It is crucial for RUNNR to incorporate best practices and strategies for our UX/UI for our platform to not only lead within an industry just in our proprietary smart logistics technology, but as well in our user’s experience. Being a technology startup, it is crucial that we can display our features and benefits to users […]

With RUNNR scaling operations over the next year, not only in Saskatoon, but across Western Canada, RUNNR will have many challenges to overcome to do so. One major area that will impact RUNNR’s growth strategy over the next year is our driver and employee hiring processes. In order to successfully scale operations to new markets, […]

For RUNNR to be successful when entering new cities across western Canada, RUNNR will need to develop a scalable driver operations strategy to ensure that deliveries are completed within their advertised time frames and guarantee customer satisfaction. Additionally, RUNNR will require developing and understanding the minimum driver threshold to provide adequate service to customers prior […]

In the framework of this project, it is aimed to develop a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Since its pathology is complex, application of the conventional antibiotics is not much efficient therefore it is defined as a difficult-to-treat disease. To overcome those challenges encountered in the usage of conventional therapeutic approaches, […]

The objective of this project is to help analyze nutrition data of select ingredients and define how processing methodologies affect nutrition composition.

These Interns will work at Cubbi to help fuel the people building tomorrow. Each intern will work on new business ideas to help expand the company into new business locations and sectors helping this startup find product-market fit in Canada. The interns will also help the company track key metrics in order to gain more […]

The new Canada’s Food Guide has created controversies about milk and alternatives consumption by removing it as a stand-alone food group. Recent evidence shows an inverse relationship between consumption of dairy products and risk of osteoporosis. However, evidence on the association between milk and dairy consumption and the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have provided […]

In this partnership, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre aim to work collectively to create a novel type of “whole-cell” flours from Canadian pulses, such as pea, chickpea, and faba bean. In comparison with conventional pulse flours obtained from dry milling/grinding, the new pulse flours are anticipated to […]

Recent estimates of agricultural land on the Canadian prairies suggest that 1 million ha are affected by moderate to severe soil salinity. These areas are not suitable for seeding annual grain crops. Perennial forages have the potential to remediate saline soils through salt ion uptake, lowering the water table, improved soil biological activity, and weed […]

A disturbing number of aggregate pop-out cases have recently been observed in newly poured concrete throughout the City of Saskatoon. A “pop-out” is a small, often cone-shaped void in a horizontal concrete surface left after a near-surface aggregate particle has fractured. Aggregate pop-outs can accelerate the deterioration of concrete sidewalks and can result in safety […]

Standard Rail is one of the leading participants in the Rail Service industry. We place the highest importance on ensuring employee safety and delivering quality customer service and pride ourselves on high-quality railcar and locomotive services across North America. This project would give the company the financial resources to branch out its service portfolio and […]

Aurora Heat is an Indigenous and female-led organization that offers a variety of natural and reusable hand, foot, and body warmers. Since 2015, these wholly biodegradable warmers have captured the heart of customers looking to replace single-use and chemical-based products that are harmful to the environment. With thousands of customers across Canada, it has also […]