Michael Gilbert is waging a war on bedbugs. And he’s winning. The president and chief scientific officer of the British Columbia biotech start-up SemiosBio has figured out how to keep the pesky parasites at bay without resorting to toxic pesticides. SemiosBio uses pheromones, chemicals that insects secrete to communicate with each other – signalling an alarm, an attraction […]

WHEN OLGA HRYTSENKO was finishing up her PhD in biology, the Ukraine native began looking for work in her field. But every job that piqued her interest required industry experience. “Every single open position required industrial experience, but how do you get industrial experience no one will hire you?” Hrytsenko asked in an interview Thursday. Then […]

It’s a common issue—a business is faced with a nagging problem that requires research in order to solve, but doesn’t have the resources or the in-house knowledge to move forward. Enter Mitacs-Accelerate, a research internship program that makes it as easy as possible for businesses to connect with a graduate student who can work on […]

Click on the link below to view the story, with Brian Coxford.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is urging Canada’s private sector to start investing the cash businesses received through corporate tax cuts and other federal incentives as the best way to create jobs and give the economy a boost. Mr. Flaherty delivered the closing speech at a two-day conference of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives in […]

Internet publisher seeks financing online to let children make their own books   Three weeks into their “crowdfunding” campaign, Molly Schneeberg and Earl Hong Tai are working harder than ever to finance Kibooco, their children’s ebook start-up.  Who knew that the bulk of the effort was to come after launching a crowdfunding campaign, not before? “After it […]

Cascades, a leader in the pulp and paper industry (packaging, tissue and recovery), leaves a strong impression on international students. On August 1st, 13 students from India, China, Brazil and Mexico – in Québec through the Mitacs Globalink program – got a greater understanding of the challenges and research and developments required for the production […]

A show calculated to turn teens on to math is coming to Surrey this fall. Surrey Arts Centre will be a stage for Math Out Loud performances from Oct. 23 to 29, for both school students and the general public, as part of a regional tour. The 75-minute show brings math to life through music, dance […]

A group of Mitacs Globalink students in Victoria were invited to the BC Legislature to meet Minister of Advanced Education, Naomi Yamamoto.   

An article in TechVibes on Mitacs-Accelerate and Alberta’s Dexterity Consulting.

On July 17, 2012, a group of Mitacs Globalink students had the opportunity to meet BC Minister of Advanced Education, Naomi Yamamoto, in Victoria.

Mitacs-Accelerate was featured on Insight and included interviews with Vancouver companies SemiosBio and Weatherhaven.