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Team: Ariane Lacoursière, Caroline Touzin, Gabrielle Duchaine, Katia Gagnon Dozens of children wrongly removed from their parents; others, as young as nine, routinely restrained or put in seclusion; a detention facility where nine educators had sexual contact with underage detainees; a foster home where sexual assault went on for 15 years despite multiple reports to authorities… […]
Stéphane Germain
About the Innovation As the world’s first commercial satellite capable of pinpointing carbon dioxide emissions from individual industrial facilities, this satellite provides unprecedented accuracy in tracking and reporting emissions. GHGSat’s trusted, independent, and high-resolution data will help incentivize the industry to manage its emissions effectively and help reach net zero emissions by 2050. About the […]
Dr. Milica Radisic
About the Innovation Traditional testing relies on animal models which cannot capture human genetic diversity & sex specificity. Using electrical stimulation and microfabrication of elastomeric polymers, Dr. Radisic developed methods to grow and mature contractile heart tissues starting from human stem cells, modeling heart disease of patients in Canada and enabling drug discovery for major […]
Student Energy
About the Innovation Student Energy represents a truly global movement for advancing youth-led energy solutions and equipping a new generation of leaders to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, equitable energy future. It is harnessing the critical talent and abilities of youth to drive the energy transition. Student Energy is having a tangible impact on […]
Ms. Nivatha Balendra, CEO & Founder
About the Innovation Dispersa® has commercialized the world’s first proprietary process to produce waste-derived biosurfactants. These biosurfactants are affordable, non-toxic alternatives to petroleum and palm-based synthetic surfactants in everyday consumer products, such as soaps and cosmetics. At commercial scale, their first biosurfactant, PuraSurf will eliminate nearly 1 million tons of CO2 equivalents. About the Innovator […]
Maayan Ziv
Ms. Ziv is the founder of AccessNow, a mobile app designed to empower people living with disabilities to live more independently.
Dr. Jackie Dawson, Dr. Natalie Carter, Ms. Natasha Simonee, and Ms. Shirley Tagalik
Their work is leading to the creation of new routes for Arctic shipping that better protect culturally significant marine areas. The project supports national and international ocean policy and has made the region a global leader in self-determined science.
Dr. Sheila Wang
Swift Medical: AI-Powered Wound Care
Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong, Dr. Mary E. Thompson, Dr. David Hammond
With the persistent leadership of Dr. Geoffrey Fong, the ITC Project, centered at the University of Waterloo, is globally renowned for its innovative research supporting and defending effective tobacco control policies such as graphic health warnings, smoke free laws, advertising bans, and tobacco taxes.
Dr. James Robar
Dr. Robar is being recognized for integrating 3D printing into the treatment of skin, breast, head/neck and gynecological cancers.