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High performance engineered biocomposites for automotive sector

The proposed project seeks to develop biocomposite technology and products for the auto manufacturing industries. Five graduate students under the supervision of Dr.Mohini Sain, will work on manufacturing processes, mechanical characterization, composite rheology and development of molds for various types of bio-composites which have direct application in auto-industries and can act as substitute for fossil fuel based composites. The two partner organizations will be the Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing (CBBP), Faculty of Forestry, Univ. of Toronto and the Center for Power Train (PERDC) Ford Motor Co. based at Windsor. Ford Motor Co., Canada, has been interested in using biocomposites in automotive manufacturing and is therefore interested in collaboration with the University of Toronto and CBBP for the same. The above project proposal has been designed in consultation with representatives from Ford and matches their own priorities in biocomposites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohini Sain

Student:

Partner:

Ford Motor Company

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Medium-scale stack testing to advance redox flow battery innovation

Researchers at the University of Waterloo are partnering with VanadiumCorp, Administration Gilles R. Dupuis Inc, and NanoNife to evaluate the performance of a redox flow battery stack prototype (9 cells, 9 × 500 cm²) developed by Administration Gilles R. Dupuis Inc and NanoNife. VanadiumCorp will supply the vanadium-based electrolyte, which will undergo conductivity optimization prior to testing. This collaborative effort aims to assess the stack’s performance and scalability, contributing to the development of next-generation energy storage solutions for a cleaner, more resilient grid.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maxime van der Heijden

Student:

Partner:

Administration Gilles R. Dupuis Inc.;VanadiumCorp Resource Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

L2M-Conversion of Seafood waste to nanoparticles for applications in Agriculture, Medicine, Waste Water Treatment and Renewable Energy

This project aims to convert seafood waste such as shells, bones, and seaweed trimmings into valuable nanoparticles using nanotechnology. Instead of discarding these materials, they will be transformed into eco-friendly products for use in agriculture, medicine, wastewater treatment, and renewable energy. The nanoparticles will help improve soil health, enhance crop nutrition, clean polluted water, and support the development of green energy technologies. This approach not only reduces environmental pollution but also creates new economic opportunities by turning waste into useful, high-value materials. The partner organization will benefit through access to innovative, sustainable technologies that can be commercialized across multiple sectors, promoting both environmental and economic growth.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ashraf Ali Khan

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Environmental Science and Technology; Commercial Services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M-Quiecean

Quiecean develops a Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) device that reduces underwater noise and pollutants to protect marine ecosystems. The project validates its technical design and business model for commercialization in Canada’s blue economy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Presley

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Ocean Tech

University:

McGill University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Enquête sur l’état actuel de la productivité, des interdépendances et des conflits juridictionnels dans l’industrie de la construction : vers des alliances d’avenir

L’industrie de la construction est un secteur majeur au Québec puisqu’elle représente à elle seule 13% du PIB et 1 emploi sur 20. Cependant, la réglementation qui l’encadre pose quelques difficultés. Cette réglementation date de 1968 et il s’agit de la Loi sur les relations du travail, la formation professionnelle et la gestion de la main-d’oeuvre dans l’industrie de la construction, ou loi R-20. La problématique soulevée dans cette étude est la partie de cette loi relative à la formation obligatoire pour les vingt-cinq métiers du bâtiment. En effet, ce nombre exagéré de métiers à formation obligatoire a de nombreux impacts significatifs : augmentation du nombre de contrats à signer, augmentation des coûts et des délais de réalisation d’un projet, difficulté de coordonner les travailleurs sur le chantier, moins de polyvalence des travailleurs, diminution de la motivation et de la fierté du travail accompli pour les travailleurs qui ne se participent qu’à une partie infime de l’ouvrage, etc. L’objectif de cette recherche est donc de mettre en avant ces points faibles et de proposer des recommandations afin d’y remédier et de faciliter l’introduction d’innovations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Constantine Katsanis

Student:

Partner:

