This project aims to innovate a Made-in-Canada methodology for producing non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) to replace traditional polyurethane (PU) rigid foam which is produced through a hazardous process from toxic materials such as isocyanates and phosgene.1 We aim to partner with Polychem Consulting Solutions Ltd, a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver, BC and a […]

L’Organisation des Nations Unis pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture estime qu’il se consomme environ 112 millions de tonnes de porc annuellement. Chaque kilogramme de porc a son empreinte environnementale est de 2,92 kg GES équivalent CO2 et requiert entre 4 et 6 mètres carrés de surface cultivable. Afin de maintenir la production de viande porcine tout […]

Glycoconjugate vaccines have shown efficiency to control infectious diseases and hold great promises in cancer immunotherapy. Nonetheless, there is an important need to identify novel immunostimulating carriers for carbohydrate antigens as well as to optimize the currently used protein carriers. This Mitacs project aims at developing versatile biochemical approaches and technology for the design and […]

The Cambrien Lake, Nachicapau Lake and Fort McKenzie area (the “CNFM”) has been attributed high conservation potential by Nunavik’s regional stakeholders due to its exceptional biophysical characteristics and its significance to the Naskapis, as it includes a major Naskapi gathering place. The CNFM’s important hydroelectric and mining potentials prevent strict protection status at this time, […]

The field of responsible investing is rapidly expanding, with even greater attention on the importance of responsible investment with each passing year, as seen most recently in the aftermath of the impactful 2021 COP26 summit, where responsible investment was key focal point. Directing our financial resources in a sustainable direction has the potential to have […]

Factors that contribute to the generation of misinformation and distrust in Canadians around drug and vaccine safety and effectiveness include the impact of poor-quality or underpowered studies to influence the perception of therapeutic effectiveness, research priorities, and resource allocation; and the lack of understanding in the processes involved in drug and vaccine research, development, monitoring, […]

Modern power systems wherein renewable resources such as solar and wind power are extensively used need to rely on some means for energy storage to address the intermittency of such resources. This proposal investigates a class of power electronic converters that are able to connect battery energy systems to the grid and provide multi-directional pathways […]

OneCup uses Computer Vision to uniquely identify livestock and wildlife from almost any angle, effectively Face ID for animals, called 360 Live ID. We then track health, growth, activity, nutrition, and phenotypes with the ID. It is a revolutionary idea that will disrupt the agricultural industry. We call our AI for cattle BETSY, or Bovine […]

Chemical nitrogen fertilizers applied to the soil are easily lost, reducing crop nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). The loss of fertilizer nitrogen will also result in nitrate contamination of surface water and emission of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere. Western Ag has developed a coating technique where a powder form of black carbon (produced through the […]

Drug development process is time consuming, expensive, complex and highly risky. The nature of risk in this industry is multidimensional. One important dimension involves clinical development since late-stage development failures are the costliest. If pharmacological efficacy and safety remain well-known failure factors, the literature abounds on a multitude of important failure risk factors of a […]

How we manage our emotions, also known as emotion regulation, is important and helpful in dealing with everyday stressors, our professional and interpersonal relationships, and our relationship with ourselves. Poor emotion regulation can leave us feeling frustrated for longer periods of time than we need to or even cause angry outbursts at inappropriate times. There […]

Inspections are carried out on machinery equipment to evaluate the equipment condition and to take necessary maintenance actions to prevent failures. Hinton Pulp, a Division of West Fraser mills have a 30-day inspection interval for vibration inspections on rotating assets. The fixed inspection interval adopted by the Hinton Pulp for vibration inspections are not effective […]