Up-and-coming Canadians recognized for breakthroughs in medicine, computing, environment, COVID-19 protection, and more

Ottawa, ON — From a cancer treatment breakthrough and a face mask shown to kill both viruses and bacteria, to a first-of-its-kind battery to boost the performance of electric cars and pioneering software to advance quantum computers, seven up-and-coming researchers and a trailblazing company are being recognized for their game-changing achievements in Canadian research. Backed […]

As a record number of Canadians head outside to take in fun, safe activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a UNBC professor is being recognized for her innovative work to conserve critical northern lands and key outdoor recreation areas that up until now have been flying under Canada’s conservation radar. Read more…

Interview with Pamela Wright, recepient of 2020 Mitacs Award for exceptional leadership and John Hepburn, CEO. Listen here…

By Camille Bains Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who is being recognized for her innovation. Read more…

By Camille Bains Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who is being recognized for her innovation. Read more…

By Elisabetta Bianchini In the midst concerns about surgeries and treatments being impacted by the stress COVID-19 is having on Canada’s health care system, a Canadian researcher is being recognized by Mitacs for engineering cancer-killing viruses to treat breast and ovarian cancer. Read more…

By Denise Ryan Pamela Wright, an environmental scientist at the University of Northern B.C., feels optimistic despite declining mountain caribou herds and the threat of climate change Read more…

By Lynn Desjardins A new salt coating can be applied to medical masks to kill viruses and bacteria before they penetrate, and a researcher at the University of Alberta has earned an award for her work developing it. When airborne droplets land on the mask the salt dissolves, but then the liquid evaporates and the […]

By Elisabetta Bianchini As the second wave of COVID-19 rages on in Canada, a researcher at the University of Alberta is being recognized by Mitacs for her breakthrough work in developing a salt-coated mask that can kill viruses and bacteria within five minutes of surface contact. Read more…

The Ottawa Hospital, Algonquin College, University of Ottawa and Mitacs partner on five-year training program As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to increase vaccine manufacturing around the world, a unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture vaccines, as well as viral immunotherapies for cancer and other emerging biotherapeutics. The Canadian Partnership for Research […]

By Joanne Laucius Staff at the Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre (BMC) walk through the The Ottawa Hospital’s Cancer Centre on their way to work. It’s a constant reminder of the importance of what they do — and that in their line of work, there is no margin for error. Read more…

Agreement supports industrial and social innovation in small businesses by recognizing value of IP Vancouver, BC — The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to growth and innovation, have formed a strategic partnership that will contribute to the promotion and use of intellectual property (IP) to support industrial and social […]