories of a young Indigenous girl in Alaska. Catherine Urquhart reports. Watch here…

We chat with up-and-coming entrepreneur Marciel Gaier to talk about being awarded the Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneur Award. The Halifax innovator is the co-founder of Graphite Innovation and Technologies and has developed a first-of-its-kind smart coating for ships that tackles the most pressing environmental issues for the global shipping industry. Watch here…

MONTREAL – Negin Ashouri (pictured) is on a mission to elevate women’s quality of life, one medical device at a time. Even the challenges of a global pandemic haven’t stopped the up-and-coming entrepreneur from advancing her first-of-its-kind technology. Read more…