EBC INC;Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF VIBRATION PERCEPTION BY PLANTS

Plants are not passive bystanders, they sense their surroundings and react to threats through chemical and vibrational cues. A key example of this is when a plant detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by neighboring plants that have been damaged by herbivores. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs), a subset of VOCs released in the atmosphere, are rapidly taken up by the inner tissues of plants via stomata, leading to [Ca2+]cyt increase and subsequent defense responses in Arabidopsis (GCaMP3) leaves. A key question scientists are now investigating is whether plants can use mechanical cues, such as the vibrations caused by herbivores, to activate defense mechanisms in a similar way to chemical communication. Thus, biotremology is a recently defined scientific discipline that studies the vibratory communication behavior through the use of substrate-borne vibrations. This research project aims to investigate the interaction between an herbivore species (L. trifolii ) and plants (Nicotiana tabacum), to investigate calcium signaling activation in response to vibrational cues emitted by chewing larvae. According to preliminary results, we expect that chewing vibrations will trigger a Ca2+ mediated signaling cascade in tobacco plants. These results will be integrated with other data to finalize a scientific publication.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Mason;Keiko Yoshioka

Student:

Partner:

University of Trento

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Integrated Resource and Energy Recovery System from Organic Slurries.

This is the first time that leading edge technologies are being put together: a microwave (MW) treatment process, a struvite crystallizer and an anaerobic digester, as a total manure treatment system for typical dairy farm operations. The new 915 MHz microwave unit will provide efficient nutrient solubilization and the resulting solution is suitable for generating struvite (fertilizer). Due to the efficient breakdown of solids particulates by the MW process, methane production via anaerobic digestion will be highly efficient with reduced digester footprint and huge savings in capital cost. This project will provide an opportunity for Opus DaytonKnight to penetrate and lead in the provision of waste management services within the agricultural sector in North America. Opus DaytonKnight will be benefitted by being suitably positioned in the market place to provide added value by energy and nutrient recovery from agricultural waste streams through transfer of knowledge from their municipal and institutional ties.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Victor Lo

Student:

Partner:

Opus DaytonKnight Consultants Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

L2M-High-Performance MOFs for Direct Ocean Carbon Capture

The proposed project focuses on developing and testing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for capturing CO2 from both the air and seawater. The intern will identify promising MOF materials, conduct laboratory experiments to measure CO2 uptake, and use computational and machine learning tools to predict performance and optimize designs. The project also includes evaluating the costs, energy requirements, and potential market applications of these materials. By the end of the internship, the partner organization will gain valuable technical data on high-performing MOFs, insights into scalable CO2 capture strategies, and guidance on commercialization pathways, supporting innovation and potential future deployment of carbon removal technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sohrab Zendehboudi

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Energy and Utilities; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M – Innovative Strategy for Reducing Energy Consumption and Pollutant Emissions in Liquid Fuel Carrier Ships

This project will develop two integrated boil-off gas recovery and re-liquefaction systems for liquefied natural gas and liquefied hydrogen carriers that harness ship exhaust heat and convert it into usable energy through the Kalina power cycle and water-ammonia absorption refrigeration unit. Unlike conventional re-liquefaction systems that require burning additional fuel to produce cooling, the proposed solution will utilize waste heat to reduce onboard energy demand. This approach lowers operating costs by decreasing fuel consumption for BOG management, reduces greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions, improves coastal air and water quality, and helps operators meet the International Maritime Organization standards through a scalable and optimized design. For the partner organization, this project will create practical, low-carbon technologies that can be adopted by shipbuilders, shipping companies, and clean-tech providers. It will reduce operating costs, improve environmental performance, and support Canada’s role as a reliable and sustainable energy exporter.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sohrab Zendehboudi

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Energy and Utilities; Environmental Science and Technology; Transportation (excluding aerospace)

