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Vancouver, BC — Individuals from Canadian universities and businesses are being affected by Friday’s executive order issued in the United States, which is preventing those from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days. The impact is being described by Universities Canada as “real, immediate, and profound.” As a not-for-profit organization dedicated to innovation, […]

Toronto, ON — Student-founded companies supported by business incubators at universities can now receive funding for collaborative projects with university researchers. The pilot initiative — announced today in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Innovations and Partnerships Office — will see student start-up companies collaborate with university researchers to solve business challenges, and to develop […]

Vancouver, BC — Graduate students in Korea and Canada will soon be able to take part in research exchanges between the two countries. The opportunity comes following the signing of an agreement today between the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization. The memorandum of understanding was […]

When more than 1,300 new scientists signed an open letter to the Trudeau government last month, asking it to keep its promise to make policy based on evidence, it was the latest example of a growing movement to respect science in a world that is increasingly skeptical of experts. While the signatories of the letter […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit research and training organization, announces its 100th internship in partnership with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The joint initiative between Mitacs and SSHRC provides Mitacs Accelerate internships to social sciences and humanities graduate and postdoctoral students working on research projects with recipients of SSHRC grants. […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, and the Australian Government Department of Education and Training signed an agreement today creating opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from both countries to participate in research internships. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Paul Maddison; High Commissioner of Canada to Australia, […]

Lu Deng received the Mitacs and NRC-IRAP Award for her research that commercialized a urine test for adenomatous polyps, a precursor to colon cancer. 

Ottawa, ON — Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, and the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) signed an agreement creating opportunities for graduate students from both countries to participate in industrial research internships. The agreement was signed by Alejandro Adem, CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs, and Vidar Pedersen, Head […]

University of Alberta postdoctoral fellow Lu Deng received an award for her research that commercialized a urine test for adenomatous polyps, a precursor to colon cancer.

University of Alberta postdoctoral fellow Lu Deng received the Mitacs and NRC-IRAP Award for Commercialization. Her research with Metabolomic Technologies commercialized a urine test for adenomatous polyps, a precursor to colon cancer.

Toronto – An up-and-coming Toronto researcher is being recognized for his outstanding efforts to combat viral outbreaks, such as the current Zika virus, by pioneering a new field of research that applies protein engineering to fight infectious disease. Wei Zhang, a 34-year-old postdoctoral fellow studying at the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre for Cellular and […]

Ottawa, ON — Five researchers from across Canada were recognized last night for their efforts to advance innovation and transform the lives of Canadians. Their contributions range from creating a faster, less expensive method of testing for food contaminants, to fighting viral outbreaks like Zika and Congo Fever, to developing a low-cost urine test to […]