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The Short Report, April 8, 2020: Mitacs steps up to help SMEs working on COVID-19 solutions; StatCan partners on ambitious business conditions survey; and more
Mitacs has launched a limited-time initiative to help SMEs working on COVID-19 solutions secure government funding, access research resources, and hire post-secondary interns. The non-profit’s 80 business development experts positioned across Canada will help SMEs complete funding applications and connect with researchers. College interns are also available to help with activities like coding, prototyping, monitoring cell cultures,…
Dr Carrie Bourassa
Dr Carrie Bourassa has been appointed scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal People’s Health. Bourassa is chair of the Northern & Indigenous Health at the Sudbury ON-based Health Sciences North Research Institute. She takes up her duties as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research increases its investments in Indigenous health research and implements…