The Telegram: St. John’s startup hits milestone in extracting pure active ingredient from old drugs

You recycle your beverage containers and cardboard, and even your electronics. But what about your drugs? A St. John’s company is well on its way to making them recyclable, too. Unbound Chemicals was incorporated last year, although it took about three years to get the research and planning underway. “You need a bit of a […]

Awards recognize importance of research and development in driving Canadian innovation Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs opens the call for nominations for the 10th annual Mitacs Awards. These prestigious awards honour and recognize outstanding students, fellows, and professors who have participated in Mitacs programs. Previous winners have been recognized for outstanding contributions that solve important challenges […]

When the pandemic prevented Mia Bell from leading in-person art sessions for people with disabilities, she decided a podcast would be the perfect platform to showcase local artwork and open up the conversation around the intersection of art and disability. Bell is a masters student in the University of Regina’s Media, Arts and Performance faculty […]

Montréal, QC — A new award program will give CEGEP and college students the opportunity to undertake paid research internships with post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) with the support of Mitacs, the College-level Research Internship Award will offer $5,000 to students participating in […]

New agreement offers academic and industrial research opportunities for post-secondary students Vancouver, BC, August 11, 2020 — As the world starts to look to the post-COVID-19 future, Mitacs is pleased to announce an international research mobility agreement with the Araucária Foundation, the Brazilian research support foundation in the State of Paraná. Mitacs and the Araucária […]

While hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested in labs around the world, a group of Concordia researchers are standing out by doing much of their work from home. Gilles Peslherbe joins Global’s Laura Casella. Watch here…

A unique opportunity to participate in COVID-19 research internships will benefit both Yukon organizations and post-secondary students. Starting immediately, Yukon businesses, not-for-profit organizations and municipalities can apply to be matched with post-secondary students who will research COVID-19’s impact on their operations and help develop plans to overcome those challenges. In return, students will gain high-quality […]

Montréal, QC — The Fonds de recherche du Québec — Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and Mitacs are renewing their partnership to support two-way international research. In the quest to grow and acquire knowledge without borders, the partnership provides research grants to university interns from Quebec and around the world who work in research sectors that […]

The team is using state-of-the-art computer simulations and AI to model potential vaccines that can be tested quickly. Applying reverse vaccinology – a scientific method that uses bioinformatics and genome sequencing to break down the virus’s structural information – they’re able to come up with different options for a cost-effective, universal vaccine. Read more…

“Anyone who tells you they know what our economy will look like coming out of COVID-19 is guessing”… – Eric Bosco Read more…

Halifax, NS, July 22, 2020 — To mitigate the adverse economic impacts of COVID-19, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Mitacs join forces to support college and university students and businesses. The collaboration focuses on the unique value and contribution students and faculty researchers make for COVID-19 economic recovery. With a $100,000 investment from ACOA for Nova […]

Halifax, NS, July 22, 2020 — To mitigate the adverse economic impacts of COVID-19, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) and Mitacs are aligning forces to support businesses and students. With an investment of $100,000 towards 27 Mitacs internships, NSBI is increasing the access businesses have to research and reducing the standard company-partner contribution required for a […]