Speaking in a panel at the 2019 Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa, representatives from Canada’s research community debated how to better promote and coordinate international partnerships and to help Canadian companies scale abroad.
Organization: Mitacs
The Short Report, November 13, 2019: Antimicrobial resistance, sustainable investments, customer centricity
The Council of Canadian Academies released a report detailing new data on the potential impact of antimicrobial resistance in Canada. The expert panel found that 26% of infections are resistant to the medicines that are generally first prescribed and that rate could rise to 40% or beyond in the coming decades. By 2050, a total of 396,000 lives…
The Short Report, September 25, 2019: Global Biotech Week, honeybee research, tax cuts for cleantech
The Liberal government promised to halve the corporate tax rate for cleantech companies if re-elected. Small and large businesses in sectors like renewable energy, zero emission vehicles, and carbon capture and removal technology would see their taxes lowered from nine per cent to 4.5 percent and 15 percent to 7.5 per cent respectively. The promise…
Mitacs CEO to take over helm at NSERC
Alejandro Adem is leaving Mitacs to become the become the seventh president of NSERC.
The Short Report, June 5, 2019 – McMaster endowment, AI, timber research, green jet fuel
BDC Capital has launched the $250-million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to invest in early to late stage tech firms and entrepreneurs accelerating the transformation of core Canadian industries including ag-tech, advanced manufacturing, oil and gas and mining tech. Venture capital veteran Joe Regan joins as the fund’s managing partner. “Industrial sectors tend to be slow…
Strong industry leadership minus government red tape key to superclusters success
Strong industry leadership without burdensome government bureaucracy will be key to Canada’s superclusters’ success, R$ conference hears.
New program to equip mid-career workers for jobs in the innovation economy
A new national not-for-profit called Palette is developing a training platform to help mid-career workers whose jobs are threatened by automation transition to the jobs of the future.
New $1.62M collaboration in Nova Scotia will advance light-manipulation research
Dalhousie University, Metamaterials Technologies and Mitacs launch $1.62M research collaboration on advanced materials for light manipulation.
Entrepreneurship is thriving on university campuses: Report
Canadian universities are taking diverse approaches to equip students with entrepreneurial skills and foster a start-up culture on campuses.
That is the conclusion of a new report released this week by Mitacs, a national not-for-profit organization that provides research and training programs to support innovation. Titled Entrepreneurs on Campus: University-based support for start-ups, the report provides an overview of the diverse approaches universities are taking to prepare students for a rapidly changing workforce—as entrepreneurs or as employees.
Mitacs Entrepreneur Awardees
Mitacs recently recognized seven researchers and alumni who have become entrepreneurs. Each awardee of the 2018 Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards is either a former Mitacs intern, postdoctoral fellow or training participant. They will each receive $25,000 for their groundbreaking industry contributions. The awardees are environmental entrepreneurs Maxim Bergeron and Mathieu Kirouac, co-founders of Quebec City-based Glacies…
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