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Going beyond genomics: Applying gene editing to the bovine industry

A new revolution in life science research is ongoing since the discovery of the CRISPR/Cas system. With this technology is now possible to specifically and efficiently manipulate the genome of cultured cells, embryos and animals. The technology has many applications in agriculture including the dairy genetic industry to generate the next generation of elite animals having improved traits. For example, using the CRISPR/Cas technology it is now possible to produce dairy cows of any bloodline having improved traits for health, welfare, production and management. L’Alliance Boviteq Inc. is a world leading company in the field of bovine genetics and reproductive biotechnology, and possesses the best in vitro technologies for bovine embryo production. Introduction of gene editing technologies will help L’Alliance Boviteq Inc. creating the best animals for the Canadian dairy industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vilceu Bordignon

Student:

Partner:

L'Alliance Boviteq Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Elevate

A business case study of the automotive cluster around the city of Ahmedabad

In 2010, Tata’s first Nano rolled off the assembly line near Ahmedabad, India; the plant was the first automotive manufacturing facility in the area. However, within just a few years, Ford, GM
and Suzuki had opened new plants close by, and the region now produces a million cars annually.
It is accepted that businesses or commercial units agglomerate around a certain area – commonly known as clustering. In this way, the firm can take advantage of numerous spillover
effects from its surroundings including lower transportation costs, a larger labor market, and heightened competition.
The object of this research for Harvard Business School’s Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness is to undertake a comprehensive case study on the intricacies of Ahmedabad’s automotive cluster. This will consist of a background on the competitive position of both India and Gujarat, an analysis of the cluster and its challenges, along with a series of
recommendations on how both public and private stakeholders can further improve the cluster’s productivity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Ross;Frances Chandler

Student:

Partner:

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Comparative analysis of merger control mechanisms in Canadian and Mexican competition law

This research project conducts a comparative analysis of the provisions of Canadian and Mexican competition laws that deal with the control of mergers and acquisitions. Usually, merger control mechanisms require that a proposed transaction whose value exceeds a certain threshold be notified to the competition authorities of the country where the transaction is to take place. Cross-border mergers and acquisitions between Canadian and Mexican firms may have to be notified to both the Canadian Competition Bureau and the Mexican Federal Economic
Competition Commission. A comparative overview of the requirements and assessment framework imposed by the competition legislation of both countries in terms of mergers is
valuable for the business community, lawyers and competition authorities. Business decisionmakers will be able to better strategize about cross-border expansion, lawyers will be more
adept at advising clients who intend to engage in merger and acquisitions activities abroad and competition authorities will be better equipped to coordinate their assessment of mergers
notified in both countries

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Ross

Student:

Partner:

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Surface Rights in the Dasiqox Tribal Park

Just months the June 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada decision granting partial title to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation’s land claim, the communities of Xeni Gwet’in and Yunesit’in, with support form the Tsilhqot’in National Government, declared another traditional area, just beyond the granted claim, as the Dasiqox Tribal Park. The surface area of the new park contains a barrier to Tsilhqot’in self-governance in the form of an undetermined amount of mineral claims staked under the mineral tenure system of British Columbia. In cooperation with (and as a contribution to) the work of Fair Mining Collaborative, this post-doctoral project will achieve three things: 1) examine the evolution of mineral tenure in a new social and legal environment, including through the creation of an inventory of mineral tenure in the Dasiqox Tribal Park; 2) contribute to the design and implementation of a governance framework for the new park, in light of these changes, using Tsilhqot’in traditional values; 3) contribute to FMC’s work drafting recommendations for new mineral tenure law in BC.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Terre Satterfield

Student:

Partner:

Fair Mining Collaborative

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Power transducer improvement for Etalim TAC heat engine

Etalim is a Canadian high technology company developing a breakthrough heat engine generating electricity from any fuel or heat source. The Etalim TAC (Thermal Acoustic Converter) is a unique technology that converts any high temperature gradient to electricity, with high efficiency (20%-30%) and simplicity. The TAC represents a unique class of device that combines principles of thermodynamics, high-amplitude acoustics, mechanical resonance and materials science in a unique way. Etalim is in joint development with top global automotive and HVAC brands to commercialize the TAC technology in billion-dollar markets for exhaust waste heat recovery on trucks, and for distributed residential co-generation. The proposed project involves improvements in the power transducer system of the TAC, and makes the company one step closer to commercializing the TAC technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Farid Golnaraghi

Student:

Partner:

Etalim Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimisation de la qualité des images etvisualisation des tissus mous : mise au point denouvelles approches en CBCT

L’imagerie cone beam CT (CBCT) prend une place de plus en plus importante dans l’exploration des structures osseuses du complexe dento-maxillo-facial. Cette modalité d’imagerie, moins irradiante que l’imagerie par tomodensitométrie conventionnelle (TDM), procure des images de qualité similaire, voire supérieure, à celle des images TDM. Toutefois, les rapports Signal/Bruit ne sont pas assez élevés, et les doses, bien qu’inférieures à celles en TDM, pourraient encore être diminuées. Un des objectifs de ce projet est donc d’optimiser la qualité des images tout en cherchant à réduire davantage la dose de radiation ionisante. Pour atteindre ce double objectif, nous proposons de mettre en oeuvre de nouveaux algorithmes de reconstruction/rétroprojection, notamment en faisant appel à des méthodes de reconstruction itératives. Le rehaussement qualitatif obtenu, associé à de nouvelles modalités d’acquisition en double énergie, devrait nous permettre d’accéder, pour la première fois en imagerie CBCT, à une visualisation nettement améliorée des tissus mous, laissant entrevoir ainsi de très larges perspectives pour cette modalité d’imagerie très prometteuse.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jacques de Guise

