Business Strategy Internship – Predict Technologies

Predict is currently working on initiating digital health pilots, RePill and HotDoc, that are slated for Fall 2020. Our first project codenamed RePill, a digital pharmacy marketplace to improve patient choice and prescription adherence, is under development. RePill aligns the most up-to-date pharmacological practice standards and PHIPA-compliant digital health regulations. The current prototype is designed […]

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MITACS McMaster 2020

The company is developing a next generation, portable diagnostic drug testing platform. The product is designed to provide fast and accurate on-site drug detection. The goal is to develop a point-of-care (POC), real-time oral fluid drug screening platform for the detection of Drugs of Abuse initially focusing on cannabis and alcohol.

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Clinic@Joe’s Associate

We would like to hire one MBA student for their business knowledge and skills to support market analysis, intellectual property research, competitive and regulatory landscape analysis, as well as funding opportunities for early stage drug and technology development within Research St Joseph’s Hamilton (RSJH). The MBA student will work on diverse projects and get familiar […]

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Evaluation of recombinant bovine herpes virus-1 as a platform for novel cancer immunotherapy development

The most recent breakthroughs in cancer treatment are based on understanding that our immune system can be activated to attack tumours. While first achieved using antibody drugs called “checkpoint inhibitors”, this new paradigm of activating a cancer patient’s own immune system is also possible using viruses, an emerging field known as oncolytic virus (OV) therapy. […]

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Ingenuity Incubator-YWCA Hamilton

This project develops a ‘virtual ingenuity incubator’ responding to the COVID-19 crisis and contributing to enhancing socio-economic conditions. In Phase 1, we will uncover business practices that women and minority-led small businesses to employ to meet emergent customer needs and evolve, collaborating with the YWCA, Hamilton Fempreneurs, and the City of Hamilton Business Centre. We […]

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York9 FC

York9 FC are looking at the viability to forming a Women’s Team to compete in League 1 Ontario. The objective of this project is to develop a sponsorship sales pipeline and execute/generate revenue that will assist in funding the women’s League 1 Ontario project. The anticipated activities include creation of sales materials and packages, customer […]

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Turkstra Lumber Internship

The Turkstra Lumber internship in collaboration with MITACS presents me with the opportunity to assist Turkstra with developing a new website architecture, online content, and standard operating procedures. The expected benefit for Turkstra Lumber would be my assistance in these projects and ensuring I work to enhance retail growth companywide. My execution of a few […]

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Investigation of immunological mechanisms ofpeptide immunotherapy

A[though early clinical trials have been positive, peptide vaccine mechanism of action (how tolerance is induced) is unknown. The primary objective of these studies is to identify changes in gene expression and cytokine expression that are correlated with vaccine treatment. These changes could provide insight to mechanisms of action and may reveal potential genetic biomarkers […]

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Scaling up algaculture by the use of a novelcirculation technology while optimizingproductivity by testing for the effects of lightintensity and C02 supply rate.

This project will address the scalability problem that currently exists in algaculture. Scaling up algae production to the industrial level has been challenging. The reason’ being that productivity of photosynthetic algae is highly dependent on light and CO2 availability, which become less available as photobioreactor (algae tank) size increases. The solution is to use circulation […]

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SUNSET Renewable Asset Management Inc.

The scope of the project is to develop unique processes, technologies, and secondary uses to manage End of Life renewable energy asset liabilities and bridge the gap between renewable energy stakeholders and industrial recycling facility operators. This will be done while considering the new norms and challenges on businesses due to COVID-19. The benefits of […]

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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) asanAlternative Decision Making Framework forHealth Technology Ass.essment in Canada

Decision-making frameworks for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) have become a major topic in developed nations in recent years. Indeed, the quest for more rational and transparent HTA decisions led many jurisdictions to investigate the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) as an alternative decision-making framework. In Canada, the development of a MCDA framework for HTA […]

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Development of a polishing treatment process (PTP) for anaerobic digester centrate

The production of biogas via the anaerobic digestion of organic waste is a growing industry in Canada. One benefit of this approach is that the resultant organic waste (digestate) can be dewatered and used as fertilizer; however, the removed water fraction remains rich in organic compounds and must be adequately treated before being discharged from […]

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