Teledyne DALSA leverages Mitacs grants for high-tech success

Canadian company partnered with USherbrooke and École Polytechnique through Mitacs Accelerate Quebec

Teledyne DALSA is a Canadian manufacturer of specialized electronic imaging components with offices in Montreal. The company is a leading manufacturer of heat (infrared) sensors for use in satellites, surveillance and medical applications — fields which attract extensive research and development investment from both government and industry.

As the company looked to invest in the kind of R&D needed to push to the forefront of the technology, they understood that more investment was required than they initially anticipated. “We realized that we needed more resource personnel with strong and diverse backgrounds for the project. We looked into partnering with the universities to help us accelerate the development of our new technology,” said Mr. Faucher.

After approaching faculty at the Université de Sherbrooke and École Polytechnique de Montéal, Teledyne was connected to Mitacs Senior Strategic Account Manager Jesse Vincent-Herscovici to prepare an application for funding of a large-scale research project valued at nearly $1.7M. The company matched the funds for 15 interns from the two universities to develop infrared technologies for the company’s latest products. Such technologies could be used in components of ultra-high definition cameras for wildlife photography, as well as advanced security systems or deep-space telescopes.

The cluster project will span four years, ending in 2016, but has already seen considerable success after the first stage. An imaging prototype has been developed, and two interns have been hired as full-time staff while an additional two internships were added to the project.

Mitacs thanks the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec for their support of the Accelerate research internship in this story. Across Canada, the Accelerate program also receives support from Alberta Innovates, the Government of British Columbia, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, the Government of Prince Edward Island, the Government of Saskatchewan and Research Manitoba.

Do you have a business challenge that could benefit from a research solution? If so, contact Mitacs today to discuss partnership opportunities: BD@mitacs.ca

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