A Comparison of Supply Chain Liability Between Canada and the EU

As an advanced form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), supply chain liability extends companies’ responsibilities along the Global Value Chain (GVC). Thus, top brands (the primary entities in the GVC) can be held accountable for the conduct of their suppliers (secondary contractors). For labour issues, Supply Chain Responsibility has the potential to center and enforce […]

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L2M – Commercialization Strategy and Indication Prioritization for Oncolinc Therapeutics

This project will help Oncolinc Therapeutics, a cancer therapeutics company, build a clear strategy for bringing a new type of cancer treatment to market. Oncolinc Therapeutics is developing therapies that target long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are molecules that help some tumours hide from the immune system and resist current immunotherapies. Oncolinc needs guidance on […]

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Identifying phenotypes of prematurity-associated lung disease in Nova Scotia and Western Australia

Globally approximately 13.4 million babies are born too early or preterm each year. Many people born preterm, have lung disease causing breathing difficulties, that progresses throughout their lives. This prematurity-associated lung disease is complex and can look very different from person to person, making it harder to diagnose and treat. Some individuals show characteristics that […]

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Keypoint-Based Behavior Detection and Individual Identification in Nile Tilapia

Aquaculture needs scalable, noninvasive tools that can see what farmers miss. This project will build an AI system that recognizes individual Nile tilapia and flags behavior shifts signaling stress or disease. Using YOLO for fast detection and a key-point model for anatomical landmarks, we will extract precise coordinates for the snout, operculum, fin bases, and […]

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Research, identify, develop and test innovative use cases community and societal issues to support advancing smart cities capabilities

SimplyCast is an ISO 27001:2013-certified, all-in-one hyperautomation platform that operates on a no-code basis. The management has created a distinctive Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution that integrates communication, marketing, engagement, and emergency communication functionalities into a unified platform. This exceptional platform offers unparalleled capabilities for both present and future use cases. One of the major advantages for […]

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Objective Correlation Method Between Laboratory Direct Shear Tests and Field Measurements for the Evaluation of Joint Strength Parameters

Rock slopes and underground excavations are important aspects of mining, civil engineering and energy projects. The shear strength, or resistance to sliding, of rock joints (e.g., cracks and fractures) is the dominant component for stability of underground excavations and large rock slopes. Laboratory testing of these features is challenging, expensive and difficult to interpret. Emerging […]

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Real-Time Polymerization Kinetics and the Effects of Different Post Curing Protocols on the Elastic Modulus of 3D Printed Dental Resin

For decades, dentistry relied on manual processes to create restorations and appliances—methods that are prone to human error, inconsistency, and lengthy production times. 3D printing of dental resins is a transformative technology that is changing how restorations and prostheses are made. 3D printing can integrate with intraoral scanners and CAD/CAM systems to create end-to-end digital […]

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Mobilizing Environmentally Sustainable Learning Health Systems in Nova Scotia

Canada’s health sector is among the top three worst polluters per capita in the world. Medications are estimated to contribute to 25% of the carbon footprint of healthcare in Canada. Decarbonizing hospital pharmacy requires coordinated decision-making and implementation of low-carbon healthcare practices. This Mitacs Elevate research project aims to explore how to mobilize low-carbon pharmacy […]

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Assessing biological fungicide benefits to wild blueberry health

This project’s goal is to provide an assessment of the efficacy and the physiological and molecular effects of a biological fungicide, Serenade® (a.i. Bacillus amy/o/iquefaciens QST713, previously subtilis}, in rotation with other conventional foliar fungicides when treating Botrytis cinerea infection in wild lowbush blueberry crops. During the reproductive year of blueberry growth, the pathogenic fungi […]

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Triassic-Early Jurassic Central Atlantic and mid-Cretaceous Scotian Margin Geochemical, Organic, and Biostratigraphic Events – a test case for molecular sequence stratigraphy

Development of oil and natural gas production in Atlantic Canada has mainly occurred in the offshore of Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nova Scotia. Energy Nova Scotia has estimated reservoir potential for Nova Scotia has been as high as 120 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 8 billion barrels of oil. These reserves occur along the […]

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Multi-material Additive Manufacturing of Functional Ceramics

This proposal involves using 3-D printing technology to form a ceramic sensor. The sensor can be used by navies to detect submarines. The ceramic sensors are either an underwater sound projector, an underwater microphone, or both. The 3-D printing technology should allow larger, more sophisticated sensors to be manufactured. The technology should simplify the build […]

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