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Kelowna Now: B.C. Government Gives Research a $6-Million Boost

The Government of British Columbia is investing $6 million in tech research and business as part of their #BCTECH strategy. The province has partnered with Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization, which offers research and training programs to 60 universities across the country, one being UBC Okanagan. The B.C. Government funding announcement was hosted by Kelowna-Lake […]

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Kelowna Capital News: Province talks cash investment in tech sector

The Government of British Columbia is investing $6 million for the next generation of talent in tech research and business to support the recently announced #BCTECH strategy. The not-for-profit organization Mitacs will use the funding to bring students together with industry and business, giving students the opportunity to do research on real-world projects in a […]

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Castanet: $6M boost for tech

The provincial government is investing $6 million into emerging tech research. The announcement was made in Kelowna, at UBC Okanagan’s engineering building, where a project between students and industry partner Helios Global Technologies is underway. The partnership is researching energy-absorbing materials in helmets with the aim of reducing concussion severity from sports impacts. Advanced Education Minister […]

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Global News.ca: Minister in Kelowna to announce $6-million for research internships

The province’s advanced education minister was at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna Monday to talk up B.C.’s strategy for the tech industry and announce $6-million in funding for research internships. Minister Andrew Wilkinson said that B.C. plans to give the money to a non-profit called Mitacs, which coordinates research internships and fellowships. The internships pair students […]

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Emerging tech researchers receive millions throughout the province

Kelowna, BC – The Government of British Columbia is investing $6 million for the next generation of talent in tech research and business to support the recently announced B.C. Tech Strategy. The not-for-profit organization Mitacs will use the funding to bring students together with industry and business, giving students the opportunity to do research on […]

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Mitacs partners with Mexico’s CONACyT to foster R&D internships

Vancouver, BC —Mitacs, a Canadian organization that funds research and training, signed a letter of intent with Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) creating opportunities for graduate students from both countries to participate in industrial research internships. The Letter of Intent was signed by Dolores Sanchez Soler, CONACyT’s Deputy Director of Graduate Studies […]

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Canadian business leaders identify essential ingredients for global competitiveness

Vancouver, BC — A new report by Mitacs, prepared with support of Canada’s Public Policy Forum, seeks to better understand factors that attract or deter multinational investment in Canadian R&D. Based on interviews with executives from Canadian subsidiary firms, Leveraging Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem identifies key drivers and barriers in attracting foreign direct investment in Canadian […]

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Two Mitacs leaders appointed to the Order of Canada

Vancouver, BC — His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced Mitacs Board of Directors members Nassif Ghoussoub and Meric Gertler to the Order of Canada. Nassif Ghoussoub was awarded as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his scientific contributions to the study of differential equations, and for advancing […]

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CBC New Brunswick: Saint John native wins award for biomedical engineering work

A Saint John native has received national recognition for his work in biomedical engineering, designing smaller, more efficient electronics in therapeutic ultrasound. Hugo Vihvelin, 27, recently completed his masters degree at Dalhousie University and has been awarded a Mitacs award for outstanding innovation in his field. “In the electronics world when you develop something that is […]

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Radio Canada International (Spanish only): George Conidis, Premio a la Mejor Innovación Mitacs – PhD

Recientemente un joven estudiante de doctorado en física y astronomía de la Universidad York de Toronto,  George Conidis, se hizo acreedor al premio Mitacs que promueve la innovación e investigación científica,  por su descubrimiento de galaxias cósmicas similares a las nuestras. George Conidis ha identificado y medido con éxito por primera vez 174 agrupaciones de galaxias, […]

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