Mushrooms represent a source of diverse medicinal compounds that have been exploited for centuries. Beneficial compounds have proven efficacy against disease, including anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-tumoral, anti-bacterial traits. These compounds, along with potential for new discoveries, drive the exploration of mushrooms as a powerful medicinal source and supports their application in the health sector to discover […]

The intern will undertake the development and evaluation of a novel gene-edited immune cell therapy for the treatment of different cancer types. The cancer immune cell therapy is a hot and rapidly growing field that has yielded success and clinically meaningful benefits for the treatment of certain cancers. Many of these successes have been with […]

Grand Lac St. Francois (GLSF) is a large lake in southern Quebec with a high diversity of fish species. There are several existing and emerging anthropogenic pressures at GLSF. One of the pressures of greatest concern is how the large and variable winter water level drawdown (due to operation of the Jules-Allard dam) influences the […]

The inference of causal relationships is a problem of fundamental interest in science. Compared to models that rely on mere correlations, causal models allow us to anticipate the effect of a change in a system. Such causal models have applications ranging from government policy making to personalized medicine. However, learning causal models from data is […]

By working on the assigned project activities, the intern will have the opportunity to learn more about the AI/ ML industry, from the industry-specific knowledge to how Amii would be able to help solve business problems through many offerings that we have regardless of where the partner organization is in their AI/ML adoption journey, of […]

To make mining more efficient and environmentally friendly, transportation of rock should be minimized. Ideally we would only transport those rocks that contain economically extractable amounts of minerals. MineSense has developed sensors that can detect the level of minerals in rocks and, in particular, can detect very low levels with high accuracy. This proposal is […]

Remote Talent Matching for Fit: The project will research the feasibility of a dynamic matching engine that will enable job seekers and employers to better predict the probability of fit to a specific role and context prior to face-to-face contact. The objective is not to replace human recruiting, but rather to provide a mechanism for […]

Ensuring efficient and effective disease testing during a pandemic requires the integration and automation of complex, versatile assessment, scheduling, and planning tools. Project ABC, funded by Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster, will deploy technologies that enable the BC health system to deliver a high volume of COVID-19 tests to the patients who most urgently need them, […]

Virtual Funerals Canada is a start-up seeking to provide virtual online funerals for an industry decimated by the COVID-19 virus. Currently, there is no service like this available to families that wish to have an interactive service for their deceased loved ones in many funerals homes and cremation providers. The intern will be working with […]

Focus will be on doing market research and analysis to help support our business development and sales team identify new target markets, find new prospect customers. Focus on staying active in marketing and sales and developing a new understanding of our customer now with the “new normal”. Evaluate if there are opportunities in new segments […]

Focus will be on doing market research and analysis to help support our business development and sales team identify new target markets, find new prospect customers. Focus on staying active in marketing and sales and developing a new understanding of our customer now with the “new normal”. Evaluate if there are opportunities in new segments […]

As we are a smaller and nimble company, we have been able to drive home the importance of moving to digital infrastructure. Discussions with clients have been very positive in this regard. There are structural changes in mentality and operations occurring which our organization benefits greatly from. We are looking to drive adoption on multiple […]