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Join us in the riveting Season 11 of the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast as we delve into the exciting world of neurotechnology. Our featured guest, Nolan Beise, is the CEO of Circl, a path-breaking Canadian neurotechnology company, whose pioneering strides in brain-computer interfaces and brainwave-sensing technology are reshaping our understanding of the human mind. Raised in Toronto, Nolan's academic pursuits led him from a secluded town in Northern Vancouver Island to become a top academic at the University of Toronto and later found companies like Suva Technology and Circl. In this episode, we discuss the scientific insights behind brain health, cognitive performance, and the possible applications of neurotech in various sectors from dementia care and first responder training to professional sports. Watch our Interview on YouTube here https://youtu.be/J78FZ9CTHTg As mental health issues surge globally, innovative technological advances offer a new spotlight of hope. From detecting early signs of cognitive impairment to managing the brain's capacity for a 'mental garbage can', this episode touches upon personalized intervention strategies, monitoring brain health, and enhancing treatment efficacy. We also delve into the associated health risks that may arise from mental burnout, such as sleep disruption and reduced cognitive prowess. With an aim to offer affordable and accessible brain health technology, Nolan envisions a future where tools akin to Fitbits for the brain can help people understand their brain's evolution and proactively tackle changes detrimental to their mental wellbeing. This episode is a must for anyone interested in exploring neuroscience, brain health, technology, and optimizing human potential.   EPISODE #329 with the CEO of Circl.com Nolan Beise, we will cover: ✔  Nolan Beise's vision to help the world to improve their brain health and cognitive performance in the future. ✔ How his Circl Headset takes older brain scan tools to new heights with measuring our brain's function as it relates to our health, detecting early signs of cognitive impairment.  ✔ Why we should be paying attention to our brain health TODAY to prevent major neurodegenerative diseases in the future and the health risks associated with burnout. ✔ Where Nolan's focus is with this headset today, and his vision for this device in the next 5-10 years. Today, we meet with someone who is from my hometown, Toronto, Canada, but now is in Victoria, British Columbia. Our next guest, Nolan Beise is the CEO of Circl[i], a Canadian neurotechnology company pioneering brain-computer interfaces designed to understand the human mind by producing research-grade brainwave-sensing headbands and related software applications. Before Circl, Nolan founded Suva Technology, a company specializing in mobile EEG research software. He also brings a wealth of experience from his time as a Senior Advisor at Mitacs. In addition to these, Nolan holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Victoria. With his extensive background in both science and business, Nolan is dedicated to advancing neurotechnology and shaping the future of brain-computer interfaces. When I see someone like Nolan, dedicating his career to helping the world to improve brain performance using brain wave tracking technology that he has pioneered, I want to have a conversation with him. I have some questions for Nolan that I hope will spark some innovation in our thinking as it relates to the future of health and wellness. Let's meet Nolan Beise and see what we can learn together about ways to improve our mind and brain health in the future. Welcome Nolan! Was I correct that while you went to school at the University of Toronto, you are now in British Columbia?   INTRO: I went to Teacher's College in Toronto, at U of T back in the late 1990s. I remember all of dreams I had back then, of how I would change the world. Can you share where your mindset was when you were a student, walking around those streets in downtown Toronto? What was your vision for the world back then? Q1: I've said this over and over again on this podcast, where our goal is to connect the most current brain research to our daily life (whether we work in our local schools, sports environments or modern workplaces). Back in the day, no one EVER asked me “what are you doing for your brain health.” When did you FIRST start to consider the importance of your brain, and think that the world needs help with optimizing this important, yet complex organ? Q2: What have you invented, how does it work? Q2B: How are regular people using this headset that measures brain performance? I can guess there would be an interest from the sports world? How does tracking how our brain processes visual stimuli help us? Q2C: How would the headset help our first responders? Q3: I became interested in Alzheimer's Prevention strategies around the time of the Pandemic, and have focused a few episodes on this topic. I even took my husband to Dr. Daniel Amen's clinics[ii] to get our brain scanned to see if either of us showed signs of any disease, since I know that our brain health is what would drive our future success. Not everyone can get a SPECT image brain scan, (they are expensive and not covered by insurance). Tell me how most people gain access to your headset. I know your headset costs significantly less than a SPECT image brain scan for those who also want to look at their brain. Q4: I saw that your company was founded recently, in 2021, consisting of a team of neuroscientists, mathematicians, engineers, and designers. Who is your team, and tell me about this award you won for creating such innovative technology? Q5: Why did you want to create something that allows us to see our brain performance? What's YOUR WHY behind your work? Q6: What makes your headset stand out from the crowd? What are you hearing from those who use it? Q7: Where would you like to see this technology go in the next 5-10 years? Q8: What stumbling blocks do you face with your goals? Q9: What have I missed that's important? Nolan, I want to thank you for taking the time to meet with me today. Who knows, we could have walked past each other in the streets of Toronto back in the day. You never know. I've always got my eyes wide open to learn more about what's innovative in the world, and I look forward to seeing more from you in the future. For people to learn more about you, is the best place https://circlbrain.com/? SOME FINAL THOUGHTS:  I learned so much for speaking with Nolan Beise! He emphasized that while people can go to his website and purchase a headset, that wasn't his main motivation for meeting us today. His goal was just to let the world know about his vision, and let others know about him. I did connect him to Dr. Shane Creado, and think that when 2 powerful like minds come together, they form a third mind, with potential to take creativity and innovation to greater heights. If you want to connect with Nolan, you can visit the Contact Us page of his website https://circlbrain.com/pages/contact Most importantly today, I hope we all have a renewed vision for the importance of our brain health. I'll see you next week!   CONNECT WITH NOLAN BEISE   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolanbeise/   Website https://circlbrain.com/   Learn More About the Circl Headset https://circlbrain.com/products/circl-headset   REFERENCES: [i] https://circlbrain.com/ [ii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EP #84 PART 3 “How a SPECT image Brain Scan Can Change Your Life” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/how-a-spect-scan-can-change-your-life-part-3-with-andrea-samadi/  

Human identity recognition is one of the key mechanisms of ensuring proper asset and information access to individuals. It became an established authentication practice for government, consumer, financial and recreational institutions in modern society. Biometrics are also increasingly used in a cybersecurity context to mitigate vulnerabilities and to ensure protection against an unauthorized access. However, with the rise of the technological advancements, such as AI and deep learning, more and more capabilities exist to infer private information of individuals and to use aggregate data mining for commercial or other purposes. This lecture will discuss how deep learning methods can enhance biometric recognition accuracy in a variety of settings: unimodal and multi-modal systems, social behavioral biometrics, and risk assessment. The lecture will further focus on risks of privacy and ethical considerations, with discussing cancellability and de-identification as two of the mechanisms to mitigate the privacy concerns. About the speaker: Prof. Gavrilova holds Full Professor with Tenure appointment at the Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Canada. Prof. Gavrilova research interests lie in the areas of machine intelligence, biometric recognition, image processing and GIS. Prof. Gavrilova publication list includes over 150 journal and conference papers, edited special issues, books and book chapters, including World Scientific Bestseller of the Month (2007) – "Image Pattern Recognition: Synthesis and Analysis in Biometric," Springer book (2009) "Computational Intelligence: A Geometry-Based Approach" and IGI book (2013) "Multimodal Biometrics and Intelligent Image Processing for Security Systems". She has received support from CFI, NSERC, GEOIDE, MITACS, PIMS, Alberta Ingenuity, NATO and other funding agencies. She is an Editor-in-Chief of Transactions on Computational Sciences Springer Verlag Journal series and on Editorial board of seven journals.

Vivian Li sits down to talk about her debut poetry chapbook, Someday I Promise, I'll Love You. Andrews asks Vivian about love poems and the role of sound in her work. It's a joy! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li (she/her) is a queer first-generation Chinese-Canadian immigrant writer, musician, director, and interdisciplinary artist suffering from depression. Her passion in life is creation and co-creation between artists, collaborators, and communities, with themes related to mental health and liminal identity. Her creative works are forthcoming or published in The New Quarterly, The Massachusetts Review, The Fiddlehead, CV2, and Vallum, among others. Most recently, she was a Finalist for the Peter Hinchcliffe Award, Longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and Shortlisted for the Vancouver City Poems Contest. Her first chapbook, Someday I Promise, I'll Love You (845 Press), was published last year, and her debut short musical dramedy film, In Silence, We Sing, premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2022. Her past acting/ playwright credits include Little Women (UBC Players Club) and Guitar Strings (Festival Dionysia; Coffeehouse Theatre Society; Green College Players). She has directed for the Or Festival and the Brave New Play Rites Festival. She has also received research grants from SSHRC, MITACs, and Go Global, among others, and is currently a member of the League of Canadian Poets, Playwrights Guild of Canada, as well as The Writers' Union of Canada. A MFA candidate at the UBC School of Creative Writing, she currently edits for PRISM international and Augur, and can be reached on Twitter/ Instagram @vivianlicreates. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. They have published two chapbooks, Poems for Different Yous (Rose Garden Press, 2021) and Do Not Discard Ashes (845  Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. They write poems, book reviews, and host this very podcast.

