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She had never seen an apple tree before or experienced temperatures as cold.  Coming to Nova Scotia from south India in late May, Mitacs Globalink Exchange student Vinetha Jagadeesan had never been abroad before and, having not brought a jacket, found the temperatures downright frigid. “I’ve never experienced that kind of cold before,” she said. […]

Toronto, ON – Mitacs CEO and Scientific Director Alejandro Adem was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians, last night by the Hispanic Business Alliance. The ninth annual awards recognized influential Hispanic Canadians based major achievements, awards, education, entrepreneurship, and community support.  Other winners were from Alberta and Ontario and represented a […]

On paper, Vinetha Jagadeesan and Dalhousie University professor Sean Myles are unlikely collaborators on a project to develop new varieties of apples. Jagadeesan, 20, is a computer science undergraduate student from southern India who is spending 12 weeks this summer as an intern at a high-tech apple orchard in Kentville. Before setting foot in Canada […]

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern Vinetha Jagadeesan is contributing to genome mapping research at Dalhousie University’s Apple Biodiversity Collection in Kentville, Nova Scotia, with Professor Sean Myles.

Mitacs Globalink Research Interns Vinetha Jagadeesan and Dhanush Dineshan are contributing to research at Dalhousie University with professors Sean Myles and Adam Donaldson.

Vancouver, BC — AGE-WELL, Canada’s technology and aging Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), and Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, will jointly support research and development  of assistive technologies for Canadian seniors and their caregivers. This partnership will provide Canadian companies access to AGE-WELL researchers and their expertise to support the development […]

Vancouver, BC – At the Australian Canadian Economic Leadership forum yesterday, Universities Australia (UA) and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, signed an agreement that will allow Australian undergraduate students to participate in an elite research internship program in Canada for the first time. Mitacs’ Globalink Research Internships is a competitive initiative already available to […]

Montreal, QC — Among two thousand entries, three Mitacs partners stood out at the annual Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest. The competition’s mission is to inspire entrepreneurship in order to build a proud, innovative, committed, and prosperous Quebec. Entrepreneurship is a key driver in our economy, contributing to job creation, productivity growth, and the ability to commercialize high-quality […]

University of Alberta graduate students Neesha Desai and Kit Chen were recipients of the third place, $10,000, Mitacs Entrepreneur Award for their innovative educational technology company, Alieo Games.

Vancouver, BC — Two distinguished leaders from Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, were awarded honourary doctorates at the Universities of Victoria and Ottawa this week for their significant contributions to Canadian mathematics research and the public good. Mitacs co-founder and Board of Directors member, Nassif Ghoussoub, was the recipient of a Honourary […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs, a Canadian organization that funds research and training, along with Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) announced a partnership to support international research opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Canada and Mexico are working together to increase student mobility, which will see researchers travel for international collaborations through […]