Business Strategy Internship

ImmunoBiochem is developing novel anti-cancer therapeutics to address unmet need in intractable solid tumors. Because solid tumors are highly heterogeneous and evasive, recognizing cancerous cells, while avoiding damage to normal tissue, is a challenge. As a result, many targeted therapies quickly come up against resistance, resulting in patient relapses. ImmunoBiochem is solving the issue of […]

Mandatory reporting limits established by Health Canada for pesticide testing in cannabis are typically lower than those published in various U.S. states. Because dried cannabis leaves and flowers generate many co-extractives that can negatively impact testing results, a simple and cost-effective sample preparation and analytical method needs to be developed to meet the demanding testing […]

The project will focus on setting out the enabling conditions for nature-based climate solutions. Within this objective, the team will develop a portfolio of opportunities for — and a discussion of the implications of — (i) new policy tools and modifications to existing laws and regulations and (ii) market-based approaches, all to enable and accelerate […]

Autonomous vehicles must be constantly aware of all aspects of the driving environment, and so are typically designed with both omni-directional and long-range forward sensor footprints. The ability to accurately detect, track and predict the motion of distant vehicles and pedestrians along the driving route remains a significant challenge, for today’s state of the art […]

Options are financial instruments that are used to manage risk, hedge investments, and speculate. The value of these options depends on the price of the underlying asset and a multitude of different variables. As a result, pricing models can become complex, requiring infeasibly expensive routines or simulations to be run to price a single option. […]

a2o Materials Inc. is a nascent start-up company that has developed an adhesive material that will serve as a platform technology: it can bond to Teflon (at scale without heat) and can self-heal. a2o has emerged from the research programs of Prof.s Laurel L Schafer and Savvas G Hatzikiriakos at the University of British Columbia […]

Dans le but de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, l’industrie aérienne a tout intérêt à électrifier leur système de puissance. Par contre, un aéronef entièrement électrique n’est pas présentement possible en raison de la masse ajoutée par une batterie qui serait trop grande. En fait, étant donné leur densité de puissance […]

Web based application framework is a popular topic for solving mobile development on different type of devices. This project aims to compare popular web based application frameworks, and their performance in native APIs in large amount of data storage, NFC, Bluetooth for inter device communication and HTTP (e.g. long polling, comet, websocket) and push protocols […]

The intern’s primary activity will be developing Flywheel’s go-to-market strategy & materials for potential clients. This will include working on positioning, writing case studies, updating proposals, and performing customer interviews. The intern will also provide marketing support for Flywheel’s clients when relevant. This may include reviewing online ads, updating websites for SEO, supporting with research […]

My internship at Merchant Equities Capital Corp. will be an opportunity for me to work directly with the principal of the company and get an intimate experience in the finance industry, specifically merchant banking and private equity. During my time at Merchant Equities I will be supporting the principal, Mr. Leslie, in an audit of […]

COVID-19 has significantly impacted our business and we have taken the following steps to mitigate this impact: applied to and received funding from the government’s CEWC (Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) program; decreased full-time, permanent headcount; eliminated non-essential expenses, and;prioritized planned new hires, rescinded offers, and delayed start dates. Interns are important to the future success […]