Listen in to explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding gender equality and women's empowerment. The conversation goes beyond the standard gender equality rhetoric: the importance of increasing women's representation in leadership roles; encouraging gender specific mentorship and skill development; promoting and supporting women. This conversation gets deeper, peering into some uncomfortable areas of why gender equality is in some cases stalling or reversing. During this conversation you will hear men frankly explain why we need to put men into the driving seat of gender equality activities. How for many men there is no gender inequality problem. As Daniele Fiandaca, Co-Founder of Token Man explains: “It is impossible to effect change without the engagement of the majority.” In addition this podcast challenges the cultural norms around caregiving and work. You will hear open and frank conversations around the guilt mothers and care givers have when trying to balance their wish and need to work. How creating positive narratives for children explaining why mummy is going to work is required if we wish to break the cycle of family derived resentment towards work. No one presumes to get it right, but we hear from mothers determined to be positive role models for their children. This podcast hears from Social Impact Pioneers: Jean Claude Niyomugabo, Co-Founder, Speke Farms; Daniele Fiandaca, Co-Founder, Token Man; Tashmia Ismail-Saville, Chief Business Development Officer, Mitacs; Ajaita Shah, Founder & CEO, Frontier Markets Moderator: Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership and COO, Business Fights Poverty This podcast was originally recorded as a live Twitter Space within the Business Fights Poverty Gender Summit 2023. For more information on the Gender Summit and other insights, do check out: https://businessfightspoverty.org/gender-summits/ Links: G20; Economic Empowerment of rural women: https://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/economic-empowerment-of-rural-women/ Self Help Groups – an initiative started by NABARD in 1986 to promote gender-lens financial inclusion and livelihoods, under the Ministry of Rural Development (Deen dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) – currently there are 5.47 million groups, or 59.6 million women (https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=191635) Catalyst: Women in the Workforce India: https://www.catalyst.org/research/women-in-the-workforce-india/ Girls Not Brides: Child Marriage in India: https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/india/

Notre commanditaire aujourd'hui:adn conférencier.e.s vous propose son Calendrier de la Responsabilité des Entreprises 2023https://www.adn-conferenciers.com/calendrier-rse-2023L'essentiel des nouvelles économiques, technologiques et financières[texte ni révisé ni corrigé à des fins de publication]La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec va acheter pour 355 millions $ la moitié des parts de la Concession A25.Cette concession détient un tronçon de 7 km de l'autoroute A25 qui comprend un pont à péage reliant Montréal à Laval.La CDPQ deviendra ainsi en mars prochain le premier actionnaire québécois de ce tronçon autoroutier. L'entreprise australienne Transurban en est le seul propriétaire depuis 2018.Québec annonce 65 millions $ pour soutenir des stages en innovationCette aide est versée à Mitacs, un organisme qui propose aux étudiants des stages dans des domaines liés à l'innovation industrielle et sociale. L'entreprise montréalaise Marché Goodfood obtient une aide d'Investissement QuébecGoodfood émet une débenture, soit un titre de dette, de 12,7 millions $. Sur ce montant, Investissement Québec fournit à l'entreprise un prêt non garanti de 10 millions $ à un taux d'intérêt annuel de 12,5%, et qui pourrait être converti en actions.Uber a lancé un service adapté à des trajets communs dans quelques villes canadiennes, dont Montréal. Ce service s'appelle UberX Share. Il propose à des utilisateurs de partager un même véhicule avec d'autres utilisateurs qui vont dans la même direction.C'est au tour de Google de présenter son robot conversationnel2 mois après la sortie de la version test de ChatGPT 3 d'Open AI, Google a présenté son propre robot conversationnel. Nommé Bard, ce robot utilise la plateforme logicielle LaMDA que Google développe depuis 2 ans.Bard «s'appuie sur les informations du Web pour fournir des réponses actuelles et de haute qualité» à des questions complexes, explique dans un billet de blogue le patron de Google Sundar Pichai. ---Pour des détails sur ces nouvelles et d'autres nouvelles: https://infobref.com.Pour vous abonner aux infolettres gratuites d'InfoBref: https://infobref.com/infolettres_Pour les balados d'InfoBref et des liens pour les trouver: https://infobref.com/audio_[Découvrez Actualités InfoBref, un balado quotidien des principales nouvelles générales, parfaitement complémentaire d'InfoBref Affaires]Pour voir notre épisode hebdo «à retenir cette semaine»: https://www.youtube.com/@infobrefPour commentaires et suggestions à l'animateur Patrick Pierra, ou pour commanditer InfoBref Affaires: editeur@infobref.com Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this episode, Dr. Sondra Eger is joined by Dr. Brennan Lowery, a post-doctoral researcher at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Joan Simmonds, manager of the French Shore Interpretation Center in Conche. Conche residents were determined to preserve their home, place, and heritage, and redefine Conche not as a dying outport fishing community, but as a culturally and historically rich place to keep the stories of Conche alive. Joan tells stories about how the tapestry and center came to be and how it is creating new economic opportunities in the region, creating a diverse cultural tourism industry. Dr. Lowery and Joan also give us a taste of a new augmented reality project they are collaborating on through Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, with funding by Mitacs, that will bring new digital technologies to share traditional, cultural, and historical places in the region, giving visitors a window into Conche's past, and visually see it. Show Notes French Shore Historical Society - https://www.frenchshore.com/en/welcome.htm French Shore Interpretation Center - http://www.frenchshore.com/en/welcome.htm • The Phantoms of the French Shore- Documentary about the Tapestry (free) Dr. Brennan Lowery • http://ruralresilience.ca/researchers/postdoctoral-researchers/blowery/ • PhD- https://research.library.mun.ca/14969/ • Paper co-authored with Joan and other community leaders: https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/article/view/7766 About the Tapestry • News article on the tapestry artists- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/french-shore-tapestry • Video showing the tapestry- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq6_byWDz20&ab_channel=GoWesternNL • Stitching Local History Article- https://encyclopediaoflocalknowledge.com/chapter1/stitching-local-history-the-french-shore-tapestry/ • News Article and video on tapestry- https://www.saltscapes.com/travel/496-the-amazing-french-shore-tapestry.html • Unvailing the tapestry- https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20100803/282394100739516 We love to hear your feedback. Connect with the host: Sondra Eger (www.twitter.com/@soneger) If you have a story to share with us or questions about how we make the podcast, send us an email at stories@coastalroutes.org. Coastal Routes Radio is led by: Philip Loring www.twitter.com/@ConserveChange Hannah Harrison www.twitter.com/@fishpeopleplace Follow the Coastal Routes Project www.twitter.com/@Coastal_Routes Listen to Volume 1 of Coastal Routes Radio soundcloud.com/conservechange/sets/social-fishtancing

On this week's show, we spoke with Azadeh Dastmalchi, CEO & Co-Founder @ VitalTracer. Azadeh Dastmalchi is the CEO of VitalTracer, a medical startup that designs smart wearable medical devices. She is a Ph.D. candidate at Ottawa University, obtaining her MSc from the same university in Biomedical Engineering. In the last twelve years, her main field of research has been designing and developing medical devices, particularly vital signs monitoring ones and applied AI on bio-signals. She is one of the top 25 women of Influence Recipients 2021, Student Entrepreneur National Champion in 2021, a Canadian G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance, a skilled leader, entrepreneur, business planner, and a successful project manager. Azadeh raised $1M non-dilutive grants since April 2019. VitalTracer has been awarded several regional and national awards under her leadership, including Mitacs national entrepreneur award, Cannie regional award on innovation product, Startup Canada award, and Age-Well Emerging Entrepreneur Award (COVID-19 Countermeasures). Experienced Research Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in leadership, entrepreneurship, business Planning, Data mining and project management. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Engineering focused on Smart Wearable Medical Device with Machine Learning and Deep Learning and AI Algorithms   On the show, we spoke about:  How her father inspired her to launch a startup The challenge of medical startups  The state of wearable technology How VitalTracer will be able detect and prevent heart disease Her ambitions for growing the company   Azadeh is well on her way to making a huge impact in the world. She shared some great insights into what it takes to build a med-tech startup. I hope that you enjoy the conversation!     Subscribe | iTunes | Google Play |Spotify | YouTube | Stitcher |

In the episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones speaks with Emma Palmacci PhD - Senior Director, Global Strategy, Mission Systems, Collins Aerospace. Tune is as they talk about industry strategy and global trends. As part of its contribution and commitment to Department of National Defence's MINDS program, Collins Aerospace teamed up with Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, with the support of MITACS, to conduct a 2.5-year long research endeavor on the Impacts of Emerging Technology on Defence Policy. This joint effort supported the professional growth of graduate level interns – the next generation of defence experts – for a period ranging from a few months to the full duration. The project examined key emerging technologies, interoperability, connectivity, C4ISR and connected battlespace capabilities. In this episode: How international customer behaviours have been evolving over the last few years What are the main drivers of C4ISR capability development? What are the emerging technologies with disruptive impacts? What are the lessons learned around the world? Why collaboration between industry and government is increasingly important? And more!

