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Synthèse d’analogues du PBRM, un inhibiteur irréversible de la 17?-HSD1, pour traiter deux maladies estrogéno-dépendantes

Le PBRM est un inhibiteur de la biosynthèse des estrogènes ciblant la 17 betahydroxystéroïde déshydrogénase type 1, une enzyme impliquée dans la dernière étape de la production de l’estradiol et qui pourrait être avantageusement utilisée pour traiter certaines maladies estrogéno-sensibles comme le cancer du sein et l’endométriose. Cet inhibiteur unique, par sa capacité à inhiber l’enzyme de façon irréversible, progresse vers les dernières étapes de son évaluation préclinique. Afin de révéler le plein potentiel de ce type d’inhibiteur irréversible, la synthèse
chimique de nouveaux dérivés du PBRM sera effectuée afin d’augmenter la portée de notre invention et de maximiser l’impact de la découverte. Le partenaire pharmaceutique Amorchem, qui supporte la progression du PBRM vers les études cliniques, verra sa propriété intellectuelle bonifiée par ce projet qui vise l’ajout de nouveaux produits à l’invention.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donald Poirier

Student:

Partner:

AmorChem Holdings Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding behaviour change regarding a decrease in resource use in the Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia

Behaviour change and the use of nudges are not new phenomenon within academia. However, the difficulty of measuring behaviour change hinders the development of a solid understanding of how behaviour change transpires. As such, the intern will use primary data to asses Thinkwell Shift and ENSC’s current and historical resource use reduction and hevaioural change strategies. The proposed research project will seek to determine how behaviour change regarding a decrease in resource consumption is occurring in the Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia, and to create an interactive and accessible spatial representation of this experienced behaviour change. In the end a final report as well as a geodatabase and spatial outputs will be produced. The relevance for the parties involved is to further enhance the behaviour change strategies that Thinkwell Shift and ENSC implement to ensure that resource use within the home is being reduced to the highest extent.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Tyedmers

Student:

Partner:

Thinkwell Shift

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Utilities

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Valorisation des gaz non condensables issus de la pyrolyse de résidus agricoles

La pyrolyse rapide est procédé thermochimique qui permet de transformer une biomasse en trois produits : une phase liquide (majoritaire) appelée biohuile, une phase solide appelée biochar et une phase gazeuse. Ce projet de recherche Mitacs consiste à étudier cette phase gazeuse produit par pyrolyse rapide de déchets agricoles et à en évaluer les valorisations possibles :
– énergétique en tant que gaz combustible
– chimique dans le cas où la phase gazeuse est réintroduite dans le système pyrolytique.
Les techniques développées au cours de ce projet Mitacs devraient permettre à l’IRDA d’optimiser leur procédé de pyrolyse et d’améliorer la qualité de la biohuile et du biochar produit.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Barnabé

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture; Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Economic Analysis to Determine Gaps and Challenges Experienced by Women Owned Businesses in York Region and Simcoe County

This research will investigate needs that women entrepreneurs in York Region and Simcoe County have that, if addressed, could strengthen the success of these businesses, with a particular focus on smaller companies. We will examine cultural, industry, sociological and competency factors
that influence the performance of women-owned businesses and self-employed women from an economic standpoint, with a particular focus on productivity and profitability of women-owned businesses. This research is related to findings of the Canadian Taskforce for Women’s Business
Growth, which found that existing women-focused small business programs and policies, while successful, are often limited to geographic regions or they emphasize start-up rather than growth. This research will connect with and support a broader research project to map out the ecosystem
supporting women business owners in the target region and will enable the partner organization to develop business sustainability assessment instruments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tammy Schirle

Student:

Partner:

Biz-Zone Internet Group Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Accelerate

Design of Cost-Effective Customizable Earphones: 1) Sleeve Design and 2) Curing Resin Optimization

