Canadian Healthcare Technology: Concordia collaboration for vaccine making progress

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 […]

The economy will depend on more collaboration during and post-pandemic, and the non-profit research organization Mitacs stands to position itself well as a partner between industry, academia and government. The CEO and chief scientific officer, John Hepburn, talks about the challenges and opportunities with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. Watch here…

Cole Engineering Group, a consulting firm headquartered in Markham, Ont., is contributing to a new research project that aims to detect an anticipated second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by collecting and testing untreated sewage samples from water pollution control plans in nearby Durham Region. Read more…

The research team includes U of L’s Trushar Patel and Borries Demeler (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry), University of Alberta’s Neal Davies (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences), and API’s Rakesh Bhat (Director of Laboratory Science). API is an Edmonton-based, non-profit organization that partners with industry and supports researchers and start-ups. These researchers are combining […]

A research team from the university’s Faculty of Science is working on a method for testing untreated sewage samples for the coronavirus. Dr. Andrea Kirkwood, who is part of the research team, says they’ll be collecting dozens of samples from water pollution control plants across Durham. Every week, they’ll check for signs of COVID-19 and […]

Montréal, QC, June 25, 2020 — Have you come into contact with someone who has COVID-19 and don’t know what to do? Do you need to self-isolate and require support? With the list of coronavirus-related symptoms constantly changing, are you unsure if you’re infected? Montreal-based virtual care leader Dialogue is providing all Canadians with real-time answers […]

John Hepburn, CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs talks about $40 M federal government funding (18:55-34:55) Listen here…

Ottawa, ON — Today the Government of Canada announced a $40 million investment in the future of Canadian innovation that will support students through Mitacs internships. The funding will provide 5,000 new internship opportunities for college and university students across Canada. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitacs — in partnership with the Government of […]

A Canadian biopharmaceutical company focused on cannabinoid-based products has been awarded a Mitacs grant (sponsored by the Canadian government) to work on a treatment for lung inflammation associated with COVID-19, in tandem with the University of Toronto’s faculty of pharmacy. According to information procured exclusively, the publicly traded company in question, Avicanna Inc, will be […]