In this episode, we speak with Melissa McLetchie, a revert sister, a Ph.D. candidate, a wife and an amazing mother of two girls. Melissa is a strong advocate for prison reform and abolition and uses her experiences of being in a 20-year relationship with a Muslim man who has a history of imprisonment to guide her research. In 2020 she completed a Mitacs funded research study exploring the experiences of racialized women supporting an imprisoned loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, she spoke about her lived experiences, the inequities of Muslim prisoners and her advocacy work. Melissa is an advocate for prison abolition and a scholar-activist. Please visit Melissa's website for more information regarding her work. www.melissamcletchie.com

Today we are talking about what the latest science says about sleep and exercise. Dr. Bender will show us how to hack our energy stores to help us fight fatigue and when to choose sleep over exercise or exercise over sleep. Dr. Amy Bender, holds a masters of science and PhD on Experimental Psychology and works with athletes. She's also an athlete herself. After her Ph.D., she did a Mitacs post-doctoral fellowship with the University of Calgary and Centre for Sleep and Human Performance, which is one of only a handful of places specializing in sleep with athletes. She's now the senior research scientist at Calgary Counseling Centre studying the impacts of sleep interventions and mental health. Listen to our last podcast mental health and sleep, so you'll have to go back and listen to those great episodes. Follow Dr. Amy Bender: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sleep4sporti/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/sleep4sport Website: http://sleepintowin.com Join the Hack My Age community on: Facebook : http://facebook.com/hackmyage Facebook Group: Biohacking Women 50+ - Longevity After Menopause https://www.facebook.com/groups/biohackingwomen50 Instagram: http://instagram.com/hackmyage Website: http://www.hackmyage.com Clubhouse: @hackmyage (Club: Biohacking Women 50+) Hack My Age VIP Group: http://patreon.com/hackmyage Email: zora@hackmyage.com Newsletter: http://www.hackmyage.com/newsletter This podcast is edited by jonathanjk.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hackmyage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hackmyage/support

Our podcast guest Daniel Fontaine is a longtime friend with a superlative background in politics and government. He is the Deputy Minster and CEO of Métis Nation British Columbia. Daniel has more than 15 years of senior management experience in public relations and governmental affairs, including serving as Chief of Staff to Mayor of Vancouver, Sam Sullivan, where I had the pleasure to work closely with him. Fontaine was Chief Public Affairs Officer for Mitacs, an influential non-profit organization that links industries and post-secondary institutions to advance relevant industry research. He then took the post as CEO of the BC Care Providers Association, where we once again had the opportunity to work together in support of B.C. seniors and the people who care for them. It is our work together as co-founders of CityCaucus.com, a groundbreaking civic politics website that garnered over 5 million page views during its three-and-a-half-year run. Daniel continues his active interest in local government politics as the founding board president of the New West Progressives elector organization. SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE the podcast. Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Listen to past episodes at https://www.overcastyvr.ca Want more of this programming? Consider supporting the podcast at https://patreon.com/overcastyvr Follow the podcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @OvercastYVR Recorded on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples including the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations.   STORIES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE August BC Opioid Crisis: Overdose awareness day shines light on more than 7,700 B.C. lives lost — and what's still at stake | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/overdose-awareness-day-shines-light-on-more-than-7-000-b-c-lives-lost-and-what-s-still-at-stake-1.6159224   September Vancouver council OKs court order against Sahota-owned SRO https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-council-oks-court-order-against-sahota-owned-sro   October Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen dead at 88 | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/philip-owen-dead-88-1.6196737   Wastewater project delay one of several billion-dollar questions facing Metro Vancouver | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-van-budgets-wastewater-iona-north-vancouver-1.6201226   November BC Disaster Response: Flood management in B.C. is left up to municipalities. Should it be? | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flood-management-province-bc-jurisdiction-1.6261541   FVRD's Jason Lum: The bureaucracy and the flood: disaster hits the valley's rural communities https://fvcurrent.com/article/fvrd-flood-funding-delay/   December Vancouver 6.53% tax increase: City taxpayers stuck with tab from Vancouver council's stratospheric spending - Commentary | Business in Vancouver https://biv.com/article/2021/12/city-taxpayers-stuck-tab-vancouver-councils-stratospheric-spending   CityCaucus 2021 Honourable Mention list Spencer Coyne, mayor of Princeton, B.C. Linda Brown, mayor of Merritt, B.C. Chief Arnold Lampreau, Shackan First Nation   CityCaucus Local Government Leader of 2021 Henry Braun, mayor of Abbotsford, B.C. https://biv.com/article/2021/12/abbotsford-mayor-henry-braun-proves-his-depth-flood-crisis  

Our podcast guest Daniel Fontaine is a longtime friend with a superlative background in politics and government. He is the Deputy Minster and CEO of Métis Nation British Columbia. Daniel has more than 15 years of senior management experience in public relations and governmental affairs, including serving as Chief of Staff to Mayor of Vancouver, Sam Sullivan, where I had the pleasure to work closely with him. Fontaine was Chief Public Affairs Officer for Mitacs, an influential non-profit organization that links industries and post-secondary institutions to advance relevant industry research. He then took the post as CEO of the BC Care Providers Association, where we once again had the opportunity to work together in support of B.C. seniors and the people who care for them. It is our work together as co-founders of CityCaucus.com, a groundbreaking civic politics website that garnered over 5 million page views during its three-and-a-half-year run. Daniel continues his active interest in local government politics as the founding board president of the New West Progressives elector organization. SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE the podcast. Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Listen to past episodes at https://www.overcastyvr.ca Want more of this programming? Consider supporting the podcast at https://patreon.com/overcastyvr Follow the podcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @OvercastYVR Recorded on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples including the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations.   STORIES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE January Sadhu Johnston quits as Vancouver city manager https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-city-manager-sadhu-johnston-to-step-down-at-start-of-2021-1.5725102   February New West backs down on de-funding police proposal https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-west-council-police-budget-1.5897257   Vancouver: Kitsilano site may become home to six-storey rental building https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/real-estate/kitsilano-site-may-become-home-to-six-storey-rental-building-3116697   March Bike lane debate: Vancouver businesses aim to block motion proposing return of route to Stanley Park | CTV News https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bike-lane-debate-vancouver-businesses-aim-to-block-motion-proposing-return-of-route-to-stanley-park-1.5333790   April Vancouver's NPA picks John Coupar to run for mayor in 2022 | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/john-coupar-2022-candidate-1.5976740   Reaction from NPA councillors https://twitter.com/sarahkirby_yung/status/1379643853867651081   Marissen follows suit and announces mayoral run https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-mayor-race-2022-mark-marissen-1.5399419   Will Jody Wilson-Raybould run for mayor of Vancouver, or not? https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/will-jody-wilson-raybould-run-for-mayor-of-vancouver-or-not-3975473    Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum to face off against Coun. Brenda Locke in Surrey's 2022 election | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-mayor-2021-mccallum-locke-1.6115492   May Surrey police chief hopes for 'soft launch' this fall https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/surrey-police-chief-hopes-for-soft-launch-this-fall  via @VancouverSun   June Vancouver: Gas-powered sports cars, SUVs face higher street parking fees under Vancouver's anti-pollution proposal | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/city-vancouver-parking-climate-emergency-parking-proposal-1.6065135   Burnaby: Hillman / NWVDLC byelection split — Longtime federal Liberal breaks Big Labour's grip on Burnaby council https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/council-byelection-marked-by-low-voter-turnout-burnaby-mlas-shot-at-one-candidate-3917583   New West: Downtown business group and new political party clash over Together New West name https://www.newwestrecord.ca/local-news/downtown-business-group-and-new-political-party-clash-over-together-new-west-name-4870048   July Metro Vancouver: Hundreds died during B.C.'s heat dome. Who is responsible for deaths caused by extreme heat? | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heat-death-accountability-1.6093966?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar   Lytton burns: No state of emergency yet for B.C. as hundreds of wildfires burn, provincial officials say | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/horgan-press-conference-bc-wildfire-1.6092142?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar   Metro Vancouver: Number of sudden deaths during B.C.'s heat dome revised up to 815 — and more hot weather is on the way | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-heat-dome-sudden-deaths-revised-1.6118351?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar  

Even people living in Canada's Ocean Playground have a lot to learn about how we influence the ocean and how it influences us. And a team of researchers from Dalhousie University have completed some breakthrough work on ocean literacy and on an educational strategy. The team was led by Lisa "Diz" Glithero who is being recognized for spearheading a research collaboration that helps Canada become a global leader in promoting and sustaining ocean health.

