The proposed project is to develop AI strategies to provide precision marketing through consumer segmentation and recommender systems, as well as to promote events that shall meet various business goals for retailers and Unilever. Successful outcomes will feed into an On-Demand AI Engine aimed at improving consumer engagement and pricing strategy in the consumer packaged […]

Afin d’optimiser la croissance de la compagnie, Solutions Otonomi doit assoir sa position de leader dans un marché en pleine expansion, en maintenant son avantage concurrentiel. Étant « first to market », Solutions Otonomi a réussi à convaincre l’industrie du photovoltaïque au Québec et doit maintenant développer et mettre en places des stratégies d’export, de […]

Treating oil sands tailings presents a significant technical and environmental challenge for Canada’s oil sands industry. It is crucial to settle and consolidate tailings, reclaim the affected land, and to further recycle/reuse the water trapped in the tailings for oil sands processing. The proposed research aims to tackle the tailings treatment and water management in […]

The current proposal includes analysis of a large set composed of different variables in order to a better understanding the factors that best explain the variability of pig and poultry responses exposed to environmental challenges. To achieve the initial goals, the present project includes an international partnership to analyze three databases (two of pigs and […]

Hardy Sales Ltd. is a local and family owned business that started in 1982. We sell and distribute meat, deli, seafood, and bakery items to grocery stores, restaurants, and producers across Western Canada. We have an office and cold storage facility in Langley, BC and Calgary, Alberta. In addition, we provide flexible marketing support to […]

As electronic components shrink in size and become more powerful, they create more concentrated heat that needs to be dissipated to ensure reliable operation. Due to the finite conductivity of the sink material, the temperature at the centre of the base plate is higher than the edges, leading to better performance of the fins at […]

Medelys Laboratories is a manufacturer of innovative premium products to improve health ailments and the quality of life. Their commercially available liquid collagen-based products for example are important in pain management, regaining bone strength and improving skin elasticity. Over the past two years, they have newfound interest in a novel strain of bacteria that rapidly […]

Soucieuse d’améliorer ses résultats en SST, Sobeys Québec envisage d’instaurer une véritable culture de sécurité dans son organisation, afin d’atteindre des résultats à la fois probants et durables. À cet effet, les divisions Entrepôts et Logistique de Sobeys ont organisé, le 19 octobre 2013, une journée de réflexion pour les membres de la direction du […]

The goal of this project is to demonstrate the adequacy of mild thermal processes (Fo ~1 min) for meeting the requirements for commercial sterility of foie gras in cans or jars. It was previously demonstrated that the sensitivity of thermal destruction of microbial spores increases with an increase in FFA concentration. The proposed project will […]

Human-caused bruises, tail lesions caused by tail biting, ear lesions, among other things, in slaughter pigs are detrimental to animal welfare, a violation of the Animal Welfare Act, and a source of public concern. Animal-based indicators of welfare are quantifiable characteristics on the animal that are reflective of what the animal has experienced. The evaluation […]

Typical forests in Canada were used to qualitatively and quantitatively study atmospheric environmental factors and plant therapy characteristics The relationship between negative oxygen ion concentration and phytoncides and the environmental factors was analysed by means of path analysis and regression analysis. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting the release of phytoncides are studied, and their effects […]

Le projet intitulé « Étude de cas : Le rôle de l’intermédiaire GoExport dans l’internationalisation des PME québécoises au Brésil » a pour but de déterminer comment des agents intermédiaires comme l’entreprise montréalaise GoExport permettent à des PME québécoises de surmonter les distances qu’elles peuvent rencontrer lors de leur processus d’internationalisation au Brésil. Ces distances […]