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Nutritional Prenatal Soft-gel Development

The requirement for dissolution testing (both routine sample and method development) is increasing for all of the current and future programs at Accucaps and is a regulatory requirement for most oral pharmaceutical products. The need for access to capacity and development capabilities for dissolution must reach beyond Accucaps. For these reasons, a collaboration with Dr Shawn Wettig (University of Waterloo) to utilize his dissolution capacity and knowledge for non-GMP “piece-meal” and development activities is being pursued. The purpose of the proposed research is to develop robust dissolution testing methods for soft gelatin capsule dosage forms, which provide the high quality data necessary for in vitro – in vivo correlation with bioavailability data. This work will initially begin with the dissolution analysis of a prenatal vitamin supplement under development by Accucaps

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shawn Wettig

Student:

Partner:

ACCUCAPS Industries Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Menya : Apprentissage de fonctions heuristiques pour la planification automatique

Menya Solutions est la division spécialisée en intelligence artificielle (IA) de la compagnie Levio, une entreprise de transformation numérique en pleine croissance basée à Québec et comptant maintenant plus de 1600 conseillers. Menya développe des logiciels pour l’aide à la décision, la valorisation des données, le contrôle automatisé et la vision robotique pour ses différents clients. Menya collabore présentement avec MDA et l’Agence spatiale canadienne pour répondre aux défis de l’automatisation et du soutien à la décision pour les systèmes d’exploration spatiale à venir.
Menya développe dans le contexte de ces projets des algorithmes de planification automatique pour doter des robots (ou agents logiciels) de la capacité à se projeter dans le futur afin de déterminer quelles décisions leur permettront d’atteindre leurs objectifs. Ces algorithmes nécessitent des fonctions dites heuristiques pour orienter et accélérer la recherche dans le graphe d’actions futures susceptibles d’être exécutées par l’agent. Ces fonctions heuristiques sont habituellement spécifiées manuellement par un expert du domaine.
Dans les dernières années, la communauté scientifique a investi beaucoup d’efforts dans l’exploration d’approches combinant la planification automatique et l’apprentissage automatique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christian Gagné;Brahim Chaib-draa

Student:

Partner:

Menya Solutions

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Increasing number of Black-led technology Startups in Prairies Canada

Black Business Ventures Association (BBVA) is a non-profit technology accelerator with a mandate to increase the participation of Black-led technology startups in Canada. In November 2021, BBVA launched the first Black-focused accelerator program in Western Canada. In order to implement its programs and connect with Black communities across the Prairies Region, BBVA plans to establish a strong digital presence across social media platforms and develop relationships with social and cultural organizations within the Black community. BBVA believes Black-led startups and tech-enabled businesses in Canada have the potential to present massive market impact and opportunities in an industry where only 2.6 percent of the tech workforce in Canada are Black (Brookfield Institute: 2019). In addition, there has been no research conducted to study the reasons for the persistently lower percentage of Canadian startups with a Black founder or co-founder or the percentage of Black students enrolled in STEM programs in post secondary institutions. BBVA will work with the recently launched Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub and the Experiential Learning in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (ELITE) Program for Black Youth to start gathering data.

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Faculty Supervisor:

André McDonald

Student:

Partner:

Black Business Ventures Association

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

BOLD Growth Inc. ERP Internship

The intern will assist the company in the successful implementation and tweaking of a new ERP system. These duties will include learning the company’s operational processes, auditing inventory counts, updating SOPs to work with the new automated processes, integrating supply chains, and aligning orders to inventory. The expected benefit is that the company will have a well-functioning ERP and staff that are trained and equipped to use it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohsin Jat;Craig Wilson

Student:

Partner:

BOLD Growth Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Exploration of a Cloud Kitchen Model for an Existing Quick Service Establishment

Cloud Kitchens are new avenue for revenue generation and option for many restaurants. Restaurants have a need to better educate themselves on the cloud kitchen business model and then decide whether to pursue the opportunity. This project will focus on exploring the industry of cloud kitchens and various business models of these kitchens to support entrepreneurs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carlos Bazan

Student:

Partner:

RBP Restaurant Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Racism in Canadian Workplaces and the Role of Labour Unions in Advancing Equity and Anti-Racism

Racial discrimination remains a crucial issue in the Canadian labour market and in Canadian workplaces, and labour unions are a crucial actor in the fight for racial and economic justice. However, the continued discrimination experienced by racialized workers in Canada––which has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic––presents a crucial and ongoing challenge for labour unions. As a joint partnership between the Global Labour Research Centre and Unifor (one of Canada’s largest unions), this project examines how racism manifests in today’s service-sector workplaces, and identifies how labour unions can effectively advance anti-racism in support of Black, Indigenous, and racialized workers. Through a systematic review of academic, professional, and grey literature, this project will generate key themes, common challenges, and best practices from past and present labour union experiences with cultivating anti-racism in the workplace and in the wider community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Luann Good Gingrich