In this episode co-hosts Sacha Leduc (AC Online) & Sarah Gauen (Inclusion & Diversity Specialist) have a thoughtful and personal conversation with three experts on the experiences and learnings from balancing working in the College system while raising children during a pandemic, and where this experience may drive change for organizational culture in the future. Featuring Dr. Kim De Laat, Mitacs postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Brock University and The Vanier Institute of the Family on what the newest research is showing; an injection of the Indigenous perspective and beliefs on parenting and children with Marina Westbrook who is Anishinaabe, from the Nipissing First Nation and an AC faculty member; and Patrick Devey Associate Vice-President of Global, Online, and Corporate Learning at Algonquin College, and father to Leyla on his perspectives on parental leave.

Since 1999, Mitacs has a deep history of forming strategic partnerships across Canada with higher education facilities (faculty, researchers, students), governments (federal, provincial, terrorities and municipal) and the local business community in which students join the Mitacs “Work Integrated Learning” problem to help companies solve their business challenges. §§§ Companies mentioned during this podcast include: SeeO2 Energy | PhD students from the University of Calgary, Paul Addo and Beatriz Sanchez, were past participants of the Mitacs program. Paul and Beatriz also shared the SeeO2 Energy story on Episode 188 of this podcast on 14 October 2020 | https://www.seeo2energy.com/ § ParkChamp | this Calgary-based startup has benefited from the Mitacs program | https://parkchamp.ca/apps/ § Guild Education | Denver-based edtech company is focused on re-skilling, re-tooling and/or upskilling employees at their place of work | https://www.guildeducation.com §§§ To learn about the work of the Mitacs team across Alberta and Canada, click on one or more of the links below: Dr. Jphn Hepburn on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hepburn-065b0019/ §§§ Mitacs LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mitacs/ Website | https://www.mitacs.ca/en Instagram | @Mitacs Twitter | @MitacsCanada Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Mitacs/ §§§ Education | Canadian Education | Canadian Leadership | Research | Post-Secondary Institutions | Canadian Business | Calgary Business | Alberta Business | Industry in Canada | Innovation | Inspiration | Creativity | Entrepreneurship | Training | Student Work Program | Student Internships | Mitacs Accelerate | Career Development | Canadian Careers | Career Choice | International Students | Job Opportunities | Student Employment | Post-Doctoral work program | EduCanada | Canadian Innovation | Canadian Employment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Montreal innovator earns award for the breakthrough device to help women  suffering from pelvic organ prolapseNegin Ashouri is on a mission to elevate women's quality of life, one medical device at a time. Even the challenges of a global pandemic haven't stopped the up-and-coming entrepreneur from advancing the first-of-its-kind technology that is enabling her to do just that. Ashouri is one of five winners of the Mitacs Entrepreneur Award who are being recognized for their efforts to turn their research into an innovative business that impacts the lives of Canadians.I am joined by Negin Ashouri herself along with Jesse Vincent-Herscovici. He has been a member of the Mitacs Business Development team since 2009,  As Vice-President, he is responsible for strategy and leads a large national business development team.In this podcast, Jesse shares how Mitacs help foster innovation in Canada and what are the upcoming trends in innovation that will change the way Canadian businesses operate, while Negin shared her inspiration and motivation behind the launch of FemTherapeutics and what she's hoping to accomplish through it

We begin with a look at women in politics, specifically, those women running for Mayor in next week's Civic Election. We hear details on a unique online project which highlights the four female candidates on the ballot in the race for the ‘top job' at City Hall. Next, we hear from the ‘Federation of Canadian Municipalities' on their new ‘taskforce' which aims to highlight the issues facing Western Municipalities. We speak with Randy Goulden, Chair of the “Western Economic Taskforce” about the issues facing these regions, and the findings of their new report. It's no secret that small and medium sized businesses have been hit hard during the pandemic, but now a new initiative from the non-profit organization, “Mitacs” aims to help struggling businesses bounce back. We hear about the ambitious program and how Post-Secondary students are lending a hand. Finally, it's our monthly catch-up with Ellen Parker, CEO and Owner of “Parker PR”. This time out, Ellen shines the spotlight on some great events coming to Calgary and offers up some ‘networking' tips to help you build your business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Neil Branda, SFU innovates director of technology readiness and prototyping and 4D LABS executive director.

Entrevue avec Ulrich Legrand, cofondateur et directeur technique d'Electro Carbon : Un entrepreneur montréalais de 30 ans remporte le Prix de l'Entrepreneuriat environnemental Mitacs pour sa technologie qui transforme le CO2, responsable des gaz à effet de serre (GES), en produit chimique commercial.  Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Entrevue avec Ulrich Legrand, cofondateur et directeur technique d'Electro Carbon : Un entrepreneur montréalais de 30 ans remporte le Prix de l'Entrepreneuriat environnemental Mitacs pour sa technologie qui transforme le CO2, responsable des gaz à effet de serre (GES), en produit chimique commercial.  Chronique d'Anaïs Guertin-Lacroix : On va jaser de la « Macarena » qui a 25 ans et une bande dessinée sur Idéfix.  Entrevue avec Maud Pontel, membre du comité d'examen sur les décès liés à la violence conjugale et coordonnatrice de l'Alliance MH2 : Un douzième féminicide est survenu au Québec cette semaine. Lisette Corbeil a été tuée par son ex-mari avant que celui-ci ne s'enlève la vie.  Chronique de Geneviève Pettersen : Le phénomène des zoos. Passation des pouvoirs dans le monde du zoo. Chronique hebdomadaire avec Nathalie Ouellette, astrophysicienne et coordonnatrice de l'Institut de recherche sur les exoplanètes (IREx) à l'Université de Montréal : Retour sur l'éclipse solaire et les aurores boréales. Segment d'actualité avec Alexandre Dubé : le bilan COVID-19 du jour. Vaccination chez les 12-17 ans. Possible de devancer la deuxième dose. Plusieurs années pour rattraper les retards en chirurgie. La «prime oxygène» des médecins. Grève d'Exceldor. Le Canadien affrontera les Golden Knights de Las Vegas.  Entrevue avec Robert Beaudry, Conseiller municipal de l'arrondissement Ville-Marie pour le parti Projet Montréal, membre du comité exécutif et responsable de la gestion et planification immobilière, des grands parcs et du Parc Jean Drapeau : quelle est la position de la Ville de Montréal concernant le projet de loi 219 (privé), intitulé Loi concernant un immeuble sur la rue University à Montréal. Chronique politique provinciale et fédérale avec Caroline St-Hilaire et Antoine Robitaille : les derniers discours à l'Assemblée nationale. Crise du logement au Québec. Une députée du parti vert passe au parti libéral. Chronique politique américaine avec Luc Laliberté : Joe Biden en Angleterre pour la rencontre du G7.  Chronique Sports avec Jean-Charles Lajoie, animateur à TVA Sports : Montréal affrontera les Golden Knights de Las Vegas.  Une production QUB radio Juin 2021  Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security supports a national Participatory Plant Breeding Program - PPB - with the University of Manitoba that puts farmers in the driver's seat to select varieties that are adaptive to their organic growing conditions, and their climates. To find out more about this innovative work, please visit www.seedsecurity.caYou can also learn more about the PPB program on the University of Manitoba's Natural Systems Agriculture page:https://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/naturalagriculture/ppb.htmlSponsorOur podcast is supported by generous donations, sponsorships and partnerships. This episode was funded in part by the Canada and Manitoba governments through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the Prairie Organic Development Fund, as well as through our sponsors. In this episode we're collaborating with The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, a program of SeedChange. Climate-resilient agriculture in Canada requires that farmers are engaged in every aspect of food production, and that includes plant breeding. Since 2013, The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security has been supporting a national Participatory Plant Breeding Program - PPB - with the University of Manitoba that puts farmers in the driver's seat to select varieties that are adaptive to their organic growing conditions, and their climates. To find out more about this innovative work, please visit www.seedsecurity.caGuest bio for Iain StoroskoIain is currently doing a Masters of Geography at Carleton University, focusing his thesis in areas of agricultural geography and agricultural development. He comes from a background in environmental science and through his undergrad was strongly swayed towards the areas of sustainable agricultural production, food security, and food sovereignty. He has worked as well in seed breeding and plot research in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec. His current research focuses on farmer-researcher participatory programs for crop development. His research is supported through a MITACS internship with the organization SeedChange to review their Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) program, funding provided by the Organic Farming Research Foundation.  Outside of school he enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, playing music, and experimenting with his own small organic growing. Guest bio for Aabir DeyAabir developed his passion for seeds while he was completing his Sustainable Farming Certificate at Everdale, a teaching farm in Hillsburgh, Ontario, and supporting research trials for Seeds of Diversity's collection of over 3,000 different Canadian seed varieties. After completing a Master of Environmental Studies at York University, researching organic seed systems in Ontario, Aabir joined the The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, as Regional Program Coordinator for Ontario. Aabir has co-authored publications on Canada's seed system including the Canadian Organic Seed Sector Environmental Scan, the Discussion Paper on Seed Policy in Canada, and Canadian Organic and Ecological Plant Breeding Priorities for Vegetable Crops. He has been instrumental in shaping and leading the training, research, and policy programs developed for The Bauta Family Seed Initiative. Aabir loves working in the field with seed producers and farmers all over Canada, and is thrilled to continue to steward The Bauta Family Seed Initiative at a national level into the future. Aabir works remotely from Guelph, Ontario.