The objective of this grant is to develop a blue-light LED curable resin in the shape of a customizable inset for an earphone, along with the sleeve and associated components. The material should be relatively inexpensive, cure rapidly (within a few seconds optimally) and ultimately provide consumers with a customized earphone that will fit the vast majority of the population. Using a simple model sleeve with common photo initiating systems not too different from that used in dental composites, not only will material properties be tailored for the resin (depending on the choice of monomers), but the curing time will be optimized by the careful placement of LEDs at the surface of the sleeve. A material package with desirable resin mechanical properties (to be determined by the industrial partners) and rapid curing time (< 30 sec) should be the desired outcome, along with minimal shrinkage, high degree of cure and sufficient interfacial adhesion between the sleeve and cured resin.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Milan Maric

Student:

Partner:

Revol Technologies Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

The Barriers and Opportunities for Private Developers Investing in Affordable Housing

The intent of this internship is to examine the barriers and opportunities policies set for the private sector to invest in affordable housing that is attractive to young adults in St. Catharines, Ontario. The rational behind this research stems from the gap in academic literature on young adults and their experiences with affordable housing. Although there is a wealth of knowledge on housing challenges, very little is known about how these challenges are affecting young adults in a Canadian context. Policy planners need to be aware how Canadian cities are evolving, and the grandeur to which they prosper is contingent on a marketplace that is built on private stakeholders and their development sites. By working with Barr and Associates, The intern will help in the implementation of affordable housing plans. The intern will also be able to recommend ways in which St. Catharines can continue to concentrate their growth and build sustainable communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Markus Moos

Student:

Partner:

Barr and Associates

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Secure remote Web Proxy without the use of VPN

The aim of project is to establish a secure remote proxy connection between two parties where one party is behind a firewall or say NAT. This strategy is required in Martello’s product, MarWatch where technician is remotely located from client. In case, client faces any trouble, services from technician are invoked making sure they do not have access beyond control panels, etc. Intern has proposed alliance of WebRTC and JSEP (Javascript Session Establishment Protocol) protocol keeping in mind the framework and nature of testing unit (JUnit) used at Martello Technologies. WebRTC enables audio and video streams to be developed in Javascript and deployed directly on Web browser. That is why their association seems a promising technique for better performance of MarWatch. If this phase of implementation stands successful, next step will be implementation of secure encryption technique, preferably SRTP using Davies-Meyer algorithm which enables any communication to be protected against eavesdropping or any kind of attack.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Kunz

Student:

Partner:

Martello Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Supporting Sustainable Architectural Conservation Practices

The proposed internship project deals with the compilation and preparation of relevant scientific content for the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation, which is currently developing an innovative “Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource.” Also known as OSCAR, this tool is aimed at becoming an “interactive resource that establishes a clear process and aids in the making of optimal decisions necessary for the sustainable treatment of historic buildings”. The compilation of the relevant material, based on proposed interventions to building components, will be conducted by identifying applicable existing bibliographic material, as well, as conducting applied research work on the use of sustainable approaches for current preservation projects undertaken by MTBA Architects. The intern will assist in project work by conducting applied research thus contributing to the work of the firm as well as the intern’s academic and career goals. Furthermore, her work will be used to foster knowledge at the international stage using the APT OSCAR application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mario Santana-Quintero

Student:

Partner:

Mark Thompson Brandt Architect & Associates Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Catalytic low cost carbon resources pyrolysis under natural gas for upgraded oil production

Fast pyrolysis followed by hydrodeoxygenation upgrading is the most popular way to produce bio-oil from biomass. A two-step process can be combined together as hydropyrolysis treatment. This approach usually involves continuous hydrogen flow and high operation pressure (15~100 atm), resulting in significantly increased capital and operational costs. Compared to hydrogen, which is not naturally available and thus
costly, methane can be readily obtained as natural gas. Metal loaded zeolites will be prepared as the catalysts by incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalyst will be used to upgrade the fast pyrolysis product of biomass under methane atmosphere. By adding methane into the pyrolysis product, upgraded crude oil with increased would be collected. The oil quality would be improved in terms of reduced total acid number (TAN) and higher hydrogen to carbon (H/C) ratio. The liquid yield would also be increased by adding methane into the oil molecules. The outcomes from this research will provide a more efficient and cleaner way to utilize low cost carbon resources and natural gas which are abundant in nature.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hua Song

