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Mitacs Inc. / John Hepburn, Chief Executive Officer

Address, activities & membership

Mitacs Inc. - Address, activities & membership

Address:

Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-822-9189

  • Contact information in previous versions
    • Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
      University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Road
      Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
      Canada

      Telephone number: 604-822-3672

    • Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
      University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Road
      Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
      Canada

      Telephone number: 604-822-9189

      Fax number: 604-822-3689  

    • Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
      University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Rd.
      Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
      Canada

      Telephone number: 604-822-9189

      Fax number: 604-822-3689  

    • Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
      University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Rd.
      Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
      Canada

      Telephone number: 604-822-2012

      Fax number: 604-822-3689  

    • Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
      University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Rd.
      Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
      Canada

      Telephone number: 604-822-5446

      Fax number: 604-822-3689  

    • Suite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility
      University of British Columbia, 6190 Agronomy Rd.
      Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z3
      Canada

      Telephone number: 778-782-8152

      Fax number: 778-782-6657  

    • TASC II, Room 9904
      8888 University Drive
      Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6
      Canada

      Telephone number: 778-782-8152

      Fax number: 778-782-6657  


Description of the organization's activities:
Mitacs is a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada by solving business challenges with research solutions from academic institutions. Working with more than 100 colleges and universities, thousands of companies, as well as federal, provincial, and territorial governments, Mitacs designs and implements built partnerships that support industrial and social innovation throughout Canada. Mitacs operates across Canada, including main offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, and a business development team that works closely with Canada’s universities and colleges. Specifically, the Mitacs business development team is composed of almost 100 people, including 45 roles that are co-funded with strategic partners.

  • Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
    • Mitacs is a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada by solving business challenges with research solutions from academic institutions. Working with more than 100 colleges and universities, thousands of companies, as well as federal, provincial, and territorial governments, Mitacs designs and implements built partnerships that support industrial and social innovation throughout Canada. Mitacs operates across Canada, including main offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, and a business development team that works closely with Canada’s universities and colleges. Specifically, the Mitacs business development team is composed of almost 80 people, including 30 roles that are co-funded with strategic partners.
    • Mitacs' programs focus on developing the next generation of Canadian researchers through skills enhancement workshops, technical training events, graduate and post-doctoral internships and math outreach activities. Through our graduate and post-doctoral internship programs, Mitacs has expanded its mandate to lead the country in the creation of internships in all industry sectors and academic disciplines. Mitacs helps businesses and organizations access advanced university expertise so that they can commercialize their R&D into products and services.
    • MITACS is Canada's only national centre of excellence in Mathematical sciences. We fund research projects throughout the country, focusing on five key economic sectors: biomedical and health, environment and natural resources, information processing, risk and finance and communication, networks and security. Our programs also focus on developing the up-and-coming generation of Canadian researchers through skills enhancement workshops, technical training events, graduate and post-doctoral internships and math outreach activities. Through our graduate and post-doctoral internship program, MITACS has expanded its mandate to lead the country in the creation of internships in all industry sectors and academic disciplines. Whether in engineering, psychology, business, or medicine, MITACS ACCELERATE is Canada’s premiere program offering students the opportunity to apply their research to real-world issues. MITACS has a proven track record of supporting leading research, while connecting Canadian businesses and organizations to the next generation of skilled workers. We help businesses and organizations access advanced university expertise so that they can develop the products of tomorrow today.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Mitacs Inc. is a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

  • Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
    • MITACS is a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
    • MITACS is a member of the BC Business Council and Vancouver Board of Trade and the Canadian Mathematics Society.

Public offices held: Gurkamal Dhahan


Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) $126,000,000.00 Yes

  • Government funding in previous versions

      List of Government Funding
      End date of the last completed financial year Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
      2023-03-31 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) $195,965,000.00 Yes

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