In this episode of Meeting Mic, we bring you pearls and perspectives from the American Thoracic Society 2021 International Conference, as well as Healio's top headlines from the virtual meeting. Leonard Bacharier, MD, discusses results of the VOYAGE study of dupilumab in children with asthma :35 Dennis Hwang, MD, shares data from a study that looked at severe obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 risk 7:11 Alayna Tackett, PhD, discusses results of her analysis of e-cigarette use and the association with wheeze and shortness of breath, even in young adults who don't smoke 10:25 Michael Wechsler, MD, shares data from the LIBERTY ASTHMA TRAVERSE Extension Study, which assessed long-term maintenance of oral corticosteroid reduction and efficacy with dupilumab in patients with asthma 14:01 Ana Hernandez Cordero, PhD, discusses data from an integrative genomic analysis of potential genetic risk factors for COVID-19 23:15 Read the full coverage here: https://www.healio.com/news/pulmonology/20210519/tezepelumab-reduces-exacerbations-in-broad-population-of-patients-with-severe-asthma https://www.healio.com/news/pulmonology/20210518/multiple-disease-progression-events-less-likely-with-continued-inhaled-treprostinil https://www.healio.com/news/pulmonology/20210517/monoclonal-antibody-cocktail-cut-covid19-hospitalization-death-by-70-in-outpatient-setting https://www.healio.com/news/pulmonology/20210516/fauci-covid19-vaccines-the-bright-light-of-this-extraordinary-challenge Disclosures: Bacharier reports he received speaker fees from AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Regeneron and Sanofi; was on the data safety monitoring board for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and DBV Technologies; and received research support from NIH, Sanofi and Vectura. Hernandez Cortez reports funding from MITACS and Providence Health Center. Hwang reports that efforts for the study were supported by grants from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation and from internal Kaiser research support. Tackett reports no relevant financial disclosures. The research was supported by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute from the NIH and the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust. Wechsler reports he received consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cohero Health, Equillium, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Regeneron, Sanofi, Sentien and Teva.

For many SMEs, some areas — like Artificial Intelligence — can appear more daunting than others. Mitacs have developed a solution for SMEs to determine their readiness to adopt AI, to be able to work with world-leading AI experts and to do it in a cost-effective way. Companies will receive the support of artificial intelligence experts to undertake an eight-week project to evaluate their systems and discover real opportunities to use AI to achieve their business goals.We recently got the chance to chat with John Hepburn, CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs. With extensive academic and research experience, background with industry and international partners, and deep knowledge of and commitment to the innovation ecosystem, Hepburn brings an extraordinary vision to Mitacs.In this podcast, John discussed how he instilled a culture of innovation within Mitacs, and how to keep abreast of opportunities for innovation within the market. He also shared strategies for overcoming resistance to change amongst key decision-makers and his tips on how small businesses can embrace innovation. 

Yash Uday Shah, a final year dual degree student of the Department of Chemical Engineering, is a gem at the tussle that NIT Rourkela is. A two-time Academic Excellence Awardee, having interned at IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Roorkee, and bagging the prestigious MITACS internship, Yash has kept on adding accolades to his excellent academic record. His deck of roles spans from being the Technical Head of AIChE to the President of Cognizen and an active campus journalist at Monday Morning, making sure that he leaves a positive remark in each of them. Team Monday Morning caught up with Yash Shah and his companions over a virtual meet to garner insights into his campus life- a journey worth looking up to. Listen on to find out about his amazing journey at NIT Rourkela! Link to the complete article: https://mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in/article/2021/04/12/2968-an-equilibrium-of-wisdom-and-dedication-yash-uday-shah/

Aishworya Roy, a final year dual degree student from the Department of Electrical Engineering is not just a geek with exceptional benchmarks in academics but also an enthusiast holding an excellent record in extra-curricular activities on the campus. Her deck of roles spans from holding the position of Dean's Nominee for the Literary and Cultural Society of SAC, being the Vice President of Clarion to serving as the Content Coordinator of Microsoft Campus Club and representing NIT Rourkela in swimming at Inter-NIT. Having an inspiring record of prestigious internships like MITACS and interning at RailTel, IIT Hyderabad, PEARS NTU, and Hochschule Aalen, she is currently placed at Fractal Analytics. She has already received MS admits from universities like the University of Minnesota and Virginia Tech. Listen on to know more about her amazing journey at NITR. Read the complete article at https://mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in/article/2021/03/22/2941-of-wisdom-and-brilliance-aishworya-roy/

Welcome to another episode of ECG podcast, for this new episode S03E015, I had the pleasure to sit down and discuss with Azadeh Dastmalchi. Azadeh Dastmalchi is the CEO of VitalTracer, a medical startup that designs smart wearable medical devices. She is a Ph.D. candidate at Ottawa University, obtaining her MSc from the same university in Mechanical Engineering. In the last twelve years, her main field of research has been designing and developing medical devices, particularly vital sign monitoring ones. She is a Canadian G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance, an experienced research assistant in the higher education industry, a skilled leader, entrepreneur, business Planner, and a successful project manager. Azadeh raised $1M non-dilutive grants since January 2020. VitalTracer has been awarded several regional and national awards under her leadership, including Mitacs national entrepreneur award, CANNIE regional award on innovation product, Startup Canada award, and AGE-WELL Emerging Entrepreneur Award (COVID-19 Countermeasures). Enjoy the listen!! Geraldinejippe.com | Facebook | Instagram | Instagram ECG.Podcast | Twitter | Linkedin | Entrepreneurs, In Conversation With Géraldine --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geraldinejippe/support

John Hepburn is the CEO and scientific director of Mitacs, a non-profit dedicated to solving business challenges across Canada. He joins BIV Today to discuss a new initiative pairing up business students with companies hit hard by the pandemic. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleep scientist Dr. Amy Bender shares her tips on how to optimize sleep during times of stress, particularly during this pandemic where stress, anxiety and mental health are compromised. Dr. Bender shares the latest science coming from her research as well as other studies to show us how sleep affects suicides, immunity, heart attacks, perceived judgement, telomeres and more. She follows up with science backed techniques that are effective to fall asleep quickly, stay asleep and improve your deep sleep scores for recovery, mental health and performance. Dr. Amy Bender, holds a masters of science and PhD on Experimental Psychology and works with athletes. She's also an athlete herself. After her Ph.D., she did a Mitacs post-doctoral fellowship with the University of Calgary and Centre for Sleep and Human Performance, which is one of only a handful of places specializing in sleep with athletes. She's now the senior research scientist at Calgary Counselling Centre studying the impacts of sleep interventions and mental health. Follow Dr. Amy Bender: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sleep4sporti/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/sleep4sport Website: http://sleepintowin.com Don't forget to subscribe to the Hack My Age podcast for updates on the latest episodes. Please leave a review so others can find this great content too. Join the Hack My Age community on: Facebook : http://facebook.com/hackmyage Instagram: http://instagram.com/hackmyage Website: http://www.hackmyage.com Newsletter: Subscribe now for the latest updates on aging and longevity --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hackmyage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hackmyage/support

The latest headlines & happenings in Edmonton's tech community. This week: Extra Life Edmonton held its 24-hour gaming marathon fundraiser online with around 700 people raising money in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation; the provincial government and Mitacs have invested $15-million to create 1,275 internships for post-secondary students; three Edmontonians participated as part of the 2020 Canadian G20 YEA delegation; Innotech Alberta is providing a new coating for oil sands equipment; and a recent ruling from the Court of Appeal of Alberta is likely to limit phone and laptop searches at Canadian border crossings.

