Bipolar Disorder (BD) is the 4th leading cause of disability amongst 10-24-year-olds. This illness is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression, with 7% of BD patients die by suicide, representing a significant public health concern. Since BD patients spend half of their life experiencing mood symptoms despite treatments, identifying novel therapies that are […]

The project will investigate the relationship between Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and temperature. The intern will use researched knowledge and thermal metrics to create a phantom, design a simulated trial to gather data (acquiring and processing several images), analyze (reviewing data and performing analytics), model (create specific DVT data models) and validate the simulated data […]

Electricity produced from wind energy contributes to a cleaner environment and helps keep energy prices low. This project addresses two challenges encountered in wind turbine operations, namely leading-edge blade protection and mechanical failures. Both challenges present downtime for maintenance and repair, disrupting performance and power output, but more significantly, the sustainability of wind turbines. With […]

Healthcare innovation in Canada is an important priority of health systems. Innovation leads to adaptability of health services, a trait which allows them to maintain fidelity of care in the face of stress. The COVID-19 pandemic was a severe system stressor, which saw a diversity of responses across the Canadian health system. Understanding the strategies […]

Traditionally, firms approach their innovation agenda focused on profits. Conventional innovation processes, such as stage-gate and design approaches, can create harm for the world by ignoring the wider ecological, social, and economic systems in which a firm is embedded. There is a better way. This project will develop an innovation tool that creates prosperity and […]

The Rural Resilience Research Internship program at Selkirk Innovates aims to provide research support to government and non-profit partners across the Kootenay and Boundary regions of British Columbia. Internships will focus on themes that relate to our region’s ability to successfully respond to economic, social, and environmental changes, including climate change, demographic shifts, and rural […]

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is essential in achieving the Paris Agreement’s objectives, reducing emissions and meeting Canada’s Net-Zero target by 2050. To this end, shallow depleted heavy oil reservoirs in Saskatchewan and Alberta provide a good opportunity for large scale CO2 sequestration projects. This research focuses on assessing the potential of CO2 storage in […]

As digital communication and big data needs increase in a variety of different fields including education, healthcare, business, public areas, and mission-critical operations, organizations need more efficient and effective ways to distribute and display content. Audio-Visual (AV) over Internet Protocol (IP) provides an innovative solution to provide users with enhanced content in real-time. However, AV-over-IP […]

In this project, we will investigate using artificial intelligence to assist farmers and insurance companies by providing information about farms based on our daily observations. AIRM has developed monitoring stations (Crop Sentry) that are installed on multiple farms in Manitoba, allowing us to monitor the crop on a daily basis. Crop Sentry units used lidar […]

Au Québec, les algues brunes sont le groupe d’algues le plus abondant. Ces dernières sont principalement constituées de polysaccharides. Il a été démontré que les algues du Québec contiennent des polysaccharides et des polyphénols ayant des bénéfices sur la santé. Une manière de valoriser ces molécules d’intérêt serait de les extraire pour en faire des […]

This research aims at developing a rapid testosterone test kit using lateral flow assay technology, a technology used for example in routine pregnancy tests, but in a quantitative manner that can inform the user of the exact concentration of analyte in the blood sample. The quantification of the assay will be performed by integrating the […]

FluidPlanet.org builds and deploys digital twins for use in education, enterprise and entertainment. This project will result in a plugin for game engines (i.e. Unreal Engine) to coordinate different cloud services that bring a digital twin to life based on their geolocation, such as time, weather and other environmental variables.