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Deep in the heart of Ontario’s Tornado Alley, London scientists are using the world’s largest tornado simulator to get a better grip on the damage left by a devastating cluster of twisters that struck the national capital region last fall. The project is breaking new ground for the researchers at Western University since it’s the […]

Vancouver, BC — Capitalizing on five years of research-collaboration success, Mitacs and Inria renewed their partnership originally signed in 2014. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) supports two-way international research opportunities for graduate researchers at Canadian universities and at eight Inria Research Centres in France. Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit organization, connects university-based researchers with businesses and […]

Vancouver, BC — At the #BCTECHSummit, Western Canada’s largest annual innovation event, Mitacs and Innovate BC will announce a partnership to strengthen relationships between industry and BC post-secondary institutions for expanded innovation and growth. Mitacs and Innovate BC will support BC companies by leveraging funding, connections and academic research expertise. The partnership will help develop […]

Small strips of paper could soon be playing a large role in airport security. University of Alberta and Mitacs researcher Christina Gonzalez has devised a method to instantly detect small quantities of chemicals used in explosive devices by deploying specialized, disposable strips of paper. Mitacs is a national non-profit organization that connects post-secondary researchers with […]

A newly founded St. John’s-based information technology company has found a major provincial and national inter-disciplinary construction company to become an early adopter for its intelligent knowledge sharing solution. totaliQ, founded in 2018, announced that it has begun an implementation project for the Cahill Group. “Knowledge sharing and process improvements are crucial to be progressive […]

Thunder Bay, ON – The three-year funding agreement creates a special Mitacs Globalink Research Award for members of the Canada and Latin America Research & Exchange Opportunities (CALAREO) Consortium. Comprising Lakehead University, Vancouver Island University, University of Lethbridge, Carleton University, École de technologie supérieure, and Memorial University of New Foundland, the CALAREO Secretariat is hosted by Lakehead […]

Paris, France — Mitacs Chief Business Development and Partnerships Officer Eric Bosco and École Polytechnique Vice-President, Marketing and International Relations, Rachel Maguer signed a partnership agreement today that increases research collaboration between Canada and one of the top academic institutions in France. The new three-year Globalink partnership supports up to 30 researchers from Canadian universities at École […]

Edmonton postdoc partners with company to develop innovative test strips for explosives.   

Christina Gonzalez can detect explosives with a single strip of paper. Gonzalez, an Edmonton-based researcher, has developed a disposable test strip capable of instantly detecting explosive materials including traces of TNT. While the paper strip may look like plain card stock there is more than meets the eye. “Essentially, we have a stock piece of paper […]

Edmonton postdoc develops innovative explosive detecting test strips.

Vancouver, BC — For the second year in a row, the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers named Mitacs one of British Columbia’s top employers. The 2019 award reflects excellence in social, financial, and professional aspects of the workplace and employee experience. In adjudicating the award, the editors consider factors such as health, financial, and family benefits; […]

From: Alejandro Adem To:  Canadians Concerned About Skills Development Date: February 20, 2019 Re: Future Skills, Future Work We hear a lot about technological innovation and the disruption it brings. This usually includes ominous predictions of new technologies replacing workers in many jobs. But we hear much less about how Canada’s most indispensable resource—its people—can rise to the […]