Student:

Partner:

Useful Progress Service Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

A Generalized Model Predictive Path Planning System for Autonomous Vehicles on Structured Roads

Autonomous vehicles process the data received from their sensors to recognize the road and the obstacles in their perception module, and determine the desired route via the decision making module. Then, in the path planning module, they plan a path so that the vehicle follows the route while it observes the rules, avoids obstacles, and keeps the vehicle stable. Two common path planning methods, potential fields and model predictive controllers, have been combined in this project to develop a path planning module that is general, optimal, and predictive. The developed module has been simulated and showed an appropriate performance. In this project, the module is implemented on the autonomous vehicle of the host lab to validate the simulations. The path planning module is modified to be compatible with other modules used in the autonomous vehicle (the perception and decision making modules). It is also tuned for the vehicle, so that the experimental planned paths are as good as the simulation results.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amir Khajepour

Student:

Partner:

Beijing Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Human Thermoregulation and Technical Apparel

Nature of the work: This project will assess a novel lululemon clothing ensembles during transitions between differing environments.
Anticipated Outcomes: An optimization of the design of clothing ensembles for transitions between different environments is the anticipated outcome.
Relevance: The project will provide garments for Canadians to improve their health, safety and comfort during outdoor activities. lululemon employs over 2700 people and the project will help start training new experts and to develop the best possible garments for active Canadians.
Benefits to Canada: Economic benefits to Canada include building of expertise in highly qualified personnel in the rapidly expanding technical apparel industry sector. Environmental benefits include that garments developed by lululemon are for human powered pursuits including bicycle commuting, walking, hiking etc that help reduce green-house gas emissions and global warming. Social benefits include providing improved garments to allow Canadians to stay active in aerobic activities in differing climates. Aerobic activities reduce risk of heart disease, Type II diabetes and stroke which are among the three leading causes of mortality in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew White

Student:

Partner:

Lululemon

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Environmental Science and Technology; Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Energy Harvesting and Power Management Techniques for Hybrid Powered Wearable Devices

Bigmotion Inc. was created to develop wearable health monitoring sensors and service the ‘at-home’ care segment of the elder care market. This project involves studying of existing literature and development of novel solutions for
power management and energy harvesting for the product including tracking and fall detection systems using hybridpower. Analysis of proper control approaches for maximum power point tracking of flexible photovoltaic cells along with the integration of renewable energy harvesting system with the wireless-chargeable battery structure will be studied during this project. The energy harvesting systems will be used to utilize available solar energy to extend the lifetime of the battery, while wireless charging techniques improve the usability of the device by elderlies. The main barrier in system development is the size of the final product, which will be optimized through proper design. The results will be an efficient power electronic system to be in the hybrid-powered product.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edward Park

Student:

Partner:

Bigmotion Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Fate of Salmonella during storage and brewing on tea blends

Tea is often considered as a healthy drink that is rich in antioxidants and other health constituents. However, tea can become contaminated during production and pathogens such as Salmonella can persist over extended storage periods. The true risk of Salmonella linked to tea is unclear as on one side, the beverage is brewed in hot water and although contains natural antimicrobials. However, on the other hand, Salmonella can become heat resistant in the dry state that could enable survival during brewing. The proposed study will look at survival of Salmonella on different tea blends and the ultimate fate of the pathogen during brewing. The research will benefit the collaborating partner through identification of the risk and possible solutions. The Intern will benefit by working on a commercially relevant project given how much tea is drank every day in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Keith Warriner

Student:

Partner:

Mothers Parkers Tea and Coffee Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Sport-for-resilience: 4-H participation and youth lifeskill development

The current wellbeing crisis in Canada is magnified in rural areas. Also, rural economies are negatively affected by lack of suitable youth lifeskill training. Rural communities lack financial capital to address these issues on their own. 4-H has been building rural youth skill for over 100 years, offering a variety of options, including physical activities which occur on farms such as horse activity. For rural youth, there is potential for 4-H physical activity programs to be sport-for-development- a field combining physical activity and lifeskill development. However, over the years there has been very little research on rural youth development, or 4-H in Canada. As a result, there is a lack of data which can be used in evaluation and program design. This project would help fill the gap by gathering information about resilience and the program elements that contribute to it the most, among 4-H Ontario horse club members.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Harry Cummings

Student:

Partner:

4-H Ontario

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Developing a Business Model for a Cleantech Accelerator

Technology business accelerators represents a relatively recent concept to accelerate the growth of technology companies. Little research has been done on how to best implement this concept to different sectors and the specific needs of the Cleantech sector received even less attention. My research will explore current accelerators’ design and develop a new business model for a Cleantech business accelerator that will be tailored to local conditions, expertise, and needs in the Greater Peterborough Area. When implemented, this new accelerator model will support the growth of local Cleantech companies, will generate new employment opportunities and will hopefully attract new investments to the region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Asaf Zohar

Student:

Partner:

Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Trent University

Program:

Accelerate

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