Planetary boundaries can be understood as limits for the Earth’s tolerance towards environmental impacts in the form of, for example, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and the release of nitrogen and phosphorous. This project aims at making planetary boundaries useful to the environmental management within companies. This will happen by developing a method that quantifies […]

Iron-overload disorders, such as hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and beta-thalassemia, develops when the body absorbs excessive iron over years. They are quite common with a prevalence of 1/200 in population of northern-European ancestry and 1/500 worldwide respectively. Without treatment, iron-overload can lead to diabetes, heart disease or cirrhosis. Main treatment for HH is phlebotomy and patients […]

Counting coins, with speed and accuracy, has been a challenging issue for banks and stores. People used to count coins manually before the arrival of coin counting machines. The process of counting coins manually is a very time consuming and tedious job. Moreover, mistakes are likely to occur due to various reasons such as fatigue, […]

Lorsqu’une entreprise fait l’acquisition d’un CRM, elle doit s’assurer que les utilisateurs en font une utilisation adéquate, sans quoi l’achat ne rapportera pas les bénéfices escomptés. Encore aujourd’hui, on remarque que plusieurs organisations n’utilisent pas leur CRM à son plein potentiel. L’objectif de cette étude est donc de comprendre comment assurer une meilleure utilisation d’un […]

Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) are used in a significant portion of existing rail transport systems, and Bombardier Transport Canada Inc. is a global leader in the industry. LIMs will be ever more important in the future with the expansion of Maglevs globally. In this project, the intern will explore the mathematical models used in designing […]

Tea is often considered as a healthy drink that is rich in antioxidants and other health constituents. However, tea can become contaminated during production and pathogens such as Salmonella can persist over extended storage periods. The true risk of Salmonella linked to tea is unclear as on one side, the beverage is brewed in hot […]

Bigmotion Inc. was created to develop wearable health monitoring sensors and service the ‘at-home’ care segment of the elder care market. This project involves studying of existing literature and development of novel solutions for power management and energy harvesting for the product including tracking and fall detection systems using hybridpower. Analysis of proper control approaches […]

AVID100 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) against a validated cancer target that is undergoing IND-enabling studies. Phase I clinical trials are scheduled for late 2016. The monoclonal antibody (mAb) portion of the ADC is currently manufactured using a recombinant CHO clone that fails to meet industrial production yield standards. In order to support clinical phases […]

Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common condition in which the cavities in the nasal channel become inflamed and swollen. This condition interferes with drainage and causes mucus to build up. Delivery of the positively charged proteins containing short chains locally to the nasal area can be used for the treatment of this problem. This proposal suggests […]

La grappe de stages est une continuation d’un premier stage dans le cadre d’un contexte de création d’un nouveau département d’innovation dans une entreprise manufacturière. Il s’agit de déterminer les facteurs des entreprises manufacturières de type PME débutant en innovation comme étant déterminants pour l’instauration d’outils, processus et méthodologies de la gestion de l’innovation et […]

Projection on optically transparent screens is a rapidly growing technology that opens a wide field of practical applications like glazed windows. For example, navigating information can be displayed on car windshields and aircraft cockpit windows, eyeglasses can become monitor screens for work or entertainment and even glazing glass windows can be used as a projection […]

In an alien or possibly hostile environment, the situation awareness of a remote robot operator will be limited. Map information may not be known beforehand. The site may also be in a dynamic state where changes occur in the surrounding in any moment. The main objective of this project is to develop novel technologies to […]