Currently Metagenom Bio Inc. offers contract research services in environmental microbial species profiling. Applications for this service include the monitoring of biogas operations, greenhouses, and mining processes. Metagenom Bio wishes to offer solutions that use microbes to generate value-added products. Biogas reactors can break down waste products and produce methane, or natural gas. This methane […]

Les turbines hydrauliques sont utilisées pour la génération propre d’électricité. Dans les barrages, l’eau emmagasinée à parfois tendance à se «stratifier» en plusieurs couches. Celles se trouvant dans la partie inférieure peuvent devenir pauvre en oxygène et une fois que l’eau s’y trouvant sera passée dans la turbine, elle ressortira avec un taux d’oxygène trop […]

Hydrogen will play a key role in Canada’s transition toward low-carbon energy due to the possibility of carbon-neutral production, its clean combustion, and high energy content per unit mass. As hydrogen is typically stored at high pressure (700 bar or more), rapid compression during refueling can generate substantial heat, which can cause pressure overshoot, underfilling, […]

Alongside participation in the Lab2Market Validate program, where the intern will test commercial viability of their idea by speaking to potential customers, this Mitacs project consists of a market analysis that identifies ideal vending countries, investigates safety regulations, and estimates market size for the intern’s idea of a hydrogen conversion kit for heavy-duty trucks. The […]

Access to clean water is a critical global challenge, with billions facing water scarcity or contamination. This project aims to develop a sustainable water purification system that uses solar energy to convert contaminated or salty water into clean water, offering a low-cost, off-grid solution for rural and resource-limited communities. The system will use solar-driven interfacial […]

Antioxidant dietary fiber is an emerging concept that combines the health benefits of dietary fiber and natural polyphenolic antioxidants into a single functional ingredient. Dietary fiber supports gut and heart health, blood sugar regulation, weight management, and digestive well-being. Phenolic compounds, commonly found in colorful fruits and vegetables, help protect the body from oxidative damage […]

This project focuses on creating a low-cost, paper-based sensor that can quickly detect and archive Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a harmful bacterium found in both medical and environmental settings. This includes infections in hospitals and contamination in water systems—two areas where fast, accurate detection is essential for protecting public health. The sensor leverages smart electrochemical technology to […]

We aim to develop and implement a cost-efficient framework for communicating with proprietary generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT. In fact, these provider companies expose their models through an interface that can be accessed via API. However, calling their API will incur a cost considerably based on our request. Basically, smaller models are cheaper than […]

This project focuses on improving short-term electricity demand forecasting, which is essential for ensuring the reliable and cost-effective operation of the power grid. Many Canadian utilities are now using demand-side management strategies such as peak shaving, reducing electricity consumption during peak hours, to lower costs and reduce strain on the grid. However, these strategies can […]

Dans le cadre de ce projet, le stagiaire mènera des entrevues avec des entreprises agroalimentaires et d’autres organisations qui produisent de grandes quantités de déchets organiques. L’objectif est de mieux comprendre leurs besoins, leurs défis et leur intérêt pour une solution locale qui transformerait ces déchets en biogaz renouvelable, pouvant remplacer une partie du gaz […]

Municipal beach managers across Canada face an impossible dilemma every summer: close beaches preventively and lose tourism revenue, or risk exposing swimmers to dangerous sewage contamination from aging infrastructure that overflows during heavy rainfall. Current water testing takes 24-48 hours and measures bacteria that poorly indicate actual health risks from viruses, forcing managers to make […]

This project will help the partner organization develop a business plan and commercialization strategy for a new technology that uses light to turn methane into clean hydrogen and valuable carbon nanomaterials without releasing carbon dioxide. By building a clear profile of potential customers, mapping out how a production plant would operate, designing a business model, […]