Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience sound sensitivity, leading to distress, anxiety, and difficulties in daily life. The challenges for youth experiencing sound sensitivity can be both acute and downstream. This ongoing stress leads to avoidance behaviours, reduced social and community engagement, and distractions that impact performance at school or work and engagement […]

This project aims to commercialize a novel cell culture substrate designed to enhance cell functionality, bridging the gap between research and application. By addressing key challenges in disease modeling and drug discovery, this innovation holds the potential to revolutionize the industry, benefiting both academia and industry through scalable, effective solutions.

This project aims to assist a partner organization in evaluating the market potential of a novel APOBEC3 inhibitor as a cancer treatment. The focus will be on conducting comprehensive market research to understand the demand for this innovative therapy, explore its commercial viability, and identify potential partners in the biopharmaceutical industry. The project will assess […]

The proposed research focuses on developing a welding system that can be used to create helmet pads and other protective gear, like knee and shin pads. This system will use ultrasonic welding or soldering techniques, making the process more efficient than current methods. The goal is to reduce the time and labour involved in manufacturing […]

The research focuses on development and implementation of advanced software algorithms designed for the automated analysis of skin lesion images. The algorithms will be designed to run on mobile computing devices such as smartphones and tablets, and could be used by the general users as well as doctors for computer-assisted screening and diagnosis of skin […]

This project focuses on developing a smart, wearable system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced brain signal analysis to help monitor worker fatigue and stress in the mining industry. Mining is a demanding job, and workers often face long hours and stressful conditions, increasing the risk of accidents. The system uses a small, non-invasive […]

Market Research for the Detection of TBI Biomarkers using Nanobiosensors

Business Case / Problem: The travel industry is increasingly competitive, requiring innovative approaches to pricing, distribution, and strategic planning. This business case proposes an development of a machine learning (ML), or equivalent module to specifically analyze two types of telemetry data: pricing, booking across multiple distribution channels. By leveraging this data, the module will provide […]

At WorkSafeBC, an overwhelming amount of data is being produced, particularly in conversation logs between people who have an active claim with WorkSafeBC and various practitioners with whom they have regular contact (usually over the phone). These records are transcribed into text and the information is far beyond what any analyst could possibly read and […]

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells are a key technology in the race against climate challenges, and while commercial applications are increasingly common, challenges remain in cost, performance, and durability. Most of the issues that prevent full commercialization affect the catalyst layer, the region where the power-generating electrochemical reactions take place, like the oxygen reduction reaction. This […]

BCAA is working on creating the systems, processes, and frameworks to enable high barrier individuals to use our new shared e-bike and e-scooter services and seeking support from subject matter experts in the areas of equity, innovation and technology to help develop our “Inclusive Mobility Program” offered to communities and individuals. BCAA will be using […]

British Columbia’s Fraser Health Authority (FHA) faces challenges of lacking linkages to provincial administrative data to monitor long-term outcomes among their OAT clients. This one-year Mitacs Accelerate initiative will be undertaken in collaboration with FHA using both provincial administrative data held by the trainee’s supervisor and FHA’s summarized statistics data to characterize the client base […]