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Mitacs backs Pow Wow Pitch to support innovative Indigenous businesses

Mitacs signs on as Seed Sponsor of Pow Wow Pitch to provide access to commercialization, R&D, and support for Indigenous entrepreneurs. Today, Pow Wow Pitch, North America’s premier pitch competition for emerging Indigenous entrepreneurs, announced Mitacs as a Seed Sponsor to support Indigenous entrepreneurs access training, mentorship, funding, and a platform to showcase and celebrate […]

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Five up-and-coming entrepreneurs recognized for breakthrough innovations

Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards laud start-ups poised to boost economy, improve lives of Canadians Vancouver, BC — Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs are being recognized at the sixth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards ceremony today for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately improve the lives of Canadians. Even the challenges of […]

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Canadian SME Business Magazine: Five Up-And-Coming Entrepreneurs Recognized For Breakthrough

Innovations Poised to Boost Economy, Improve Lives of Canadians By SK Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs have been recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately improve the lives of Canadians. Even the challenges of a global pandemic haven’t stopped these innovators from advancing their first-of-a-kind technologies. Read more…

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Global News: Halifax Innovator wins prestigious environmental award

We chat with up-and-coming entrepreneur Marciel Gaier to talk about being awarded the Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneur Award. The Halifax innovator is the co-founder of Graphite Innovation and Technologies and has developed a first-of-its-kind smart coating for ships that tackles the most pressing environmental issues for the global shipping industry. Watch here…

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The Government of Canada and Mitacs announce $2.5M in funding for student internships to drive innovation

Graduate and post-graduate student research interns will work on the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) collaborative research and development programs Ottawa, ON — Today, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Mitacs announced they are investing $2.5 million over five years, to support 250 graduate and post-graduate student internships to support the NRC’s Challenge and Supercluster support programs. The funding will accelerate research and innovation by reducing the costs of collaborations between the public and private sectors and academia. It […]

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Mitacs helping Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses drive innovation and economic recovery

Mitacs is extending its support to Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through significant cost reductions Vancouver, BC – Mitacs is announcing today that it is extending its support to Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the second year in a row through significant cost reductions to building innovation partnerships. Qualifying businesses will pay […]

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