This week on Start Podcast, host Margaux Miller interviews Matt Schaubroeck and Amanda San Filippo, Co-Founders of ioAirFlow - a software company focused on ‘green’ commercial buildings. These two founders discuss defining your business, Winnipeg as a test market, and the entrepreneurial impacts of Covid-19. On a personal level, they describe the experience of changing co-founders, finding personal balance in start-up life, and coping with anxiety. If you are considering taking the leap into entrepreneurship, then be sure to check out this episode. For full show notes and resources directly from our guests, visit www.StartPodcast.ca, and Subscribe Now wherever you’re listening to never miss an episode.   ---------   In This Episode, You Will Learn: 0:30 to 4:49     The Story of ioAirFlow 4:50 to 5:35     Defining Your Business 5:36 to 9:29     Changing Co-Founders 9:30 to 12:29   Taking the Leap into Start-Up Life 12:30 to 15:54 Clean Tech and the Green Building Industry  15:55 to 17:54 Grant Funding   17:55 to 22:45 Accelerators 22:46 to 25:56 SPEED ROUND 26:15 to 28:00 Finding Personal Balance as a Founder 28:01 to 32:48 Coping with Anxiety and Procrastination 32:49 to 40:59 Covid-19 Impacts on Business 41:00 to 43:30 Winnipeg as a Test Market and Start-Up Community             43:31 to 46:30 Personal Community Involvement 46:31 to 49:45 The Future of ioAirFlow and Their Recommended Resources   ---------               Follow ioAirFlow – And Let Them Know What You Learned From This Episode: ioairflow.com LinkedIn @ioAirFlow Twitter @ioairflow_inc   Follow Start Podcast – And Share What You Learned From This Episode: startpodcast.ca Facebook: @StartPodcast Instagram: @StartPodcast LinkedIn: @StartPodcast Twitter: @MargauxAMiller YouTube: @MargauxMiller   Find Your Start - Episode Resources: NRC IRAP Funding Mitacs Funding Foresight CAC - Accelerator for Clean Tech Companies MARS Book - Technology: Machine Platform Crowd Book - Fiction: Us Conductors by Sean Michaels

The economy will depend on more collaboration during and post-pandemic, and the non-profit research organization Mitacs stands to position itself well as a partner between industry, academia and government. The CEO and chief scientific officer, John Hepburn, talks about the challenges and opportunities with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Nanaimo Ladysmith School District estimates just over half of its 15,000 students will return to classrooms, starting on Monday. That's the result of a district survey of parents. District spokesperson Dale Burgos says school principals are in contact with parents, to create schedules for drop-off times and staggered classroom days. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 will have two days a week of in-class instruction, while students in grades 6 to 12 will attend one day per week. Burgos says more custodial staff has been hired to ensure new cleaning protocols are met. And, school playgrounds will also reopen on Monday.Graduates of Vancouver Island University's Masters of Business Administration have been given the opportunity to help local businesses that are struggling, due to COVID-19. A grant program will allow businesses to hire a professional to help them solve a challenge or explore a new opportunity. Qualifying businesses can apply for a grant to subsidize three-quarters of the wages of a VIU MBA intern for four months. The grant program is a partnership with Mitacs, a national non-profit that promotes industrial and social innovation, VIU, and the Vancouver Island Economic Resiliency Initiative. The president of the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, Kim Smythe, calls it "a great opportunity for the business community to receive trained help to put their recovery plans into action,”Cruise ships have been banned from Canadian ports until October 31st. The federal Minister of Transport says any ship with overnight accommodation for 100 or more passengers will not be allowed in Canadian waters. The original ban was set to expire on July the 1st. BC's Provincial Health Officer has said even if the ban were lifted, cruise ship passengers would not be allowed to disembark here unless they were willing to self isolate for two weeks. One study estimates cruise ships contribute $130 million dollars a year to the greater Victoria economy.This update is made possible, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative of the Community Radio Fund of Canada, Heritage Canada and listeners like you. If you'd like to support and grow local news initiatives like this, please get on board with a sustaining donation at chly.ca/donate.Written and reported by: Lisa Cordasco, News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.Have a tip? Email: news@chly.ca Find us on social media at Twitter: @lisacordasco / @chly1017FMFunded by Sustaining Donors and the Community Radio Fund of Canada and Heritage Canada's Local Journalism Initiative. Sustain CHLY's News Department for many years to come by signing up for a monthly Sustaining Donation.

Barbara is completing her Ph.D. in Experimental Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) where she also received her Masters of Science as well as her Bachelor of Kinesiology in Exercise Science. Her thesis focuses on Cardiovascular Risk Management and Screening in Masters Athletes to prevent adverse cardiac events during sport. She has worked in cardiac rehab at Vancouver General and St. Paul's hospitals and is a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. Her research is conducted through a MITACs industry partner, SportsCardiologyBC, where she is also the senior research and project coordinator. Barbara's ResearchGate Profile Barbara's Twitter *NOTE: I had some issues with sound during the podcast which I'm afraid I couldn't edit out. Please forgive the lower quality and hopefully it shouldn't take away from the great information that Barbara provides. In this episode we cover: Barbara's background in cardiac rehabilitation and what it means for cardiac care The benefits of exercise for reducing the risk of cardiac events in people who have already had one Barbara's observations in cardiac rehab that lead her to pursue here research in masters athletes who were highly active but still suffering from heart attacks What is sudden cardiac death in relation to exercise? Why does there seem to be higher rates of SCD in sports like cycling and running. The upsetting truth of what defines a masters athlete What is atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcification (CAC) and what does a CAC score mean for cardiac risk Why does calcium build up in arteries and how does exercise effect it? The importance of exercise for maintaining lifelong heart health The difference between calcified, non-calcified and mixed plaques and how that relates to exercise level The importance of proper recovery with endurance training for maintaining arterial health The difficulty in quantifying how much exercise is the "sweet spot" for heart health and how it varies according to fitness level Does strength/resistance training have similar effects on heart health? Barbara's research investigating the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in older athletes. What are some of the health markers that older athletes should keep an eye on and what other useful tests are available? Barbara's research into the heart health of bodybuilders (including steroid users)

Anybody with a family who has to rent will tell you that a lot of landlords don't like to rent to families. This is especially true if the head of the family is a teenager with very small children. Today's guest is Melissa Tremblay, a University of Alberta assistant professor in educational psychology. She has received a Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation in the Indigenous category, presented on November 26, 2019.  The Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation — Indigenous is presented to an Indigenous student or post-doctoral fellow who has made a significant achievement in research and development innovation during their Mitacs-funded research. Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 20 years. It works with 70 universities, 6,000 companies, and federal and provincial governments to build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. Melissa Tremblay received the award for her innovative work to develop and evaluate a housing support program for pregnant teens and teen moms and dads. She talked to Victoria Fenner about what her research told her about the challenges of being a teenager with children, especially in this very difficult housing market, and some of the innovative research techniques she used to get teenagers to open up about their lives. Image: sathyatripodi/Pixabay

esse Vincent Herscovici, le vice-président intérimaire au développement des affaires chez Mitacs, présente les innovations des chercheurs canadiens.

