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Ottawa, ON – Mitacs and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are pleased to announce a bilateral student research mobility agreement through a memorandum of understanding exchanged yesterday. The agreement, signed by Alejandro Adem, Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director of Mitacs, and Dr. Dorothea Rüland, DAAD Secretary General, fosters student mobility between Canada and […]

Winnipeg, MB — Today, Research Manitoba announced $1.4 million of funding to support research internships between researchers and local companies or not-for-profits. Mitacs connects companies and not-for-profit organizations with local experts in the academic community to address their research and development challenges. These collaborations promote innovation in Manitoba. The Mitacs Accelerate program supports significant skills […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs Globalink is attracting the world’s top students to Canada in a “reverse brain drain,” a survey released this week determined.  Bringing top talent to Canada is essential in order for the country to compete in the global marketplace for business partnerships and opportunities. The survey revealed Mitacs Globalink is contributing to […]

Ottawa, ON – Today, at the Canadian Science Policy Conference, Mitacs announced the Canadian Science Policy Fellowships program — an initiative that will contribute to evidence-based decision-making in federal public policy. In its pilot year, the program will see up to ten academic researchers embedded in federal government departments or agencies. The researchers will apply […]

Tiene 21 años, es mexicano, y acaba de ser galardonado en Canadá por una importante investigación sobre soldadura de alta tecnología, llevada a cabo en la Universidad de Alberta. Es su primera experiencia a nivel internacional. Su objetivo es regresar para perfeccionarse. Alberto se permite soñar porque ya sabe que puede lograr lo que se […]

Dalhousie Master’s student Hugo Vihvelin was the recipient of the Mitacs Master’s Award for Outstanding Innovation.  

York University PhD student George Conidis is the recipient of the 2015 Mitacs PhD Award for Outstanding Innovation.

Ottawa, ON – Six researchers from across Canada were recognized last night for their efforts to advance innovation and transform the lives of Canadians. Their contributions range from enhancing children’s literacy and discovering new galaxies to uncovering cancer-fighting natural remedies. The innovators were recognized at the 5th annual Mitacs Awards, which honours the work of outstanding […]

A 27-year-old Halifax researcher is working on the next wave of therapeutic ultrasound technology, and winning awards for it. Hugo Vihvelin has developed new electronics for ultrasound machines that can be used to treat cancerous tumours or break up gallstones, for instance. The technology is more energy efficient, allowing for the creation of smaller devices. […]

A post-doctoral fellow at the University of Windsor is being recognized for the work she has done investigating the anti-cancer properties of several natural extracts, including those of dandelions. Pamela Ovadje will receive the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation-Postdoctoral at a ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday. Mitacs is a non-profit organization that works with universities, […]

As a child, George Conidis dreamily watched the heavens from his North York home. Binoculars in hand, he asked himself questions like, “What is existence?” Today, he is finding answers in astrophysics. On Tuesday, Conidis will be presented with an award for outstanding innovation by Mitacs, a research not-for-profit. We spoke to the 32-year-old York […]

A Dalhousie graduate student will be recognized Tuesday night in Ottawa for discovering a more efficient way to build therapeutic ultrasound equipment. For his university masters thesis research, 27-year-old Hugo Vihvelin was focused on miniaturizing the electronics in implanted devices like hearing aids. “There are advantages for cosmetic purposes and then there are also advantages on the […]