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Innovation Superclusters: shortlisted applicants from Québec announced at Polytechnique Montréal

October 11, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal recently hosted the unveiling by the Honourable Navdeep Bains, federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, of the two Québec-region proposals shortlisted for Canada’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative. ...

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Professor François Bertrand serves as interim CEO of Polytechnique Montréal

August 1, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal’s Board of Governors has named François Bertrand, Polytechnique’s current Director of Research, Innovation and International Affairs, as interim Chief Executive Officer of the institution, effective August 1, 2017. ...

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Professor Martel’s works get support from Movember Foundation and Prostate Cancer Canada

July 26, 2017

A research project led by Professor Sylvain Martel will receive $1.5 million over a three-year period to accelerate the transition of existing knowledge into a clinical application for prostate cancer treatment. ...

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Canada 150 Research Chairs: Pursue a Career at Polytechnique Montreal

July 17, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal invites top-tier researchers who currently work and reside outside Canada to send it expressions of interest in applying for the Canada 150 Research Chairs Program (the Program). ...

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An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery

June 28, 2017

Researchers from Polytechnique Montréal et other health research facilities in Québec invented an intraoperative probe that reliably detects multiple types of tumour cells. ...

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Using chitosan to combat osteoarthritis and aging cartilage- A complex sugar that can reduce inflammation

June 27, 2017

Crustacean shells, particularly from shrimp, have held the fascination of many researchers because once transformed, they produce chitosan, a biopolymer with remarkable attributes that could make all the difference in the treatment of osteoarthritis. ...

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Leveraging the full potential of household waste- Inauguration of the Research Chair in Waste Recovery at Polytechnique Montréal

June 15, 2017

Viewing waste as a resource with true economic value is the key focus of the Research Chair in Waste Recovery at Polytechnique Montréal, inaugurated today in the presence of its partners: founding partner Ville de Montréal as well as the Ville de Laval an ...

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A stream of superfluid light

June 5, 2017

Works of Professor Stéphane Kéna-Cohen of Polytechnique Montréal demonstrated the ability of light to flow without friction when encountering an object, under special conditions. ...

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Christophe Guy to complete his term at Polytechnique Montréal and pursue a new challenge

June 1, 2017

Outgoing Polytechnique Montréal CEO Christophe Guy will take up new duties as Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies, at Concordia University, effective August 1, 2017. ...

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Solutions for innovation and productivity improvements in the construction industry

May 17, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal and the Pomerleau construction company inaugurate the Pomerleau Industrial Research Chair in Innovation and Construction Project Governance, led by professor Mario Bourgault of the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineerin ...

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TransMedTech Institute: Propelling Québec to the Forefront of Health Technology Innovation

April 24, 2017

Researchers, physicians, engineers, patients, students, equipment vendors, and public health system stakeholders all working together to devise the medical technologies of tomorrow. That is the founding vision behind the TransMedTech Institute, created by ...

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Carl-Éric Aubin appointed Executive and Scientific Director of TransMedTech Institute

April 5, 2017

A professor of Mechanical Engineering and a researcher specializing in biomechanics and biomedical engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, Carl-Éric Aubin heads the TransMedTech Institute, a new initiative dedicated to development of next-generation medica ...

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Polytechnique Montréal launches the third edition of the Order of the White Rose

March 8, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal will award a $30,000 scholarship to a woman engineering student in Canada who wishes to pursue her engineering studies in a graduate-level program. ...

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Professor Sylvain Martel and his team at the Polytechnique Montréal Nanorobotics Laboratory win the 2016 Québec Science Discovery of the Year People’s Choice award

March 3, 2017

Winning 36% of the votes cast by the public, this scientific breakthrough captured honours at the 24th annual “Discovery of the Year” contest held by the scientific magazine Québec Science. The awards celebrate the most impressive Québec discoveries of t ...

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Projects led by three Polytechnique Montréal professors awarded NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants

February 15, 2017

The federal government will invest more than $2.3 million in funding over three years for four research projects targeting sustainable technologies, led by Professors Sarah Dorner, Raman Kashyap and Oussama Moutanabbir of Polytechnique Montréal. ...

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Montréal is the world’s top university city!

February 15, 2017

The 2017 QS Best Student Cities Index has been unveiled, and Montréal is at the very top. The index, published by the Quacquarelli Symonds Institute, lists the 100 best cities in which to study, as ranked by international university students. Montréal fin ...

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Polytechnique Montréal in the vanguard of research into transients in large-scale electric power systems

February 14, 2017

Professor Jean Mahseredjian of the Department of Electrical Engineering and his team, comprising students, research associates, professors and industry partners, are working on simulations of transient events in power transmission systems as part of an In ...

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Polytechnique Montréal and Huawei Canada establish the Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies

February 10, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal and Huawei Technologies, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ICT and telecommunications equipment, set up an innovative multi-year joint research venture. It is a first for both Montréal and Huawei. ...

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3D Printing and Nanotechnology, a Mighty Alliance to Detect Toxic Liquids

January 10, 2017

Carbon nanotubes have made headlines in scientific journals for a long time, as has 3D printing. But when both combine with the right polymer, in this case a thermoplastic, something special occurs: electrical conductivity increases and makes it possible ...

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Treatment of blue-green algae: Polytechnique Montréal involved in a research project based on genomics

December 9, 2016

Four Polytechnique professors are participating in a project by the Institut EDDEC to identify solutions to manage incidents of cyanobacteria proliferation. This research initiative may be the world’s largest on the topic to date. ...

https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/treatment-blue-green-algae-polytechnique-montreal-involved-research-project-based-genomics

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