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M- Protvac

Protvac aims to unlock the dark proteome against cancer by uncovering novel therapeutic targets. Studies show the non-coding DNA (dark genome) that has been thought to be irrelevant till now can translate into previously unannotated targets. In one proteogenomic study of human tumors, nearly 90% of tumor-specific antigens came from non-coding regions areas that standard exome methods would miss. These antigens are unique to cancer and could be recognized by body’s immune systems suggesting their potential as a new class of therapeutic candidates for cancer (Laumont et. al., 2018). Current treatment options for advanced cancers like prostate cancer, remain limited and many patients fail to respond to existing therapies. Thus, there is an urgent unmet need to expand the landscape of therapeutic targets.
The key challenges in commercialization are (1) establishing clear product-market fit in a crowded oncology innovation space, (2) building awareness and credibility for dark proteome-derived targets among investors and potential partners, and (3) prioritizing which therapeutic areas and validation pathways to pursue first.
Day-to day, the team focuses on discovery and lab validation. Through the L2M Validate program, this project adds commercialization-focused activities that bridge science to market. We will run multiple customer-discovery interviews with clinicians, pharma leaders, and investors to surface buying criteria, pricing signals, and partnership paths. Rather than continuing standard lab-based validation, the project introduces a structured market discovery process that will size the market and rank indications using epidemiology and adoption assumptions to produce a defensible focus list, starting with prostate cancer. This will allow the partner organization to translate deep-tech innovation into viable market applications, develop a commercialization roadmap, and strengthen its capacity to launch future biotech ventures- activities that extend far beyond regular academic or operational work.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Kislinger

Student:

Partner:

DMZ Ventures Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University Health Network

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

A Study of Clients’ and Staff Perspectives of the Guelph Assertive Community Treatment Team’s Use of Community Treatment Orders

This study will give voice to the experiences and opinions of men and women diagnosed with serious mental illness who are clients of the Guelph Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) and at the same time subject to Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). Instituted in 2005, CTOs require that individuals abide by certain conditions in order to live in the community; they are intended to provide comprehensive community support for these individuals such that admission to hospital is decreased. The study will also increase knowledge about how and why CTOs are used by service providers. The use of CTOs is controversial because it can be seen as coercive and limiting of client choice and self-determination. No prior studies of this specific population have been conducted in Canada. The project will help the Homewood Health Centre and the ACTT better understand the perspective of their clients, which will lead to more effective collaboration and improved client outcomes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy

Student:

Partner:

Homewood Health Centre;Homewood Research Institute

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University - Kitchener Campus

Program:

Accelerate

L2M ParkinSense

This project aims to validate and strategically position an innovative digital health solution designed to monitor tremors in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. The system integrates a wearable sensor and a mobile application to provide continuous, objective measurements of tremor severity and patterns — data that are traditionally collected subjectively and infrequently during clinical visits. Over a four-month period, the project will pursue two complementary goals: technical validation and market validation. First, I will conduct a pilot study with people living with Parkinson’s disease to assess the device’s usability, comfort, and measurement accuracy compared to standard clinical assessments. Iterative improvements will be made based on user feedback to ensure clinical relevance and patient adherence. In parallel, I will conduct structured interviews and focus groups with neurologists, movement disorder specialists, and other healthcare professionals to understand clinical workflows, unmet needs, and integration points for the technology. Interviews with patients and caregivers will further elucidate symptom management challenges, willingness to adopt digital tools, and desired features. Insights from these activities will inform a comprehensive competitive landscape analysis and business strategy, including market size estimation, value proposition refinement, and a commercialization roadmap. By combining user-centered design, stakeholder engagement, and strategic market analysis, this project will not only validate the technical performance of the tremor-tracking system but also identify pathways for its adoption in clinical and home settings. The ultimate objective is to bridge the gap between innovative sensor technology and real-world clinical utility, enabling earlier intervention, more personalized care, and improved quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s disease. This project will lay the groundwork for future large-scale clinical trials and commercialization efforts, positioning the technology for meaningful impact in neurology care.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carolina Gorodetsky

Student:

Partner:

DMZ Ventures Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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