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Montreal,QC— Tunisia and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, signed a collaboration agreement today to work together in promoting undergraduate and graduate research exchanges between the two countries through the Mitacs Globalink program. The agreement was signed by Tunisian Ambassador, His Excellency Dr. Riadh Essid, on behalf of the Tunisian Minister of Higher […]

The federal government is pumping an additional $10 million into a program that pairs researchers with Canadian businesses to foster innovation and help develop cutting edge products. Minister of State for Science and Technology Ed Holder made the funding announcement Friday at Vision Extrusions in Woodbridge, alongside Vaughan MPP Julian Fantino. The money goes to […]

Woodbridge, ON – The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), along with the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today officially announced $18 million over four years to support the Mitacs Elevate program to help train the next generation of business managers and researchers. Mitacs Elevate provides recent PhD graduates with […]

When B.C. established its universities they were generally located some distance from urban centres. UBC, for example, was separated from downtown Vancouver by the University Endowment Lands and Simon Fraser was built on the top of Burnaby Mountain. Perhaps there was fear academia might be corrupted by urban centres, but I suspect there was also […]

Vancouver, BC – McGill Associate Professor Richard King was the recent recipient of two Grammys at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. King’s work was recognized in two categories: Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for Bass & Mandolin, and Best Engineered Album, Classical, for Adams, John: City Noir. King is currently collaborating with a Mitacs Accelerate intern on […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs Accelerate leads to increased business investments in R&D and innovation in Canada, determined a longitudinal survey released this week.  Mitacs Accelerate pairs graduate students from Canadian universities with businesses for research internships. Past industry partners overwhelmingly report Mitacs Accelerate met their corporate needs, with a vast majority of projects — 66 […]

Edmonton, AB – The Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education, the Honourable Don Scott, joined Mitacs CEO, Alejandro Adem along with students, university representatives, and business leaders for a roundtable in Edmonton on March 3. The discussion, hosted by Mitacs, examined the importance of connecting Alberta companies with universities for research internships and skills training in order […]

Vancouver, BC – UBC Computer Science adjunct professor Robert Bridson was the recent recipient of a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work on several films including Gravity, The Avengers, The Hobbit, and Avatar. Bridson was recognized for his pioneering work in developing mathematical software that makes digital […]

Canadian businesses need to innovate to stay competitive, but this country is lagging its counterparts in research and development, according to the new head of Mitacs. Alejandro Adem, who has replaced now-University of B.C. president Arvind Gupta as CEO, told The Sun in a recent interview that his organization can boost Canadian innovation by pairing […]

The Government of Canada announced Wednesday it will be matching the $1 million in funding raised recently by Own the Podium through various donors, with the money going towards the Innovations 4 Gold program, which will provide key and more often than not expensive help for athletes dreaming of climbing atop medal podiums in the future. Announced by Bal Gosal, […]

Vancouver, BC – Eligible not-for-profit (NFP) organizations and Crown corporations can now receive funding to support research collaborations with universities. Qualifying organizations will be able to access high-quality research expertise in order to solve their business challenges. Today’s announcement expands the reach of Mitacs’ programs significantly. There are approximately 170,000 non-profit organizations in Canada, accounting […]

Vancouver, BC — Dr. Alejandro Adem began his position today as the new Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director of Mitacs. Most recently, Dr. Adem was the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS). He will continue to hold his positions as professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia (UBC). […]