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Sofiane Bounaffaa holding state-of-the-art wireless communication solution

From the battlefield to the boardroom, new solutions for wireless communications

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A state-of-the-art wireless communication solution developed for the Canadian military by Sofiane
Bounaffaa and his graduate supervisor Francois Gagnon (École de technologie supérieure) formed the
basis of a startup company that is helping companies and institutions improve the performance of their own
communications systems.

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Western University’s Jun Yang (left) and Patrick Therrien (right), showing award and a bottle of Formicast Resin

Formi 3DP: Spawning the ‘stem cells’ for circuitry

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Western University’s Jun Yang (left) uses surface chemistry to modify and add functionality to materials through initiator-integrated 3D printing (i3DP). Formi 3DP, his startup company co-founded with assistance from Patrick Therrien (right), uses this novel, low-cost process to develop polymer “stem cells” capable of creating 3-D objects with user-defined properties, and holds promise for the efficient production of complex electronic circuitry.

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Dr. Boris Stoeber with company co-founder Iman Mansoor and Dr. Mehrsa Raeiszadeh, a Microdermics employee, demonstrating less invasive blood sampling.

Taking the sting out of injections

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Dr. Boris Stoeber (right), professor at University of British Columbia, is redefining drug delivery through the
development of painless, hollow metal microneedle arrays that barely penetrate the skin. More recently,
he and his team have integrated optical sensing properties into these arrays, offering a faster, cheaper and
less invasive alternative to hypodermic-based blood sampling for drug monitoring. Founder of microneedle
startup Microdermics, he is shown here with company co-founder Iman Mansoor (centre) and Dr. Mehrsa
Raeiszadeh (left), Microdermics employee.

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Photo of Rashid Rashidzadeh, adjunct professor at University of Windsor, and his students

Measuring success by the micrometre: Industry-university collaboration helps automotive companies innovate

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Rashid Rashidzadeh, adjunct professor at University of Windsor, and his students helped Canadian automotive supplier Landau Gage address a key productivity barrier for parts manufacturers while developing highly skilled innovators for the advanced technology manufacturing sector

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Photo of Dr. Leonid Belostotski working in a lab

Novel receivers target world’s largest radio telescope

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Dr. Leonid Belostotski’s pioneering development of focal plane arrays with low-noise receivers is solving a
major problem in cosmic research while creating novel technologies with broad commercial potential. The
University of Calgary researcher’s work is part of a global effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope
for transformational research into the evolution of our universe.

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Photo of Ghazal Nabovati, PhD candidate and others

Thinking outside the chip: Researcher’s smart petri dish solves biosensor challenge

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Ghazal Nabovati (centre right), PhD candidate at Polytechnique Montréal’s Polystim Neurotechnology Lab, successfully integrated biology, chip design, electronics, software and mechanical prototyping to develop a novel cell imaging platform that makes cell analysis simple, fast and automatic.

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Photo of Sudip Shekhar holding a chip being viewed through a microscope

Integrated R&D community attracts innovative chip designer to Canada

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The opportunity to nurture new talent and share technology innovation via Canada’s National Design Network proved irresistible to industrial research scientist Sudip Shekhar. Now assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering at University of British Columbia, the former Intel employee left the U.S. to pursue research innovation in silicon photonics while mentoring students in this emerging field.

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