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Ramtin Rasoulinezhad was placed through Mitacs Accelerate with AVL Manufacturing in Hamilton to work on the Net Zero Energy Building Project, when he was selected to work directly with the Hybrid Solution Division. “You put people like Ramtin out into small-medium enterprise, especially who are really dedicated to innovating but they need the talent to […]

If you’re a small to medium-sized business (SME) with an idea that can help in Canada’s fight to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a national research organization is poised to help your company rapidly transform that concept into reality. Mitacs — a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada by solving business challenges with […]

A graduate student at Western University, Ramtin was working as a research engineer supported by Mitacs Accelerate . He was working on the Net Zero Energy Building project with AVL Manufacturing when CEO Vince Discristofaro selected him to work directly with the Hybrid Solution Division. “At AVL manufacturing we are working non-stop to build this […]

Invention to Innovation (i2I), offered by SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has won international recognition after being highlighted among the annual Innovations That Inspire named by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education network. i2I is a transformational entrepreneurship experience that equips graduate scientists and engineers with the frameworks, perspectives and techniques to develop an […]

“We are improving existing eco-friendly technologies to more efficiently produce the next generation of biofuels that can help lower greenhouse emissions,” said Sonil Nanda, a chemical and biological engineering research associate. Nanda and his supervisor Ajay Dalai have successfully produced high-quality synthesis gas or “syngas,” a fuel gas mixture, using crop and forestry residues, food […]

Developed by food scientist Keith Warriner and a Niagara-area company, the “clean flow” technology enables health-care facilities to decontaminate much-needed N95 masks for safe reuse. He said proper sanitation is important for reusing personal protective equipment such as masks to prevent the spread of infection among health-care workers. Following approval from Health Canada last week, […]

Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit, has altered a pre-existing accelerator program serving small and medium businesses in order to bring products related to fighting COVID-19 to Canadian markets as quickly as possible. The not-for-profit has representatives nationwide ready to guide businesses through the application process where businesses are matched with research or production-focused interns for a four […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is partnering with NSERC, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, to advance COVID-19-related solutions. In response to the pandemic, the partner organizations will provide additional funding and connect with the unparalleled expertise of researchers across Canada. NSERC recently launched two new grants: NSERC Alliance COVID-19 grants, research funding […]

It took just two weeks for Western doctoral student and power grid specialist Ramtin Rasoulinezhad, an intern at Hamilton’s AVL Manufacturing, to show his bosses how to go from producing enclosures for power generators to making life-saving, mobile medical units where patients can be triaged outside a hospital. From the outside, the units, which vary […]

Vince DiCristofaro, CEO of AVL Manufacturing, is working with Mitacs researcher Ramtin Rasoulinezhad on the mobile modules, billed as alternatives to conventional triage tents. Using repurposed 40-foot shipping containers, the modules will have self-contained heating and cooling systems, on-board power generation, hepa filtration, walls bolstered with reinforced fibreglass panels and a large window. The standard […]

In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, Mitacs is offering a one-time call for proposals to support postdoctoral fellows in helping Canada fight COVID-19 and support future economic recovery. A national not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada, Mitacs helps solve business challenges with research solutions from academic institutions. The new funding for […]

As seniors are at an elevated risk for severe health complications from COVID-19 and the adverse effects of social distancing, Mitacs and AGE-WELL are partnering to rapidly provide innovation-based solutions for this population. The new COVID-19 dimension to the Mitacs–AGE-WELL partnership provides funding to support technology-based approaches that mitigate challenges faced by older adults or […]