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Last week, Ken Steele looked back at some major PR headaches sparked by students and faculty, from white student unions to a blogging board member. https://youtu.be/qn0ylCsR9Jw But some of the biggest media relations migraines of all start at the top, with board chairs and presidents. At Western University, president Amit Chakma’s double pay made headlines in 2015, but he had done nothing wrong in accepting a contract with administrative leave. The bigger issue was that the board committee normally responsible for negotiating such contracts was bypassed, and the board chair, Chirag Shah, seemed responsible. A task force made 22 recommendations for governance reform at Western, and Shah stepped off the board at the end of his term last November. The year’s biggest PR headache, though, was the abrupt resignation of UBC president Arvind Gupta, only a year into his term. The board hired a passionate reformer with a bold agenda. Gupta didn’t have the usual university administration experience, but instead had founded Mitacs, a fairly small nonprofit. From the beginning, Gupta made it clear he wanted to make UBC more relevant to the needs of society, and he knew that driving change would make some people uneasy. The abrupt departure of a president, after significant executive changes and barely concealed friction with the board chair, would have been bad enough for the media relations people tasked with managing the situation. But then, business professor Jennifer Berdahl wrote a blog suggesting that Gupta lost a “masculinity contest.” The blog itself might have gone unnoticed amid a storm of speculation, if not that board chair Montalbano took exception. He felt “hurt” that accusations of racism and sexism were being hurled by a professor he knew personally. And so, one fateful day, he called her to discuss the blog directly. Montalbano claimed he was extraordinarily careful, throughout the call, to confirm that Berdahl felt comfortable discussing the blog, and that she did not feel her academic freedom was being threatened or compromised. But a few days later, Berdahl either changed her mind or found her voice, and a new blog railed against Montalbano’s attempt to intimidate her and suppress her right to academic free speech. She went to the media, and claimed he threatened to discuss the “trouble she was causing” with her dean. Ultimately a fact-finding investigation agreed with Berdahl, and Montalbano stepped down from the UBC board in August. Global News interview with Arvind Gupta: http://globalnews.ca/news/2484938/watch-one-on-one-with-former-ubc-president-arvind-gupta/ Global News interview with John Montalbano: http://globalnews.ca/video/2173090/extended-ubc-board-chair-john-montalbano CBC interview with Jennifer Berdahl: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2673915157 Some of the biggest dysfunctions on college and university campuses occur when outsiders attempt to push an agenda without truly appreciating the subtleties of academic politics. It’s vitally important to recognize that universities aren’t so much hierarchies, as loose democracies. Even after someone is fired, the media migraine can continue. Last year, former president Ralph Weeks sued Medicine Hat College for wrongful dismissal in 2013, and Ilene Busch-Vishniac sued the University of Saskatchewan too. Scandals and controversies can explode in the media like a reputational bomb. There’s no point attempting to bury an inconvenient truth on campus, because it will always surface, and when it comes to light the damage will be even worse. It’s always preferable to identify potentially explosive issues early, be proactive in treating them, and transparent in reporting them to the campus community. Best to find the bomb and defuse it, than have it go off unexpectedly and take everyone by surprise. BTW, Ken Steele is available to facilitate workshops or present at conferences and on campuses about PR headaches and how to manage media relations in a crisis. More information at http://eduvation.ca/pr-headaches-how-to-treat-them/ #ICYMI, this week we feature an excerpt from UNB Fredericton’s “dog’s eye view of campus” featuring Lucy. https://youtu.be/aaxJwxOKrQk For exclusive preview access, a week early, to future episodes of "Ten with Ken", be sure to subscribe to Eduvation's "in the loop" email newsletter, at http://www.eduvation.ca/subscribe/

“We need to recognize that it is still early days for entrepreneurship in universities and allow the diversity of entrepreneurship on campus to blossom.”  Dr. Rob Annan is the Chief Research Officer for Mitacs, a university-based organization that supports research initiatives in Canada, particularly through... The post The Rise of Startup Campuses with Rob Annan – September 6, 2016 appeared first on Startup Canada.

Genome Canada names its latest GAPP Recipients, DelMar Pharma lists on NASDAQ, and OPKO health acquires Toronto’s Transition Therapeutics. We have this and more on this week’s Biotechnology Focus Podcast! Welcome to Biotechnology Focus Podcast. I’m your host Shawn Lawrence. Story 1 We start this week’s show in the biotech business world with a longtime player on the Toronto Life Science scene being acquired. Miami based OPKO Health says it is buying clinical stage Toronto-based biotechnology company Transition Therapeutics, in an all-stock transaction valued at about $60 million. Through the acquisition of Transition, OPKO will take over the full clinical portfolio of the company including a treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity, a treatment for low testosterone and a third neuropsychiatric drug candidate that targets patients with Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome. The first product, Transition’s lead metabolic drug candidate TT401, is a once- or twice-weekly oxyntomodulin for type 2 diabetes and obesity that the company calls the most advanced candidate among glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1)/glucagon receptor dual agonists. In a recently completed Phase 2 study of 420 patients with type 2 diabetes, subjects receiving the highest dose of TT401 peptide once weekly demonstrated significantly superior weight loss compared with currently approved extended release exenatide and placebo after 12 and 24 weeks of treatment. TT401 also provided a reduction in HbA1c, a marker of sugar metabolism, similar to exenatide at weeks 12 and 24. Transition had regained full development and commercialization rights to TT401 in April of this year after Eli Lilly and Co pulled out of an existing development partnership that had the two companies working together on what they called at the time a next generation diabetes drug. In doing, Lilly opted to not advance the compound into Phase 3. The assets is a fit for Opko as it already has a couple of development stage oxyntomodulin in its pipeline – including MOD-6031, a long lasting version, and TT401 fits nicely as a complimentary shorter term treatment. The second product included in the deal is Transition’s TT701, a once-daily oral selective androgen receptor modulator for patients with androgen deficiency. In terms of its clinical showing, In a 12-week study of 350 male subjects, TT701 showed significantly decreased fat mass and increased lean body mass and muscle strength without significantly changing prostate specific antigen levels. The third product is ELND005, a neuropsychiatric drug candidate that is an orally administered small molecule. It has completed Phase 2 clinical studies in Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome patients, however it failed in this trial. This is probably why many news outlets reported that only two products were being acquired in this deal. It will be interesting to see what Opko Health has in mind for its future clinical development. Both companies expect the transaction to close during the second half of 2016, subject to approval of Transition Therapeutics stockholders and other customary conditions. Story 2 Our next business story involves DelMar Pharmaceuticals, a BC-based company developing and commercializing cancer therapies in new orphan drug indications. The company commenced trading on July 12 on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the trade symbol DMPI.In honor of the listing, the company also got to ring the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, New York City, on July 14, 2016. Jeffrey Bacha, chairman and CEO of DelMar Pharmaceuticals commented that listing on NASDAQ will better position the company in broadening its shareholder base, increase its appeal to institutional investors, and provide improved liquidity. The company’s lead drug in development, VAL-083, is currently undergoing clinical trials in the U.S. as a potential treatment for refractory glioblastoma multiforme. It has been extensively studied by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and is currently approved for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia and lung cancer in China. Published pre-clinical and clinical data suggest that VAL-083 may be active against a range of tumour types via a novel mechanism of action that could provide improved treatment options for patients. And now for a quick break, and when we return, and when we come back we’ll talk about Health Canada’s plan to protect Canadians against the increasing risk of antimicrobial resistance. If you could have a face-to-face conversation with government to discuss the life science industry, what would you say? Biotechnology Focus would like to give you the chance to engage with government and have your voices heard via our special “Hot Button Issues survey”. We kicked off the survey June 24, and response thus far has been terrific, so much so that we’ve decided to extend its run time through to Friday July 22. We want to hear from you on such hot topics as reimbursement of new technologies, funding challenges like access to capital, intellectual property, procurement, the state of the industry and more. This survey is open to everyone in the industry, including the business sector, academics, research institutions, service providers and more. It’s also open to individuals at all levels, from the C-level to support staff. The timing for this survey couldn’t be more right as the Federal government has just launched a call to help shape Canada’s “Innovation Agenda”, and, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains has asked us all to step up and voice our opinions, to help further shape the future of Canada’s knowledge based economy. This survey is your chance to get involved! Your answers will be featured in a special high profile issue that will be sent to Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers, Cabinet, Directors and Generals, working in Health Canada, Industry Canada, Agriculture & Agri-Food, Foreign Affairs & Internationals trade, the Privy Council, as well as other public sector executives in federal and most provincial departments. So, don’t miss this opportunity to participate and have your voices heard. Simply visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/biotechfocus. Remember, Friday July 22, the survey closes. And welcome back to the Biotechnology Focus Podcast, and to get us started on the second half our show we have some exciting funding news related to a partnership between a major charitable organization and an Ontario clinical stage company. Story 3 The funding partnership involves Sernova Corp., a company based in London Ontario that is developing disruptive regenerative medicine technologies for the long-term treatment of chronic diseases including diabetes and hemophilia. They have entered into a research funding agreement with JDRF, a leading global organization that provides funds to type 1 diabetes research and is an advocate of such research. JDRF is providing Sernova up to $2.45 million and these funds will be used to advance human clinical trials of Sernova’s CPS technologies for treatment of hypoglycemia unawareness patients with severe type 1 diabetes at a major transplantation center in the U.S. Type 1 Diabetes is a life-threatening disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and kills the pancreatic cells that produce insulin—a hormone that is essential for life because of its role to help the body use glucose. The goal of the study is to provide patients with hypoglycemia unawareness a novel cell therapy treatment utilizing Sernova’s proprietary Cell Pouch System™, a highly vascularized, cell macro-encapsulated implantable and scalable device to reduce or eliminate the need for injections of exogenous insulin. JDRF has previously provided funding to advance the development of Sernova’s technologies through a preclinical collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital and according to Derek Rapp, JDRF president and CEO, JDRF is excited about this collaboration as well. Initiation of the clinical trial is scheduled for the second half of 2016. Story 4 In an effort to protect Canadians against the increasing risk of antimicrobial resistance, Health Canada is taking the first steps towards implementing a new Federal Action Plan on Anti-Microbial Resistance. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when an antimicrobial drug – an antibiotic, antifungal or antiviral drug – is no longer effective at controlling an infection it was once used to treat. This can cause an increased risk of infection, longer infection times, and a greater risk of death. The decreasing effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs is having a significant impact on our ability to protect Canadians from infectious diseases. It also has profound impacts on our healthcare system, global trade, agriculture, environment and health sectors. As part of Health Canada’s action plan, the department is seeking feedback on a regulatory proposal that it hopes will strengthen rules governing the importation, sale and use of antimicrobial drugs in livestock. This covers Surveillance – Detecting and monitoring trends and threats to inform strategies to reduce the risks and impacts of antimicrobial resistance, Stewardship – Conserving the effectiveness of existing treatments through infection prevention and control guidelines, education and awareness, regulations, and oversight, and finally Innovation – Finding new solutions to counteract loss in antimicrobial effectiveness through research and development. According Canada’s Ministry of Health the proposed changes to the Food and Drug Regulations would restrict the importation of certain veterinary drugs, require drug manufacturers to follow stricter rules, require provision of sales information to regulators to allow for improved monitoring of antimicrobial use, and introduce an easier way for manufacturers to sell low-risk veterinary health products. Consultations on the proposed regulatory changes are already underway, running for a 75 day period, ending on September 8, 2016. The proposal was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 2, 2016. Story 5 Our final story of the week features Genome Canada announcing the recipients of Round 5 funding under its Genomic Applications Partnership Program. GAPP partners academic researchers with users in the private and public sectors to promote genomics-derived solutions to address challenges or opportunities facing users. The projects are expected to have considerable economic and social impacts in the near term, spurring innovation, commercialization and growth in Canada. Further, through a Genome Canada and Mitacs partnership, GAPP supports training the next generation of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Several of the projects announced in this funding round involve research internships, which will prepare Canada’s next entrepreneurs through hands-on experience. As part of the round, a total of $5.3 million in federal funding through Genome Canada will go to five projects, with an additional $11.6 million invested through partners including provinces, private and public sector organizations. The five projects in this round are: Dr. Casey Hubert, University of Calgary, who is working with the Nova Scotia Department of Energy to derisk offshore oil and gas exploration in the province using innovative genomic approaches. Dr. Christoph Borchers, University of Victoria and Dr. Gerald Batist, McGill University, who are working with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to validate new technology that will help healthcare professionals match the right cancer treatment to the right patient. Dr. Charles Goulet, Université Laval, who is working with Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to use variation in aroma-related genes to develop more flavourful tomatoes. Dr. Elizabeth Edwards, University of Toronto, who is working with SiREM to use specific microbes to accelerate the rate of biodegradation and enable less expensive cleanup of contaminated industrial sites. And Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen, St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, who is working with Edge Therapeutics Inc. to develop drugs for preventing intracerebral hemorrhage – a form of brain hemorrhage responsible for 10 per cent of all strokes. You can find out all the details of these GAPP Round 5 projects via a backgrounder on the Genome Canada website. We’re always looking for your feedback, story ideas and suggestions so we’d love to hear from you. Simply reach out to us on twitter: @BiotechFocus