Student:

Partner:

Unifor Social Justice Fund

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Multisensor Integration for UAV Indoor Navigation and Mapping

Unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) indoor navigation is becoming increasingly essential for applications such as medical care, search and rescue operations, and industrial management and inspections. Indoor UAV navigation is complex and challenging due to the high dynamic scene, limited space, and, more importantly, the unavailability of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signals. Recently, two state-of-the-art sensors, namely, event cameras and solid-state LiDAR, have shown great potential for indoor navigation due to their compact size, relatively lower weight and power consumption, and cost. In this project, we leverage the complementary advantages of these two sensors to provide robust indoor navigation and mapping. SOTI is initially investing $20 million (USD) to fund this project and started collaborations with several universities. This project will help the SOTI extend its expertise in multisensor integration for navigation and thus more quickly achieve the objectives of its overall project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ahmed El-Rabbany

Student:

Partner:

SOTI Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace; Technology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Innovative marketing solutions for selling high-tech products to average customers

Delphis Energy Innovations Inc. (Delphisin) is a locally-owned technology development company that aims to provide solutions based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms addressing various challenges in Newfoundland and Labrador and around the globe. This project will explore ways to development business development challenges for this new technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carlos Bazan

Student:

Partner:

Delphis Energy Innovations Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure Reporting Automation Project

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) framework is one of the most important frameworks under the belt of ESG analysis. Climate-related risks are disclosed, and risks and opportunities are identified for a better decision-making process, assisting organizations in a smooth transition process to a low carbon economy. To date, the TCFD framework is used as a reporting tool by different institutions, with each report requiring significant efforts and human input. The TCFD Automation Project will help reduce dependence on human input and raise productivity and comparability. ESGTree is one of the most advanced Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) data management platforms for institutional investors and corporations. Being first in the space would provide ESGTree users with a head start in the field, helping them as institutional investors and their portfolio companies to better understand their climate-related financial risk.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olaf Weber

Student:

Partner:

ESGTree

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Advanced Grazing Systems: Understanding farmer motivations, learning and adoption for scaling up carbon-smart livestock production

High-skill clean-tech, such as adaptive grazing (AG), has the potential to both increase soil carbon sequestration and assist producers in developing more sustainable operations. This research aims to address these gaps through a multi-year analysis of a peer-mentor AG training program. Working in combination with the NGO Seed Change we propose to conduct a mixed-methods study with the overall goal to determine the factors influencing the adoption and long-term implementation of AG. This project will provide a benefit to our partner organization SeedChange/Farmers for Climate Solutions, by leveraging social science to understand the impacts of peer-mentor training on farmer adoption of adaptive grazing, informing this and related clean tech programming they offer, and how to sustain and scale up such practices for sustainability in the livestock sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kate Sherren

Student:

Partner:

SeedChange

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Elevate

Effet des logements alternatifs et d’additifs alimentaires sur les performances et la qualité des oeufs de pondeuses commerciales

L’élimination progressive des cages conventionnelles pour pondeuses au Canada obligera les producteurs à adopter des systèmes de logement alternatif, soit l’élevage en logements enrichis ou en volière. On observe que la mortalité et les risques de contamination bactérienne dans les volières sont plus importants que dans les logements enrichis. Dans un contexte où on craint l’augmentation du phénomène de la résistance aux antibiotiques, il faut diminuer l’utilisation des antibiotiques et utiliser des alternatives aux antibiotiques. Les algues offriraient une solution pour contrôler les pathogènes entériques et stimuler l’immunité. Les objectifs de cette étude sont d’évaluer l’impact des logements enrichis et des volières ainsi que l’effet d’un additif alimentaire, sur les performances et la qualité des oeufs des troupeaux de poules pondeuses. Les données de performances et de qualité d’oeufs seront comparées et des données supplémentaires recueillies auprès de producteurs d’oeufs seront colligées et analysées pour mieux comprendre l’impact des logements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martine Boulianne

Student:

Partner:

Agrigesco Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Coveo : Réponse automatique aux questions

La Plateforme de Pertinence Coveo est une plateforme SaaS infonuagique et multilocataire qui propose des solutions de recherche, de recommandation et de personnalisation. Coveo offre des solutions pour le commerce électronique, les services, les sites Web et les applications pour le milieu de travail.
Dans le cadre de son stage, le stagiaire pourra travailler dans l’équipe de réponse aux questions afin d’expérimenter et développer des modèles de réponse automatique aux questions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christian Gagné;Richard Khoury

Student:

Partner:

Coveo Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.