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Canadian farmers, entrepreneurs, and health care workers to benefit from new investment in research

Lincoln, ON—Putting research in the hands of those who use it to create and innovate leads to increased competitiveness, economic growth and job creation. That’s why the Government of Canada continues to support the country’s researchers whose discoveries inspire entrepreneurs and innovators in the agriculture, health and commercial sectors. Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister […]

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The Sou’Wester: Designing the snack of the future

The crunchy, puffed product made from yellow peas and bread crumbs in the lab at the University of Manitoba by research student Maria Arzamendi. Arzamendi said the crunchy puffed product, that has the distinct taste of a legume, could one day replace the bags of empty carb snacks currently lining supermarket shelves. “We know the […]

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StarMetro Vancouver: B.C. scientists develop affordable, hand-held tool for testing salmonella

VANCOUVER—While traditional methods for detecting salmonella are labour-intensive and time-consuming, a new and ever-so-small device can now identify the potentially deadly bacteria within minutes. Following several outbreaks across Canada this year, University of British Columbia researchers say the “user-friendly” tool is overdue and there’s a “real potential” to benefit both consumers, and companies. “Salmonella is […]

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Mitacs and Brazil’s CAPES announce new research initiative for graduate students

Vancouver, BC—Mitacs and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) signed an agreement this week to provide research internship opportunities for graduate students in Canada and Brazil through CAPES’s Program for Institutional Internationalization (CAPES-PrInt) and Mitacs’s international research program. The initiative promotes Canada and Brazil as destinations for research opportunities, […]

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CBC News Vancouver: Students create robotic skin

With a background in printing technology and engineering, Globalink intern Roshan Mishra is helping to develop a first-of-its-kind soft, artificial skin that can sense touch and pressure and even detect when something — such as a finger — is approaching. The team’s ultimate goal is to take the discovery from the lab to mass production […]

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