Student:

Partner:

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Objectif croissance pour femmes entrepreneures

Depuis quelques années, on assiste à l’augmentation du nombre de femmes voulant devenir entrepreneure dans les pays industrialisés. Toutefois, des obstacles sont identifiés dans leur parcours entrepreneurial, notamment l’accès au capital, la performance de leur entreprise, le réseautage, la formation et les enjeux liés à la conciliation travail-famille, ce qui nuit à leur passage à l’action mais surtout, à leurs ambitions de croissance. Femmessor Mauricie et différents partenaires de la région souhaitent mettre en oeuvre des solutions durables et des approches novatrices afin de soutenir les femmes en affaires dans leurs projets de développement d’entreprise et ainsi, de lever les barrières, réelles ou perçues, qu’elles vivent. Dans le cadre du projet Mitacs, Claudia Pelletier, étudiante au doctorat en administration (DBA) (UQTR), travaillera avec Femmessor Mauricie afin de faire une recension exhaustive de la littérature sur les différences entre les hommes et les femmes en
affaires et sur la base de ces résultats, travaillera à l’élaboration d’un questionnaire qui sera utilisé dans le cadre d’une étude de contexte et d’une analyse comparative entre les sexes sur les obstacles rencontrés dans le développement de leur entreprise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Étienne St-Jean

Student:

Partner:

Femmessor Mauricie

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

A learning mobile application dedicated to provide education to children in developing countries

This research project with the industry partner DataWind inc. is an interdisciplinary project that joins together Education, Learning system engineering, and Human-machine interactions. The challenge is to combine these four disciplines’ contributions in order to create a learning system for mobile devices that will be adapted to the individual self-learning, particularly for children in developing countries. Therefore, this project will focus on three main objectives: (i) specify the instructional design of learning scenarios and activities using games on tablet for children in developing countries; (ii) the design of a serious game architecture for support the identified learning content; (iii) the design of children-tablet interactions to support the learning scenarios identified previously. Through this project Datawind inc. will be able to introduce a first learning application for its line of tablets that will place the company in position of leaders on the market and will have also good impacts on the education of children in developing countries, where there tablets are marketed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Hotte;Mickaël Gardoni;Emmanuel Duplàa

Student:

Partner:

Datawind

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure; Télé-Université; University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Transdermal delivery of peptide hormones to treat tibial bone stress fractures using DiffusiMax liposomal cream base

The goal of this Mitacs research proposal study is to develop and apply experimental methodology for transdermal delivery of bone-targeting peptide hormone drugs. We aim to deliver these compounds using an appropriate hydrophilic-hydrophobic Diffusimax liposomal drug delivery cream base to anatomically superficial bone, at the sites of stress fractures (also known as “shin-splints”) in order to trigger bone repair, reduce pain burden, and to minimize possible side effects if those drugs were used systemically. In order to achieve those endpoints, the trainees will initially measure the permeability of the peptide hormones Calcitonin or PTH (and bone-targeting variants) in the lab using artificial membranes and animal skin tissue, with acetate (pH 5) and phosphate (pH 7.4) buffers as receiving medium when applied as liposomal cream preparations. We will then conduct in vivo studies using an animal model of tibial stress fracture, and evaluate plasma and bone concentrations of Calcitonin or PTH, and use histology to gauge the success of bone repair. The general hypothesis is that: the transdermal delivery of Calcitonin, PTH or bone-targeting variants will improve local bone availability of the peptide hormone, especially when applied to treat tibial shin-splints.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mike Doschak

Student:

Partner:

MAXIMA Pharmaceuticals Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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