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Vancouver, BC — Mitacs announces the Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards to recognize researchers whose work starting or building a business demonstrates exemplary leadership and innovation. Mitacs program participants undertake professional development training and conduct industry-facing research as they evolve into the next generation of innovators. They have already proven to be leaders in their fields. Fourteen […]

Vancouver, BC — The Mitacs Board of Directors announced today the appointment of Dr. Alejandro Adem as the new Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director. Currently the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and a professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Dr. Adem will assume […]

Calgary, AB — The newest associate member of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) is Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that brings together academia, industry and the public sector, to develop cutting edge tools and technologies vital to Canada’s knowledge-based economy. Mitacs will collaborate with other members and support COSIA in its goal of environmental […]

Ottawa, ON — The Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) and  Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, signed a new agreement for Brazilian students to perform research internships in Canada, continuing a partnership from 2010. In the presence of his Excellency Pedro Fernando Brêtas Bastos, Ambassador of Brazil […]

As society moves further into the technological era, people expect information at their fingertips as quickly as possible. New research by downtown Toronto resident and University of Toronto postdoctoral fellow Ricardo Jota promises to make the digital world even faster. Jota and his team have come up with a way to cut down on the […]

TORONTO, ON — Mitacs and the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services Education (CoE) are partnering to help financial service institutions firms bridge the gap between the supply and demand of talent for the sector. The partnership aims to increase the access to talent in Canada by linking top researchers enrolled in graduate and postdoctoral programs […]

Markham, ON — The Government of Canada released Seizing Canada’s Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation, a renewed strategy that leverages the expertise and resources of post-secondary institutions, industry, and government to translate theories and ideas into applications. The science, technology, and innovation announcement highlights investments made by the government of Canada since the […]

Pragya Chawla spent her summer analyzing data from the Planck Telescope as part of an internship in Dr. Locke Spencer’s research lab at the University of Lethbridge. Her work has earned her a Mitacs Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Innovation. “I am delighted that she was selected out of all the Canadian-based Mitacs students,” said Spencer, […]

Ottawa, ON – Startup Canada announced today it will expand the Startup Canada Task Force from six to 11 member organizations in 2015 to better sync government and entrepreneurs. The Startup Canada Task Force provides a platform for key national organizations advancing entrepreneurship to engage with government to advance mutually beneficial initiatives, programs and policies. The organizations set […]

Rafael Falcon was the recipient of the NRC-IRAP Award for Commercialization at the 4th annual Mitacs Awards on November 18th, 2014.

London-based Trojan Technologies has received an award for exceptional leadership. The award —presented in Ottawa on Nov. 18 by London West MP Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology) — recognizes Trojan’s collaboration with researchers across the country to help advance the company’s innovative UV disinfection systems. The systems are used to treat common […]

Trojan Technologies, which has been working with researchers to improve water treatment, has been presented with the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership. The London-based company is a world leader in water treatment, including ultraviolent disinfection and filtration, to deal with common microbial contamination issues in drinking water and wastewater. The inaugural award was presented by […]