Last week, Ken Steele looked back at some major PR headaches sparked by students and faculty, from white student unions to a blogging board member. https://youtu.be/qn0ylCsR9Jw But some of the biggest media relations migraines of all start at the top, with board chairs and presidents. It’s a considerable risk for a multi-million-dollar organization to rest its reputation squarely on the shoulders of a single individual. Last year Subway’s spokesperson, Jared, went to prison on child sex charges. And the president of a small Christian college in South Carolina resigned in disgrace over his sexual indiscretions. At Western University, president Amit Chakma’s double pay made headlines in 2015, but he had done nothing wrong in accepting a contract with administrative leave. The bigger issue was that the board committee normally responsible for negotiating such contracts was bypassed, and the board chair, Chirag Shah, seemed responsible. A task force made 22 recommendations for governance reform at Western, and Shah stepped off the board at the end of his term last November. The year’s biggest PR headache, though, was the abrupt resignation of UBC president Arvind Gupta, only a year into his term. The board hired a passionate reformer with a bold agenda. Gupta didn’t have the usual university administration experience, but instead had founded Mitacs, a fairly small nonprofit. From the beginning, Gupta made it clear he wanted to make UBC more relevant to the needs of society, and he knew that driving change would make some people uneasy. The board itself started growing uneasy, with the departure of senior executives like provost David Farrar, and rumblings of poor morale across the institution. There were controversial, perhaps political, appointments made to the president’s office. Board chair John Montalbano wrote strongly-worded emails to Gupta, urging him to “refrain from thinking controversial thoughts out loud,” and expressing concern about his “willful disregard for the board’s authority.” With the leaking of these emails, in January 2016, Gupta went public with his side of the story, expressing regret that he didn’t push back harder against the board, and instead chose to resign. The abrupt departure of a president, after significant executive changes and barely concealed friction with the board chair, would have been bad enough for the media relations people tasked with managing the situation. But then, business professor Jennifer Berdahl wrote a blog suggesting that Gupta lost a “masculinity contest.” The blog itself might have gone unnoticed amid a storm of speculation, if not that board chair Montalbano took exception. He felt “hurt” that accusations of racism and sexism were being hurled by a professor he knew personally. And so, one fateful day, he called her to discuss the blog directly. Montalbano claimed he was extraordinarily careful, throughout the call, to confirm that Berdahl felt comfortable discussing the blog, and that she did not feel her academic freedom was being threatened or compromised. But a few days later, Berdahl either changed her mind or found her voice, and a new blog railed against Montalbano’s attempt to intimidate her and suppress her right to academic free speech. She went to the media, and claimed he threatened to discuss the “trouble she was causing” with her dean. Ultimately a fact-finding investigation agreed with Berdahl, and Montalbano stepped down from the UBC board in August.   Global News interview with Arvind Gupta: http://globalnews.ca/news/2484938/watch-one-on-one-with-former-ubc-president-arvind-gupta/   Global News interview with John Montalbano: http://globalnews.ca/video/2173090/extended-ubc-board-chair-john-montalbano   CBC interview with Jennifer Berdahl: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2673915157   Some of the biggest dysfunctions on college and university campuses occur when outsiders attempt to push an agenda without truly appreciating the subtleties of academic politics. It’s vitally important to recognize that universities aren’t so much hierarchies, as loose democracies. Even after someone is fired, the media migraine can continue. Last year, former president Ralph Weeks sued Medicine Hat College for wrongful dismissal in 2013, and Ilene Busch-Vishniac sued the University of Saskatchewan too. Scandals and controversies can explode in the media like a reputational bomb. There’s no point attempting to bury an inconvenient truth on campus, because it will always surface, and when it comes to light the damage will be even worse. It’s always preferable to identify potentially explosive issues early, be proactive in treating them, and transparent in reporting them to the campus community. Best to find the bomb and defuse it, than have it go off unexpectedly and take everyone by surprise. BTW, Ken Steele is available to facilitate workshops or present at conferences and on campuses about PR headaches and how to manage media relations in a crisis. More information at http://eduvation.ca/pr-headaches-how-to-treat-them/   #ICYMI, this week we feature an excerpt from UNB Fredericton’s “dog’s eye view of campus” featuring Lucy. https://youtu.be/aaxJwxOKrQk For exclusive preview access, a week early, to future episodes of "Ten with Ken", be sure to subscribe to Eduvation's "in the loop" email newsletter, at http://www.eduvation.ca/subscribe/  

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