There is a strong risk of rejection after a patient receives a heart transplant which leads to death in 1 in 5 people that receive the transplant. Biopsies are taken frequently to determine if the new heart is rejecting by looking at the piece of tissue under a microscope. A specialist doctor will then make […]

Scleroderma is a rare disease with no known cure that affects 22,000 Canadians. The body essentially attacks itself scarring many organs including hardening and thickening of the skin. Since the disease is so wide spread the current treatment approach is to target the affected organs or use general immunosuppressive drugs. Therefore, in order to develop […]

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have the ability to reconstitute hematopoiesis by giving rise to all blood lineages without exhaustion. Despite the widespread clinical application of HSCs, the success of HSC transplantations relies mainly on the availability of suitable donors and adequate grafts. Obtaining high-quantity and quality hematopoietic grafts for curing hematological and non-hematological diseases remains […]

As the population of older Canadians increases, so too does the number of persons living with dementia. Our research project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of Canadians by focusing on improving the dementia friendliness/inclusivity of our cities (where many older persons choose to live). Ten (10) persons living with dementia and their care […]

ECAH (Easy Care at Home) is launched with a mission to provide easycare anytime and anywehre care to seniors in the Canadian healthcare apparatus. ECAH’s Vision to be a one-stop solution for all healthcare and wellness solutions delivered Anytime, Anywhere. Active research revealed that care providers (Personal Support Workers) are migrating from the profession as […]

On estime à 4 000 le manque d’infirmières dans le système de santé québécois. Le manque de personnel est tout aussi endémique chez les autres professionnels de santé. Par ailleurs, il est démontré qu’environ 30% du temps de travail des professionnels de la santé est consacré à diverses tâches administratives. Notre projet vise la confection […]

Product quality is a factor in insuring business success and user satisfaction. It is acheived through vigilance within quality systems. This project will explore how quality-by-design can be supported through serial recording of material signatures extracted from image analysis of baked goods produced by the industrial partner TWI Foods. An innovative digital image recording system […]

Canada is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Although oral opioid agonist therapies (OAT) are effective for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), a number of barriers pose a significant challenge to treatment initiation and retention. In 2018, Health Canada approved a new medication for OUD, a once-monthly injection, which may be able […]

Since the end of whaling, the population of humpback whales feeding in the Canadian Pacific waters has been steadily increasing. As generalist feeders, these large cetaceans aggregate near the coast of British Columbia to feed on krill, Pacific herring, and other schooling fish. Yet, the consumption of prey by humpback whales in Canadian Pacific waters […]

Plants are always associated with a well-coordinated and beneficial community of microbes – the phytomicrobiome; this plus the associated plant forms the holobiont, the entity that provides crop yield. There is considerable communication between the phytomicrobiome and the plant, often through signal compounds. Bacillin 20 is a small protein (a peptide) produced by a Bacillus […]

Natural health products have become integral to many personal routines and the Canadian economy as a $9 billion industry. But recent problems within China and India, which currently have a stranglehold on raw materials, are endangering the health of this growing sector. Replacing foreign sources with traditional batch production means is foolish since domestic labor […]

NEXFID est une start-up de biotechnologie qui compte produire et commercialiser les protéines et acides gras de haute qualité provenant de l’élevage d’insectes tout en valorisant les déchets organiques. La farine et l’huile d’insecte sont des alternatives durables et écologiques au soja et à la farine de poisson. La production se situera dans une dynamique […]