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A Canadian biopharmaceutical company focused on cannabinoid-based products has been awarded a Mitacs grant (sponsored by the Canadian government) to work on a treatment for lung inflammation associated with COVID-19, in tandem with the University of Toronto’s faculty of pharmacy. According to information procured exclusively, the publicly traded company in question, Avicanna Inc, will be […]

Although this is an uncertain time for research mobility, UUKi and Mitacs remain committed to their established partnership that provides opportunities for international research exchanges. The Globalink Research Internship program offers UK undergraduate students the opportunity to take part in research internships in Canada. Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitacs and UUKi […]

Ninety-eight per cent of Canadian businesses have fewer than 500 employees. These small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to our economy. Furthermore, Canada has some of the highest rates of early-stage entrepreneurship in the OECD. With approximately 15 per cent of the Canadian working-age population having undertaken a business startup in the last three […]

Two professors at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) in Saskatoon and Regina are working to help Indigenous and northern communities fight against COVID-19 with new digital technologies, according to a release from the University of Saskatchewan. The projects will introduce Indigenous and northern communities to digital technologies that can help reduce […]

Katapally, a population health researcher, is developing an app with Île-à-la-Crosse residents to provide key decision-making data to Indigenous leaders during the pandemic. The app allows residents to voluntarily report any COVID-19-like symptoms, tracking their movement in the community to better inform containment efforts. “Northern and Indigenous communities are at serious risk of loss due […]

Saskatoon, SK — Two projects led by faculty of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) — based at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and University of Regina (U of R) campuses — have been awarded $400,000 from Mitacs, a national not-for-profit innovation organization. The projects will introduce Indigenous and northern communities to […]

At Mitacs, one of our core values is integrity. We pride ourselves on operating in an ethical, honest, and transparent manner. We strive to do what is right, not what is easy. It is easy to state that we stand in solidarity with those protesting the senseless killings of Black people at the hands of […]

A collaboration between Lakehead University and a high-tech company has netted the Thunder Bay post-secondary institution some funding for a research internship. Salimur Choudhury, an assistant professor in computer science at Lakehead, has been working with Mesh Scheduling Inc. on the software for an automated staff scheduler in the health-care industry. Read more…

Montréal, QC — May 25, 2020 — The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and Mitacs are joining forces on the Research Training Award program for university students. These training opportunities will help undergraduate and graduate students gain research skills through hands-on internships and contribute to a sustainable recovery of the Quebec economy. The awards will […]

The partnership support comes in the form of 100 Mitacs internships for COVID-19-specific projects, funded by a $375,000 investment from Innovate BC. The funding infusion from Innovate BC coupled with Mitacs’s leveraged funds offsets the standard company-partner contribution towards the intern’s stipend and increases access to research during this pandemic. This funding will be distributed […]

Vancouver, BC — In order to fast-track solutions to COVID-19 and mitigate its adverse economic impacts, Mitacs and Innovate BC are partnering to support business in the province of British Columbia. Innovate BC is investing $375,000 towards 100 Mitacs internships for COVID-19-specific projects. The funding infusion from Innovate BC coupled with Mitacs’s leveraged funds offsets […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs has launched a new summer program, the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship, to stimulate Canada’s economic recovery in the COVID-19 era; the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business (UBC Sauder) is the first academic partner. Mitacs’s Business Strategy Internship intends to bolster Canada’s economic recovery by supporting businesses that need […]