This research project aims to improve the comfort of automotive seating by evaluating a new vibration massage system developed by our partner company and developing a pressure sensing software that can monitor how people respond to the vibration massage system. The project will integrate the vibration system with the software and introduce additional features such […]

Agriculture is on the brink of a paradigm shift due to sustainability challenges and the demands of a growing population. This transformation is being led by cellular agriculture, an emerging industry that encompasses lab-grown products ranging from sugar substitutes to meat-in-a-dish. Canada’s pork industry, one of the world’s largest, stands to benefit from this innovation […]

Tiny particles made of fat are an established system for delivering nucleic acids into cells to perform gene therapy. We have developed a new polymer that can be incorporated into fat particles to improve the nucleic acid delivery efficiency. Using this polymer and others with a similar structure, we will engineer a library of fat […]

In the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada, wetland consolidation and agrichemicals are potentially threatening aquatic life. The water boatmen are a family of aquatic insects with 42 species in Alberta that are monitored province-wide by the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. However, currently only a small proportion of the water boatmen collected in the monitoring program […]

IsoStage is a high-tech, revolutionary fitness device inspired by the founder’s background in kinesiology and personal interest in strength training and body building. The idea emerged from the realization that there is a clear absence of devices or convenient methods catering to overcoming isometrics (OI) training – a technique that has incredible potential to build […]

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by the absence of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) expression, exhibits high invasiveness, metastatic potential, and poor prognosis. Current chemotherapy for metastatic TNBC is associated with low response rates and short progression-free survival. It is imperative to find new therapies for this […]

This project was born from the Medventions Atlantic Fellowship where, as a part of the psychiatry team, Chloe Robichaud shadowed Dr. Abraham Nunes to identify any problems that stood in the path of innovation and optimization within the field of psychiatric care. As a psychiatrist in the Mood Disorders Clinic in the NSHA Central Zone, […]

Our innovative technology overcomes skin barriers, enabling efficient epidermal and dermal delivery of macromolecules (HA) through a pain-free, needle-free topical application. Therefore, we achieve better hydration with more long lasting. We keep healthy skin (hydrating and plumping, and can fade fine lines) in one step. This technology has great potential for commercialization and it may […]

La gestion des déchets plastiques est difficile à gérer par leur quantité mais aussi leur recyclage coûteux et sélectif. Les plastiques non recyclés sont incinérés ou libérés dans l’environnement, ce qui entraine une accumulation dans le milieu. Ces dernières années, des microorganismes, (bactéries, champignon…) ont été identifiés et isolés pour leur capacité à dégrader différents […]

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers with a very poor survival upon detection. Pancreatic ducts are channels responsible for secreting pancreatic juices into the small intestines to aid in digestion. Pancreatic duct cancers account for up to 80% of the total pancreatic cancers, and current treatment are not efficacious to control the […]

Ecosystem restoration initiatives are considered among the most effective strategies in mitigating the effects of habitat destruction and biodiversity loss from human activities. The ecological restoration company Veritree is currently building an infrastructure of monitoring data streams for their projects to ensure that they are realizing their anticipated benefits. In this research project we will […]

This project aims to thoroughly understand the diagnostic testing market in Canada, the US, and Globally. The project will task the intern to elucidate and report on the current global, North American, and Canadian landscape for Lateral Flow Assays (LFA’s), including identification of the current manufacturers, distributors and sellers, and test manufacturer and retail price […]