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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Mitacs Special Call: Enhanced Funding opportunity available for postdocs

Mitacs is pleased to announce a time-limited offer: up to $75,000 in research funding per year for three years to postdocs applying to the Mitacs Accelerate program. Eligibility: This offer is open to postdoctoral fellows registered at Canadian academic institutions who are pursuing applied research in partnership with a company, not for-profit... More

Friday, October 31, 2025

Building Research Partnerships: Tools, Funding, and Collaboration Opportunities

CU@Kanata and Mitacs invite faculty from all disciplines to the information session: Building Research Partnerships: Tools, Funding, and Collaboration Opportunities This in-person session, hosted at CU@Kanata, will cover: Why collaborate? The benefits of industry and community partnerships for advancing your research and enhancing real-world... More

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

New OCI Business Development Manager – Ottawa Region

We are pleased to introduce Randy Ringuette, the new OCI Business Development and Commercialization Manager. Randy holds a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular medicine from the University of Ottawa, and he brings over 6 years of experience in the life science and start-up pharmaceutical industry, where he developed several new drugs to treat human... More

Monday, July 28, 2025

New Mitacs Advisor for Carleton University

We are pleased to welcome Taruneet Kaur as our new Mitacs Advisor for Carleton University, succeeding Ana Boika, who has recently transitioned into a new role as Advisor for the Eastern Ontario Region at Mitacs. Taruneet holds a doctorate in Biochemistry, having previously served as a Research Facilitator in the Faculty of Engineering and... More

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Mitacs Program Update – Accelerate Internship Units 2025/26

Carleton is pleased to announce that Mitacs has lifted allocation caps on Mitacs Accelerate submissions from Carleton University for the remainder of the fiscal year. According to Mitacs, previous allocations within Ontario helped ensure an equitable distribution of activity across Canadian proposal submissions. These allocation decisions were... More

Monday, May 12, 2025

Joint Mitacs–NSERC – Program Update

Mitacs and NSERC have signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 2025–2026, which brings changes to the joint application process, funding eligibility, and submission requirements. Here’s a breakdown of what’s changing and how it may affect your planning. Transition Period – Old Application Process Joint Mitacs–NSERC... More

Friday, April 11, 2025

Call for Nominations – Carleton Intellectual Property (IP) Impact Award 2025

Nominations for the Carleton Intellectual Property  Impact Award 2025 are now open! In celebration of World IP Day on April 26, 2025, the Carleton Innovation Transfer Office (CITO) within Industry Partnership Services (IPS) is excited to announce the Carleton IP Impact Award! This distinguished award celebrates Carleton researchers, whose... More

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Carleton University Researchers Working to Revolutionize Satellite Communications

A Strategic Canadian Partnership Paves the Way for Ubiquitous Connectivity Breakthrough Universities engage in extensive research to drive technological advancements and address critical industry needs. However, only a limited portion of research output is successfully commercialized or implemented to benefit the economy and broader society. This... More

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Mitacs Elevate- Program Update

Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with industry partners. As of March 31, 2025, Elevate will be closed for new applications. The final date to submit Elevate projects currently in development with a Mitacs Business Development Advisors is April 30th, 2025. No new Elevate applications  will be accepted by Mitacs Business Development... More

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Mitacs Program Update – Accelerate Internship Units 2025/26

Due to the current federal funding landscape, institutions based in Alberta and in Ontario will continue to operate based on an allocation model for the 2025/2026 fiscal year. Carleton University's allocation for 2025/2026 is based on Carleton’s average usage of the Accelerate and Elevate programs over the past three years and it will impact... More

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Carleton’s Early Math Assessment Tool: A Success Story in Innovation and Licensing

Carleton’s Early Math Assessment Tool: A Success Story in Innovation and Licensing Have you ever thought about enhancing the impact of your research through commercialization? At the Carleton University Innovation Transfer Office (CITO) within Industry and Partnership Services (IPS), we specialize in helping faculty license their innovative work... More

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Mitacs Accelerate Update – International Partners

Mitacs is implementing changes to the Accelerate program to provide greater flexibility for international collaborations. More specifically, the current “Accelerate International” stream will be discontinued; the last day to submit an Accelerate International application under the current program rules is October 31, 2024. Projects submitted... More

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